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The Clintons, who live on a Chappaqua cul-de-sac, are said to be eyeing a 20-acre horsey estate in Bedford Hills.

Emancipator performed at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday night, along with the violinist Ilya Goldberg.

Verdi’s sweeping and implausible Romantic drama “Ernani” has returned to the Metropolitan Opera and features the American soprano Angela Meade, who has received this year’s Beverly Sills Artist Award.

Reviews of Philippe Entremont with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra; the pianist Simone Dinnerstein; and the composer Ezequiel Viñao.

Good policy making, entrepreneurship and a little luck can ensure that a city doesn’t just survive, but thrive, when hit with economic dislocation.

“Gran Fury: Read My Lips,” an exhibition at New York University’s 80WSE gallery, recalls when members of a collective of AIDS activists channeled their outrage through art.

Marc Cenedella, a wealthy businessman, who was laying the groundwork for a run in New York, faced criticism over a blog with entries on sex, women and drugs.

Nine leaders, members and associates of a violent Brooklyn gang face federal charges of racketeering, murder, attempted murder, robbery, assault and illegal use of firearms.

In a commercial that was shot Tuesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his Boston counterpart, Thomas M. Menino, push for stricter gun control laws.

The police officer was wounded while pursuing a man at a city housing project, the authorities said.

New York State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi of Queens is leading an investigation of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, which plays a major role in setting transportation policy in New York City and its suburbs; Hevesi says that the inquiry was prompted by a council study aimed at expanding the use of trains carrying commercial freight into the city, and that he is concerned about the environmental impact on city neighborhoods. Photo

The Brooklyn neighborhood, once stigmatized by violence and segregation, is now luring young people and new businesses, but some longtime residents are not sure the change is good.

Two unusual crimes in Harlem and in the Bronx have left mallgoers worried.

The passage of legislation by the Republican-dominated State Senate has drawn support from the governor, a Democrat.

As Italy reins in its spending, institutions in New York City dependent on the European nation’s money are being affected.

Critics say many of the proposed districts in New York do not fairly represent blacks and Hispanics in an increasingly diverse state and seem to protect the interests of incumbents.

An anti-Islamic film that was shown during the training of New York police officers has raised questions about the city’s anti-terror strategy.

City Room blog; Queens Economic Development Corporation is offering class aimed at familiarizing immigrant contractors with New York City's licensing test for home improvement; countless immigrant, especially Chinese, contractors are performing home improvement projects without a city license. Photo (M)o

A frenetic little industry has taken root in New York City based on finding and publicizing the once-and-future homes of just about anyone with name recognition.

Principal's Office interview with Brett Kimmel, founder and principal of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School; school is part of Outward Bound's Expeditionary Learning schools and requires that every student apply to college. Photo (M).