New York Times: NY Region http://www.nytimes.com/pages/nyregion/index.html Headlines, abstracts and links for the latest New York Times articles, for Radio UserLand. en-us Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:00:17 GMT rssUpdates http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.0 webmaster@userland.com If the Hudson Is a Blood Vessel, What Does That Make Manhattan? http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27fly.html?ex=1403668800&en=247ac8a448e8f0bc&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Described in terms of the human anatomy, what is the shape of Manhattan? R. Scott Wright, an aerial landscape painter, intends to paint his answer on canvas. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:24 GMT Thomas Crampton http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27fly.html New York Wants Its Money Back, or at Least Some of It http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27tier.html?ex=1403668800&en=1ca334a891df7e62&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND New Yorkers pay more than their share of taxes, thanks to high salaries, but taxation doesn't buy them even their share of representation in Washington. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:24 GMT John Tierney http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27tier.html Danny Dark, 65, Whose Voice Spurned StarKist's Charlie Tuna, Is Dead http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/obituaries/27dark.html?ex=1403668800&en=2f4d5c39a507c04f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Danny Dark's distinctive voice could be heard in Budweiser, StarKist Tuna and many other television and radio commercials. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:24 GMT Phil Sweetland http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/obituaries/27dark.html Leguizamo, at 8, Rode Into the Unknown http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27freshair.html?ex=1403668800&en=54a78836a3bf4126&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND As an 8-year-old boy, boarding a bus to stay with a Fresh Air Fund family in Rhode Island, John Leguizamo was petrified. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Lily Koppel http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27freshair.html Freedom Is Denied to Opera House Killer http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27folo.html?ex=1403668800&en=41b03922d4e276a0&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND After being convicted of murdering an orchestra violinist, a former Met stagehand has been denied parole twice. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Joseph P. Fried http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27folo.html Parents Join Effort to Help Pupils Reach Fourth Grade http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/education/27learn.html?ex=1403668800&en=6a5426da6383ecf9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND New York City's largest educational volunteer program is helping third graders who are at risk of being held back under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's promotion policy. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Ashlei N. Stevens http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/education/27learn.html Forecast for New York This Century: Hotter and Wetter http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27study.html?ex=1403668800&en=a38a2435add1c02c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND It will not happen the day after tomorrow. Nor a decade from now. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Anthony Depalma http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27study.html In East Side Burglary, Law Student Encounters Lawbreaker http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27burglary.html?ex=1403668800&en=d627bb6b68da275c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Gregory Shalette, Harvard graduate and would-be lawyer, was studying for the bar exam in his Upper East Side building on Friday afternoon when he heard glass breaking in his sister's penthouse apartment, next door to the one he shares with his father and mother. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Alan Feuer http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27burglary.html Supporting a Bridge the Human Way, With a Crusade http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27preserve.html?ex=1403668800&en=5e555288a35fec55&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Karen McGuire Van Etten has spent years trying to persuade local government officials to preserve a little historic bridge on her street. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Michelle York http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27preserve.html Taste of Tahoe in Borscht Belt: Here's the Tab http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27towns.html?ex=1403668800&en=52029671a66acaa4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The old Monticello Raceway will reopen Wednesday as Mighty M Gaming at Monticello Raceway, the first gambling emporium in what many hope will be a new era of Catskills gambling. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Peter Applebome http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27towns.html Cloud of Dread Hovers Over Convention Street Closings http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27convention.html?ex=1403668800&en=1f367ebe9eb35836&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Shop owners and commuters predict that the road closings and restricted access for the Republican National Convention will bring chaos to the area. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Mary Spicuzza http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27convention.html In Free-Spending Roslyn Schools, Missing Money Isn't Easy to Find http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/education/27roslyn.html?ex=1403668800&en=ba542e53214522db&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND As school officials and state auditors pore through the district's bills, it is apparent that spending on items like limousines and restaurants was often out of bounds. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Kevin Flynn http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/education/27roslyn.html For Young Gays on the Streets, Survival Comes Before Pride http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27homeless.html?ex=1403668800&en=93a5f18f9353178a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND As thousands celebrate the birth of the modern gay rights movement on Sunday, a growing legion of disowned gays struggle to survive on the New York streets. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:38:23 GMT Andrew Jacobs http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/27homeless.html