9 a.m. Meeting of the Board of Directors of the New York City Industrial Development Agency; 110 William St., 4th floor boardroom.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

9:40 a.m. Florida Representative John Mica, Republican leader of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, keynotes summit on the nation's infrastructure; The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

10 a.m. West Side residents protest landlord's bid for city contract to run mental health facility; Board of Standards and Appeals, 40 Rector St., 6th floor.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

11 a.m. Media briefing on plans for this year's "Salute to Israel" Parade; Winter Garden Restaurant, Brighton 6th Street and the Boardwalk, Brighton Beach.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Noon. Rededication of "The Brooklyn Working Waterfront" mural; Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Pier 12, Red Hook.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Noon. Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler unveils anti-counterfeiting public service campaign; Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th St.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

1 p.m. Briefing on the food crisis in Haiti; Jewish Community Relations Council of NY, 70 West 36th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Suite 700.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

9:30 a.m. Kristin Davis, who pleaded not guilty to promoting prostitution, and attorney hold press conference immediately following court appearance; State Supreme Court, Part 1, Room 1100, 100 Centre St.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

4:30 p.m. East Harlem kids help renovate the Washington Houses community garden as part of Neighborhood Week; 1775 Third Ave.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

5:30 p.m. Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration at City Hall.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

6:30 p.m. Forum on "Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century; CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

6:30 p.m. CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier discusses her book on covering the Iraq war; The Regency Hotel, 540 Park Ave., at 61st Street.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

7 p.m. David Axelrod, chief Obama campaign strategist, and his wife are honored for their commitment to epilepsy research; The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave. (Media availability will be at 5:45)

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

7:30 p.m. New York City Firefighters 2009 Calendar signing event; Hawaiian Tropic Zone, 729 Seventh Ave., at 49th Street.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Gokhan Mutlu, of Manhattan's Inwood section, says in court papers the pilot told him to "go 'hang out' in the bathroom" about 90 minutes into the San Diego to New York flight because the flight attendant complained that the "jump seat" she was assigned was uncomfortable, the lawsuit said.

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

Devone was a teacher at Intermediate School 145 in Jackson Heights, Queens, when she learned she had Stage 4 lung cancer 18 months ago.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

This story takes place at Calvary Hospital, so you know how it ends - but it's one that will leave you smiling more than weeping, inspired more than sad.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

"There's no question that we're in a race against time," said Laura Blank, a spokeswoman with the humanitarian group World Vision who left her Harlem apartment last week to help bring supplies to the ravaged country.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Under the hidden terms of a deal that then-Gov. George Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg approved in 2005, the city and state agreed to pay huge penalties to the firm if the Port Authority didn't complete major portions of the Ground Zero redevelopment by next year, a target now impossible to meet.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Minor violations are shutting down construction sites and costing contractors millions of dollars as the Buildings Department cracks down on inspections in the wake of the deadly East Side crane collapse, a new report has found.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Silent messages of love from soldiers in Iraq filled a giant video screen in Times Square Sunday, triggering tears - and some chuckles - from mothers who craned their necks skyward to see their children stationed a world away.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Donohoe's daughter, Jesika Hansen, 31, a restaurant manager who lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, hugged Costanzo tightly.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Adrienne Grist, 68, a retired teacher who lives on Roosevelt Island, wiped tears after she watched her daughter Maj. Lisa Webb, 41, hold a sign that promised, "I'm taking care and will see you soon."

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

"I feel sick," said Gladys Palermo, 60, whose sister Edith lives at the home at 140 Johnson Ave. in East Williamsburg. "All this time to think that these people were neglecting my mentally retarded sister. No one deserves to live like this."

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

The audit was completed months after a new executive director was brought in - with a mission to turn around the troubled Sunset Park-based agency that gets about $14 million a year in government funds to run 10 homes in Brooklyn and Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

"The pay wasn't the reason - I took a cut in pay," Donoghue said, explaining that he and his wife wanted to have children, and needed health insurance and stability. But today, the Woodlawn, Bronx, resident earns $95,000. He works with kids at Montefiore Medical Center and knows he's making a difference.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

"The pay wasn't the reason - I took a cut in pay," Donoghue said, explaining that he and his wife wanted to have children, and needed health insurance and stability. But today, the Woodlawn, Bronx, resident earns $95,000. He works with kids at Montefiore Medical Center and knows he's making a difference.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

When he finished, he was able to trade three hours of daily commuting from the Bronx for a job right in his Pelham Parkway neighborhood working for Visiting Nurse Service of New York. He earns a bit more than $70,000 a year.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Police say the discovery was made at 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue in the borough's Bedford Stuyvesant section. They say the woman's throat had been slashed.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Bailey, 51, was taken to Bellevue Hospital with two broken wrists shortly before the Saturday matinee of the popular production at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, fire officials said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

The jailhouse ceremony will take place just a day before Ma is sentenced for shooting an ex-pal during a squabble over money in the Meatpacking District last year.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Officer Michael Granahan was stripped of his gun and badge Friday after the May 2 confrontation with the off-duty Zeigler, who was sitting in his SUV, parked at a hydrant in Corona.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Rescuers responded at 10 p.m. to a call that reported a baby on a stoop on Holly Ave. in Flushing, officials said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

Adrian Bailey, 51, is "still in the hospital," said Matt Polk, spokesman for "The Little Mermaid," the Disney production at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on West 46th Street.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

The 512-foot-long East 153rd Street bridge would have spanned the Metro-North rail yard east of Franz Sigel Park. It was expected to cost $91 million.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Tatiana Varzar, the owner of Tatiana Restaurant, is getting a new permit to retain canopy-covered boardwalk seating after reluctantly agreeing Friday to pay the city $68,000 out of pocket and another $50,000 through an insurance policy to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2003 fire.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Since there is no roadside assistance for strollers, parents have to drag these behemoths to the nearest bike shop. "They come in usually with one or two babies crying and sometimes demand to cut the line of the sometimes-annoyed cyclists waiting for repairs," said Deborah owner of On the Move, a bike shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

The 12-inch tire tubes, also used for kiddie bikes, now have to be stocked in large numbers, said Tony Scarcelli, owner of Brooklyn Heights Bike Shoppe.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Henry "Rod" Frasier, 40, was drinking with pals at about 9:45 p.m. Saturday at 110-15 207th St. in Hollis when he and Benjamin Dunn, 30, began squabbling, cops said. When Frasier smashed Dunn in the head with a bottle and chased him outside, Dunn pulled a razor and stabbed him in the chest, according to police.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Harlem was once the only place in the nation where Hillary Rodham Clinton could count on black support. Now it's hard to find any Clinton backers there, even in the shadow of her husband's 125th Street office.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Late-arriving students at Boys and Girls HS in Brooklyn are refused entry to the school at times and sent away, nearly a dozen defeated students told The Post.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Neighbors heard the cries of the girl, who is about 1 to 2 months old and appears to be Asian, coming from the steps of the house on Holly Street in Flushing at about 10 p.m.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

For at least the past three weeks, the Times has printed ads enticing readers to visit Larry Flint's Hustler Club on West 51st Street.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Eight years ago, Bryant was one of dozens of women sexually assaulted in Central Park by a roving gang of thugs after the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and became the most outspoken of the victims.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

IKEA officials yesterday revealed plans for how they plan to pacify Red Hook, Brooklyn once thousands of shoppers start heading there daily on June 18 when the Swedish home-furniture giant opens its first New York City store on the Beard Street waterfront.

Published by New York Post on May 12, 2008.

Police presence is at a high level Sunday night in Dyker Heights as authorities search for the man who invaded a home and brutally beat the 69-year-old woman who lived inside. Police believe they may have caught a break - a surveillance video apparently captured the image of the suspect fleeing the scene.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 12, 2008.

Some call themselves disgusted constituents, but all seem united in their support for Fosella's betrayed wife Mary Pat, who spent Mother's Day without her husband, inside the family's Great Kills home with their three children.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 12, 2008.

A woman who lives at 140-32 Holly Avenue heard heard the faint sounds of crying around 10:00 p.m. Sunday, and opened the door, finding the infant on her front steps wrapped up in a blanket with a black handbag by her side.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 12, 2008.

Police say the discovery was made at 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue in the borough's Bedford Stuyvesant section. They say the woman's throat had been slashed.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 12, 2008.

The woman made the find outside her Flushing home on Sunday at about 10 p.m., police said.

Published by WNBC on May 12, 2008.

Ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in lower Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.

Published by WNBC on May 12, 2008.

Police said the discovery was made at 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue in the borough's Bedford Stuyvesant section. Emergency crews said she was dead at the scene.

Published by WNBC on May 12, 2008.

Consolidated Edison reported about 700 outages, most of them along Ocean Parkway and in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on May 12, 2008.

Consolidated Edison reported about 700 outages, most of them along Ocean Parkway and in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The industry insists that safety is the No. 1 priority but that projects are being halted for minor infractions because the Buildings Department wants to appear extra-vigilant in the aftermath of several high-profile construction accidents, including a crane collapse in March that killed seven people. Thirteen construction workers have died in eight separate incidents since the beginning of the year.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The construction industry will be paying careful attention this week to 808 Columbus Ave., a massive retail and residential project between West 97th and West 100th streets, as the Buildings Department has threatened to shut it down by Friday if parking and curb-cut violations haven’t been addressed. In a statement, developer Joseph Chetrit said he is working with the agency to respond to its concerns.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

Police say the discovery was made at 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue in the borough's Bedford Stuyvesant section. They say the 27-year-old woman's throat had been slashed.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The commuter service will run from Riis Landing in Far Rockaway, Queens. The ferry will then stop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, before going on to Pier 11 on South Street in Manhattan.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The commuter service will run from Riis Landing in Far Rockaway, Queens. The ferry will then stop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, before going on to Pier 11 on South Street in Manhattan.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

On Friday night at a TriBeCa warehouse along the West Side Highway, eight fashion design contestants relied on tape, scissors, staples, binder clips and large doses of creativity in the first national Style Wars competition, hosted by Mary Jo Diehl and Roman Milisic of House of Diehl, a fashion company the couple founded in 2001.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

It was about 10 p.m. when the Holly Avenue resident, a 24-year-old woman, found the baby and called the police. Officers and an ambulance responded, and the baby was taken to Flushing Hospital where she was admitted in stable condition.

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

Police say the discovery was made at 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue in the borough's Bedford Stuyvesant section. They say the woman's throat had been slashed.

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

On Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, the Uptown Emerging Designers Market (UEDM), Harlem’s leading bi-monthly hub for unique and stylish clothing and accessories will officially launch!

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 12, 2008.

2309 Frederick Douglas Boulevard (corner of 124th Street)

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 12, 2008.

Nobody said it was easy raising kids in the big city. In Crown Heights, Brooklynian has a thread started by a parent who found his/her son in a cloud of marijuana smoke at the Stroud Park playground.

Published by Brownstoner on May 12, 2008.

Move over, Jones Beach! City funding to the tune of $36 million has been secured for a 10-acre makeover of Coney Island's Asser Levy Park that will result in the construction of a "world-class" amphitheater, according to Sheepshead Bay News.

Published by Brownstoner on May 12, 2008.

A soup kitchen honors a grand rabbi by giving the down and out in Borough Park a place to dine well.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

The fight took place shortly before 10 p.m. outside of 110-15 207th Street in Queens Village, the police said. Mr. Frasier, who was a veteran of the first Persian Gulf war, was pronounced dead at Mary Immaculate Hospital. Two other people involved in the fight were treated for minor injuries at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

The second killing took place in Brooklyn, where a man identified as Saquan Toler, 21, was found shot three times at the corner of Schenectady Avenue and Sterling Place in Crown Heights shortly after 10 p.m., the police said. He was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital Center. There were no arrests in that case, the police said on Sunday.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

Claire Oesch, the trim woman seated at the bar at Café des Artistes, is, at 93, most likely the city’s oldest and most refined barfly.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

On Friday night at a TriBeCa warehouse along the West Side Highway, eight fashion design contestants relied on tape, scissors, staples, binder clips and large doses of creativity in the first national Style Wars competition, hosted by Mary Jo Diehl and Roman Milisic of House of Diehl, a fashion company the couple founded in 2001. As Tanzina Vega reports, neither professed to have had any formal design training. The two declared themselves the inventors of “instant couture,” a combination of high fashion sense and a MacGyver-like ability to incorporate found objects into a wearable piece in a matter of minutes. The contestants, some in teams, were chosen from a five-city tour.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

As if this Monday morning weren’t dreary and chilly enough, now comes news that three nestlings born in recent weeks to a pair of red-tailed hawks in the south end of Riverside Park are believed to have died.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

So the first thing Ikea wants you to know: Customers will not be allowed to line up outside the new Ikea in Red Hook, Brooklyn, until 48 hours before the grand opening (which is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 18).

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

A free water taxi, operated by New York Water Taxi and paid for by Ikea, will leave from Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan and go right to Ikea’s own dock, every 40 minutes.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

The high price of office space in Manhattan means there is more than enough demand for new towers, the senator said. He buttressed his argument by pointing out that Grand Central Terminal has about 36 million square feet of high-end office space, compared to about 6 million for the area around Penn Station.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

New Yorkers are on the hook to hand over $321 million to Goldman Sachs, America's richest investment bank, because reconstruction of the World Trade Center has fallen way behind schedule.

Published by New York Daily News on May 12, 2008.

The nominations are in for the Real Estate Board of New York’s coveted Retail Deal of the Year Awards, which will be presented on June 10 at the REBNY Retail Committee’s annual cocktail party at the 101 Club.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Police say the student, age 12 or 13, snuck the highly decorated samurai knife into M.S. 98 at 1401 Emmons Avenue, a gifted and talented middle school. The knife was covered with a sheaf.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The baby girl was discovered last night on the front steps of a home on Holly Avenue in Flushing at about 10 p.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The Brooklyn Bridge is 125 years old this month and New York City is getting ready to celebrate.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The body of a woman who had been slashed to death was discovered on a street in Brooklyn on Monday, about 30 feet from a car where her infant son was found sitting unharmed, the police said. The woman, identified as Iasha Bristol, 27, of Brooklyn, was slashed across her throat, the police said. She was discovered at the corner of Hart Street and Lewis Avenue, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

Published by New York Times on May 12, 2008.

Sen. Charles Schumer took issue Monday with the Bloomberg administration on West Side development, saying the focus should be on Penn Station and the surrounding blocks, not Hudson Yards.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

Sen. Charles Schumer took issue Monday with the Bloomberg administration on West Side development, saying the focus should be on Penn Station and the surrounding blocks, not Hudson Yards.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The senator reiterated his call for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to take over management of the struggling Moynihan Station project, a new transit hub at the Farley post office. He said plans should proceed assuming Cablevision won’t change its mind about renovating the current Madison Square Garden instead of building a new arena at the Farley site, but that “parallel tracks” should be laid in case the company changes its mind. Progress might inspire it to do so, he said.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The senator reiterated his call for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to take over management of the struggling Moynihan Station project, a new transit hub at the Farley post office. He said plans should proceed assuming Cablevision won’t change its mind about renovating the current Madison Square Garden instead of building a new arena at the Farley site, but that “parallel tracks” should be laid in case the company changes its mind. Progress might inspire it to do so, he said.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The senator reiterated his call for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to take over management of the struggling Moynihan Station project, a new transit hub at the Farley post office. He said plans should proceed assuming Cablevision won’t change its mind about renovating the current Madison Square Garden instead of building a new arena at the Farley site, but that “parallel tracks” should be laid in case the company changes its mind. Progress might inspire it to do so, he said.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The city is funding the No. 7 line extension but nixed a station between Times Square and the new western terminus. “We have to find the $450 million to build the shell station on 41st Street,” the senator said. The station would help persuade Cablevision to relocate the Garden, he suggested.

Published by Crain's New York Business on May 12, 2008.

The shooting happened in an alley at Broadway and Castleton Avenue in West Brighton, outside the El Sabor Tropical Restaurant, where Antonelli went for take out.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 12, 2008.

The piece will run from May 31 - Aug. 10, Fri. - Sun, Noon til 6 p.m. at 10 South St., and it's Free!

Published by amNY.com on May 12, 2008.

Gokhan Mutlu, of Manhattan's Inwood section, says in court papers the pilot told him to "go 'hang out' in the bathroom" about 90 minutes into the San Diego to New York flight because the flight attendant complained that the "jump seat" she was assigned was uncomfortable, the lawsuit said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 12, 2008.

Victoria's Secret, lingerie maker to the masses, will remain in 666 Fifth Avenue, the cloud-buster Jared Kushner (owner of The Observer) bought from Tishman Speyer for a record-setting $1.8 billion.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Victoria's Secret, lingerie maker to the masses, will remain in 666 Fifth Avenue, the cloud-buster Jared Kushner (owner of The Observer) bought from Tishman Speyer for a record-setting $1.8 billion.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

374 West 11th Street Stunning Penthouse Triplex with sweeping views of the Hudson River from... More details

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Around here it's Newsday everyday! Earlier today, Michael Bloomberg got all up in Newsday City Hall reporter Michael Frazier's face after the reporter used one of those catch-all reporter-words—"Mr. Mayor, you maintain that ..."—which Mr. Bloomberg thought amounted to calling him a liar. "Sir, the next time you want to insinuate that I lied, just talk to the press secretary .... Maintain is a word with an implication!" he said.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Michael Bloomberg and Chuck Schumer are at odds over transferring the Moynihan Station project to Port Authority. [The Real Estate]

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

It's the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge this month and the city is rolling out a nearly week-long celebration through Memorial Day that might cost as much as the $15.5 million spent to build the bridge between 1880 and 1883.

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

The five-day festivities kick off on May 22 with a performance by the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, and a Grucci fireworks show, the city announced today

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Condo Foes Lose

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

A Central Park Figure

Published by The New York Observer on May 12, 2008.

That’s what City Council candidate Elizabeth Cr