The co-owner of the couture bridal emporium Kleinfeld’s—where TLC's reality show about the woes of wedding dress saleswomen "Say Yes to the Dress" was filmed—Mara Urshel said profits are up 15 to 20 percent in 2008.

Published by The New York Observer on May 9, 2008.

The plans to build on Manhattan's West Side rail yards (concept below) have been derailed.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Nearly two months of negotiations came to a standstill because developer Tishman Speyer tried to change "a central term" of the $1 billion deal, the agency said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Plans for the 26-acre Hudson Yards - the largest swath of undeveloped real estate in Manhattan - and nearby areas included office towers along 11th Ave., skyscrapers over the Long Island Rail Road yards, an expanded Javits Convention Center, a 1.1-mile extension of the No. 7 subway line and a new Penn Station surrounded by office towers.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Plans for the 26-acre Hudson Yards - the largest swath of undeveloped real estate in Manhattan - and nearby areas included office towers along 11th Ave., skyscrapers over the Long Island Rail Road yards, an expanded Javits Convention Center, a 1.1-mile extension of the No. 7 subway line and a new Penn Station surrounded by office towers.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

"She is a troubled girl," Delimentin said before alleging that Raymond was jealous of Brown and her family has caused trouble on their Prospect Heights block for years. "They knew this was a weak case," piped in Brown, unable to resist a dig at prosecutors. "My family has lived on that block for almost 50 years and has never been a problem."

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

"The Hebrew word is mesira, which means basically you are not allowed to be an informant," said Rabbi Shea Hecht, a well-known figure in Crown Heights.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Robinson was a chef at the Renaissance Hotel in Times Square.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

A Bloomberg administration plan to move the city's central intake center for homeless men from Manhattan's East Side to Crown Heights brought a bevy of protesters to the mayor's doorstep yesterday to make their feelings known.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

A Bloomberg administration plan to move the city's central intake center for homeless men from Manhattan's East Side to Crown Heights brought a bevy of protesters to the mayor's doorstep yesterday to make their feelings known.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Zheng Hai Qing, 21, of lower Manhattan, was arrested yesterday in Monday night's stabbing of Quang Zheng, 26, on a Sheepshead Bay street.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Zheng Hai Qing, 21, of lower Manhattan, was arrested yesterday in Monday night's stabbing of Quang Zheng, 26, on a Sheepshead Bay street.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Barry Geiger of Midtown Florist in Brooklyn, said his customers are placing orders but opting for simpler, less expensive arrangements.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

At John Street Florist in lower Manhattan, owner John Boutsis said he's seeing the same thing.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

The Petite Fleur in Brooklyn said they're counting on last-minute customers. Last year, they had about 50 to 60 orders by this time. On Thursday, owner Margaret Yven said she only had 30.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

"We've always been busy for Mother's Day," said Carlo Acquista, owner of Acquista Trattoria in Queens. "We're a neighborhood place, so people can just walk here, instead of driving and paying tolls and looking for a parking spot. It makes a big difference."

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Erica Zigelman, 50, asked math, English and Spanish teachers from Middle School 322 to give her child extra help at least nine times last year, officials said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 9, 2008.

Yellow-cab driver Jean Pete, 57, from East Flatbush, said: "The black cars even line up at the hotels. We're all glad [for a crackdown] because they're stealing our fares."

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The paperwork, yet to be served on haute cuisine magnate Giuseppe Cipriani, lists the famed namesake locations at 110 E. 42nd St., 376 West Broadway and 200 Fifth Ave., as well as Socialista, a Cuban restaurant in which he has a stake, at 505 West St.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The paperwork, yet to be served on haute cuisine magnate Giuseppe Cipriani, lists the famed namesake locations at 110 E. 42nd St., 376 West Broadway and 200 Fifth Ave., as well as Socialista, a Cuban restaurant in which he has a stake, at 505 West St.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The paperwork, yet to be served on haute cuisine magnate Giuseppe Cipriani, lists the famed namesake locations at 110 E. 42nd St., 376 West Broadway and 200 Fifth Ave., as well as Socialista, a Cuban restaurant in which he has a stake, at 505 West St.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The paperwork, yet to be served on haute cuisine magnate Giuseppe Cipriani, lists the famed namesake locations at 110 E. 42nd St., 376 West Broadway and 200 Fifth Ave., as well as Socialista, a Cuban restaurant in which he has a stake, at 505 West St.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

An investigator posing as a clerk received the ticket behind home plate at Yankee Stadium.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

"The bees are still there!" they screamed as they checked out the remnants of the 5,000-bee colony that brought traffic at Second Avenue and 75th Street to a standstill.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The violence erupted at 12:15 a.m. at 237th Street and White Plains Road in the Wakefield neighborhood, where the cop lives, sources said.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The long-anticipated sale of the MTA's West Side rail yards for $1 billion fell through late yesterday when negotiations with developer Tishman Speyer broke off, threatening a project seen as the catalyst for a new business district in Manhattan.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

A Tishman Speyer spokesman insisted there was still hope for the project, saying, "We share the same goal as the MTA and the city to transform the Hudson Yards into a successful and vibrant community."

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Foundling will maintain the upper floors of the building at Sixth Avenue and 17th Street. The school is expected to relieve at least some of the overcrowding in Manhattan's perennially packed School District 2.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The Midwood, Brooklyn, youngster, wheelchair-bound and ventilator-dependent, was serenaded with a chorus of "Happy Birthday" - and then chauffeured around in an NYPD Emergency Service truck.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

The city's Conflicts of Interest Board yesterday slapped MS 322 principal Erica Zigelman with the fine. Three teachers at MS 322 in Washington Heights had provided the lessons in math, English and Spanish in 2006 and 2007 without compensation in violation of city law.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Jordan McLean was in a car with his mom and aunt just before 1 a.m. when they were broadsided by a speeding BMW at the corner of 109th Avenue and 164th Place in Queens, police said.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

1 Uptown trains skip 79th and 86th streets.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

1 Uptown trains skip 79th and 86th streets.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Trains skip 28th, 23rd and 18th streets in both directions.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Trains skip 28th, 23rd and 18th streets in both directions.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Trains skip 28th, 23rd and 18th streets in both directions.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

No trains between 14th Street and South Ferry.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

No trains between 14th Street and South Ferry.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Shuttle bus replaces trains between Chambers Street and South Ferry.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

Shuttle bus replaces trains between Chambers Street and South Ferry.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

2 3 Trains run local between 96th and Chambers streets.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

2 3 Trains run local between 96th and Chambers streets.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

4 Bronx-bound trains skip 161st, 167th, 170th streets, Mt. Eden Avenue and 176th Street from 4 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

4 Bronx-bound trains skip 161st, 167th, 170th streets, Mt. Eden Avenue and 176th Street from 4 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

4 Bronx-bound trains skip 161st, 167th, 170th streets, Mt. Eden Avenue and 176th Street from 4 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.

4 Bronx-bound trains skip 161st, 167th, 170th streets, Mt. Eden Avenue and 176th Street from 4 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Published by New York Post on May 9, 2008.