Mr. Pokorny was a Czech-born architect whose New York firm became known for restoring and adapting historic buildings for reuse.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Architecture, Pokorny, Jan Hird, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Buildings (Structures), Historic Buildings and Sites, Deaths (Obituaries) — @ 6:24 pm
A prominent New York City lawyer has been arrested on misdemeanor charges of groping two female attorneys in his office.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Securities and Commodities Violations, Stocks and Bonds, Frauds and Swindling — @ 8:00 am
Those indicted in the ongoing federal investigation include former employees of Morgan Stanley and Janney Montgomery Scott.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Uncategorized — @ 7:38 am
The Brooklyn Bridge is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The opening of the engineering marvel in 1883 was also marked by tragedy, when a stampede in its first week killed a dozen people and injured more than 30.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Bruno, Joseph L, Governors (US), Politics and Government, Albany (NY), Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 5:33 am
Gov. David A. Paterson’s congenial relationship with Joseph L. Bruno is in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, Eliot Spitzer.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Architecture, Pokorny, Jan Hird, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Buildings (Structures), Historic Buildings and Sites, Deaths (Obituaries) — @ 5:27 am
Mr. Pokorny was a Czech-born architect whose New York firm became known for restoring and adapting historic buildings for reuse.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Hotels and Motels, Talansky, Morris, Frauds and Swindling, Israel, Manhattan (NYC), Suits and Litigation — @ 5:26 am
Morris Talansky, at the heart of an Israeli corruption investigation, faces more legal problems when he finishes testifying and returns to New York.
Fri 23 May 2008
The city’s Department of Education released a list on Thursday of 74 schools, including its most prestigious high schools, that are to have their budgets for next year cut by more than 5 percent.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Koyenishvili’, Elgudzha, Staten Island (NYC), Robberies and Thefts, Murders and Attempted Murders — @ 4:18 am
An man with a prison record that included terms for armed robbery was arrested in the murder.
Fri 23 May 2008
Filed under: Bruno, Joseph L, Governors (US), Politics and Government, Albany (NY), Paterson, David A, New York State — @ 4:18 am
Gov. David A. Paterson’s congenial relationship with Joseph L. Bruno is in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, Eliot Spitzer.