Prosecutors tallied losses tied to suspect dealings by New York attorney Marc S. Dreier at $380 million.

Jose O. Sucuzhanay — an Ecuadorean immigrant brutally beaten last week — died Friday night as his mother was traveling from Ecuador to see him one last time, the family said.

In Washington, Senator Charles E. Schumer is beneficiary, advocate and overseer of an industry that is his hometown’s most important business.

Authorities say that Marc S. Dreier, one of New York’s most accomplished lawyers, brazenly swindled the city’s savviest investors.

Authorities say that Marc S. Dreier, one of New York’s most accomplished lawyers, brazenly swindled the city’s savviest investors, in a fraud estimated at $380 million.

A couple fell into financial trouble after they moved to New York to care for an ailing parent.

A couple fell into financial trouble after they moved to New York to care for an ailing parent.

Jose O. Sucuzhanay — an Ecuadorean immigrant brutally beaten last week — died Friday night as his mother was traveling from Ecuador to see him one last time, the family said.

City Hall has received letters to Santa Claus every year since at least 2002, when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office, and each year the mayor’s office tries to fulfill some of the wishes.

On Tuesday, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School’s board of trustees is to decide whether to move a program for special needs children or to close it down, possibly as early as next summer.