The 80-year-old Beacon Theater in Manhattan will reopen Friday night after a seven-month, $16 million renovation.

Some municipal bonds issued in 1868 to build a road to long-vanished racetrack are only now coming to maturity; some others in the same offering won’t until 2147.

Founded in 1874 on the Harlem River in Manhattan, the Knickerbocker Yacht Club is the second-oldest yacht club on the Long Island Sound.

Records show Ruth Madoff withdrew $10 million on the day before Bernard L. Madoff was arrested, and $5.5 million a few weeks before.

Bonuses of more than $1 million apiece went out to 696 people last year, New York’s attorney general said.

The economic tough times have compounded problems for Con Edison, which saw the number of customers in arrears for more than 60 days jump 12 percent last year.

Cordula Volkening, who has terminal brain cancer, finds that painting keeps her from worrying about the future or pining for her healthier past.

Bonuses of more than $1 million apiece went out to 696 people last year, New York’s attorney general said.

Senator Charles E. Schumer has recommended that the White House select his chief counsel, Preet Bharara, as the next U.S. attorney in Manhattan.

An annual report details 18 new cost-saving measures as the city faces the prospect of billions in budget shortfalls.