Asked what the president should do on a visit to New York, Representative Charles B. Rangel said: “Make certain he doesn’t run around in East Harlem without identification.”

Uva, in Bradley Beach, is often jammed and the food is good, but the wait can be annoying.The dishes are good at Uva, but the wait for main courses at this dining spot near the ocean can be maddening.

Uva, in Bradley Beach, is often jammed and the food is good, but the wait can be annoying.The dishes are good, but the wait for main courses at this dining spot near the ocean can be maddening.

Honey for sale at Surma Books & Music.A store’s name rang a bell. A passer-by inquired. Yes, that was my grandfather, the beekeeper, the proprietor said.

President Obama and the first lady flew into New York City for dinner and to see a Broadway play.

A march was held in Harlem for Officer Omar J. Edwards, and a councilwoman called for an outside inquiry into the killing.

To cross the City Island Bridge is to enter a small town that lives within the borders of a great metropolis, an active fishing village not far from a network of Interstate highways.

Its serried ranks are more diverse than ever, yet the New York Police Department still struggles with the problem of fraternal shootings across the color line.

Bronxdale Houses became Sonia Sotomayor’s home in 1957, a time of promise in the projects.Some of Sonia Sotomayor’s fellow alumni of New York’s housing projects recall growing up in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s in a fairly safe place where doors stayed unlocked.

Mr. Franck was a prominent expert on international law who was particularly committed to promoting justice in developing countries.