| Some Obama Allies Fear School Lunch Bill Could Rob Food Stamp Program At issue is how to pay for additional spending on school lunch programs and other child nutrition projects sought by the White House. feeds.nytimes.com |
Election Season Puts Politicians in the Pews By noon on Sunday, three churches in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, had welcomed New York State’s attorney general and comptroller, and the city’s mayor. feeds.nytimes.com |
Inquiry in Fatal Hit-and-Run Looks at Firefighter’s S.U.V. The firefighter, Pat Quagliariello, was placed on administrative duties while the police investigated the accident, which killed one man early Sunday. feeds.nytimes.com |
City Room: City Jobless Rate Falls to 16-Month Low The city's unemployment rate, which dropped in September to 9.3 percent, is now lower than the national rate, which rose to 9.6 percent. feeds.nytimes.com |
Columbia Provost Brinkley Says He Is Stepping Down Columbia University's provost, Alan Brinkley, is stepping down after five years on the job, leaving vacant a third major academic post for the university's president, Lee Bollinger, to fill. Mr. Bollinger already is searching for deans for both of Columbia's undergraduate schools — Columbia College and the School of Engineering — and is forming a search committee to find a replacement for Mr. Brinkley. The next provost will oversee the university during its ambitious plan to expand into West... nysun.com |