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Looks at the proposals of the people for the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.

Offers observations on the beginning of the 2002 football season for the New York Jets. Recruitment of several players by general manager Terry Bradway; Significance of this season for the Jets; Professional sports in New York City.

Reports on the plan of Victor I. Barron, a judge from Brooklyn, New York, to plead guilty to judicial corruption charges.

Comments on issues surrounding the action of former mayor Rudolph Giuliani to take public records of his administration in New York City as of June 25, 2002.

Reports on the decision of the city government of New York City to suspend temporarily the recycling of plastics and glass because of budgetary constraints.

Announces the online voting for the 24th annual 'Zagat Survey of New York City Restaurants.'

Profiles newspaper publisher Seth Lipsky of the 'The New York Sun' of New York City.

Features Howard Dodson, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York.

Discusses the founding of 'The New York Times' by Henry Jarvis Raymond and his partner George Jones in 1851. Background; Newspaper rivals, including Horace Greeley's 'The New York Tribune'; Account of the day of the newspaper's first delivery; Raymond's apprehension; Advice they received from Phineas T. Barnum in the Shakespeare Tavern.

Focuses on the online publishing of `The Spectator' newspaper of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York City.

Discusses how routine inspections of buildings in New York City can help firefighters during emergencies. The yellow forms known as Critical Information Dispatch System (CIDS) cards, which note useful information such as atypical configuration or potential for roof collapse; Comments from Fire Chief Donald Burns.

Discusses a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by purchasing buildings in New York City. Description of the scheme, in which brownstones were purchased in Harlem at vastly inflated prices; Arrest of people involved with the scheme, including lawyers who represented the defunct Mortgage Lending of America bank.

Reports on a court approval of the confiscation of documents and materials from the prison cells of defendants in a terrorism case in Manhattan, New York City in November 2000. Basis for the seizure of the materials; Contents of the documents.

Presents some highlights of the cultural history of the schools eliminated from obsolete documents of the New York City schools. Christmas message of John J. Theobald on December 19, 1960; Piano inventory report on April 10, 1961; Start of education of pregnant students on September 27, 1968.

Reports on the beating of Shafqat Chugtai of New York City, editor of the Urdu-language newspaper serving Pakistani immigrants. Arrest of a prominent Pakistani, Zakir Siddiqui, in connection with the beating; Accusations against Siddiqui that were voiced in Chugtai's newspaper `Sada-E-Pakistan.'

Focuses on the `Highbridge Horizon,' a monthly newspaper published by the Highbridge Community Life Center in High Bridge, New York. Purpose of the newspaper; Cases of government actions on issues published in the newspaper; Plans for the publication.

Focuses on the advertising strategy of three newspapers in New York, New York. Common theme of their strategy; How the strategy become common.

Reports that a proposed paper recycling plant will be constructed on a former railroad yard site in the Bronx, New York City. Plans to redevelop the rail yard; What the recycling plant will specialized in; Comments from Joseph Fiteni, a principle engineer with TAMS Consultants; Information on the NYC Paper Mill, the recycling plant.

Reports on the confrontation between the New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's administration and the executives of newspapers and operators of newsstands, over limiting the number of newspaper vending machines on a single block.

Reports the acquisition by Columbia University of the library and personal archive from playwright Tennessee Williams's home in Florida. Details of the literary material acquired by the university.

Reports on the availability of items from the world of sports, entertainment and politics in the store Gotta Have It! Collectibles at 153 East 57th Street.

Provides information on various social events in New York City as reported on March 26, 1995. Revival of `How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,' at the Richards Rodgers Theater; Preview of the exhibition of the photographs by Jeff Wall at the Whitney Biennial on March 21, 1995; More.

Describes the sale of coffee cups by Zahner's Cash and Carry in Queens. Comments of its managers, Elisa Deixler and Marios Christodoulides; Information on the clientele.

Looks at the performance of Dave Douglas at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Description of music.

Reports that after her dismissal as managing editor of `The Walton Reporter' Andrea Paternoster started another newspaper. Observations from Paternoster on her agenda; Evaluation of newspapers' coverage; Description of `The Reporter' and `The Review.'

Looks at the readership competition among New York City newspapers in 1996. Actions by various newspapers to increase circulation; Related article on page B3.

Reports that Irene Silverman, a socialite in New York City, New York, met with a convicted felon and signed financial documents several days before she disappeared on July 5, 1998. What Silverman wrote about the felon, Kenneth Kimes; Reason Kimes and his mother, Sante, were arrested on July 5, 1998; Comments from Silverman's friends.

Reports that `The Spectator' newspaper by Stuyvesant High School in New York City, is back in operation after being closed by the principal of the school on April 9, 1998. Circumstances surrounding the suspension; Agreement made in a memorandum signed by Jinx Cozzi Perullo, principal of the school; When the first issue arrived in classrooms; Comparison to similar issues.

Comments on the death of Sabrina Green, who was found dead in the Bronx apartment of her half-sister and guardian, Yvette, in New York. Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew's acknowledgement that the educational system failed Sabrina; Crew ordering an inquiry into what happened; The importance of having a school attendance coordinator and tracking students.

States that Ruth W. Messinger accused Rudolph W. Giuliani of using an unacceptable manner in the mayoral campaign by having a letter sent to a Jewish newspaper with a description of Messinger if she became mayor. Democratic Assemblyman Jules Polonetsky sending the letter; Comments from Polonetsky, Messinger, and others.

Presents a listing of ticker-tape parades in New York City from 1886 to 1996.

After 80 years of selling sumptuous hand-engraved stationery and other writing accessories, the luxury stationer Mrs. John L. Strong is shutting down. The venerable Madison Avenue company, whose sturdy note cards and lined envelopes were sold in Barneys New York and used by European royalty, said Thursday that it would close its Madison Avenue atelier and its boutiques. The company is also closing its Web site, catalog, wholesale and corporate businesses, as well as its finishing facility in the garment district. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the inspection of school bathrooms by the Office of School Health in New York City. Problem regarding the availability of toilet paper, soap and paper towels; Lack of systematic bathroom survey.

Replies to a question regarding the so-called subway fold. Method of folding a newspaper without bothering the persons seated beside oneself; Step-by-step instructions on executing the subway fold.