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Increasing numbers of Americans are using various methods to avoid paying toll fares, such as using devices to hide or cover their license plates. This type of toll evasion has cost government agencies millions of dollars, prompting officials to crack down on these tactics. Toll avoidance has become more prevalent since the shift to all-electronic tolling during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some drivers have been power-washing paint off their plates or using household items to obstruct them. Authorities are exploring ways to address this issue, including increasing fines and implementing new legislation. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Peter Barbey, owner of the newspaper "Village Voice," who discusses his plans for the newspaper, advertising in New York City, and reshaping the publication of the newspaper.

Addresses efforts made by New York Stock Exchange chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Richard Grasso to improve operations at the company. Thought of eliminating paper order tickets; Reasons for the decision, namely to utilize advancements in technology; Other changes occurring at the exchange.

Reports on safe deposit boxes that are buried under the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York. Inaccessibility of a vault containing $230 million in gold and silver bullion which backs contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange; Missing stock and bond certificates; Problems accounting for lost securities.

Provides information on the performance of stocks of several companies at stock exchanges in New York City on November 11, 1998. Closing index of the Dow Jones industrial average; Outlook of computer stocks; Stocks which posted significant gains or losses.

Examines the free handout newspapers in New York City and those whose job it is to encourage pedestrians to take them. Training of the "newsies" on how to get the public to take the paper; "amNewYork" which is a five-day a week tabloid; Metro International's Metro New York which is a competitor; Circulation of amNewYork which increased to 325,000 copies in January; 200 newsies who hand out the papers and their backgrounds; How the street hawkers sell the news stories; Interest of large papers in this distribution chain.

Reports that the New York Times has published an article describing journalistic fraud which was committed by its own reporter, Jayson Blair. Accusation of plagiarism and fabrication by Blair; Work of Blair in writing national news stories for the newspaper; View that the credibility of the newspaper has suffered as a result of Blair's articles; Resignation of Blair from the paper after he was accused of plagiarizing an article which had previously appeared in the San Antonio Express-News; Promise of the newspaper to examine the newsroom's processes for training, assignment, and accountability; Lack of a system to prevent fraud at the paper.

The article discusses results of autumn, 2009 art auctions in New York City. Sotheby's and Christie's International had combined sales of $596 million, substantially higher than sales achieved during their spring, 2009 auctions. Works on paper by such artists as Jackson Pollock and Salvador Dali sold particularly well.

The article offers New York news briefs such as the lease contract signed by paper firm Central National-Gottesman Inc. with Centre at Purchase building office and the online guide provided by New York City Department of City Planning for cultural organizations and art galleries.

The article reviews the exhibitions "Nicolas Carone: "Abstraction/Figuration: Works on Paper"," at the Lohin Geduld Gallery in New York City until June 6, 2009, "Duane Hanson," at the Van de Weghe Fine Art in New York City until May 30, 2009 and "David Shaw: Inuverse," at Feature Inc. through May 30, 2009.

Examines how the New York Post is thriving under the leadership of Lachlan Murdoch, who took over the paper from his father in 2000. Struggles of the company under Rupert Murdoch; Overhauls conducted by Lachlan including management personnel changes and advertising sales strategy; Increased circulation numbers; Profile of Lachlan Murdoch.

Reports the "New York Post" newspaper's headline claiming presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's selection for his vice-presidential running mate was wrong. Excerpts from the story that claimed Kerry was selecting Missouri Representative Richard Gephardt; Reaction from the Post regarding their reporting error; Reaction from rival newspaper, the "New York Daily News"; View of author that the Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., tries to be aggressive in its reporting; Amount being paid on eBay for papers with the wrong headline.

Reports that the New York Times Co. has selected Bill Keller, an editorial columnist, to be executive director of The New York Times newspaper. View that Keller's selection may help to calm the organization, which was disturbed by the editorship of his predecessor, Howell Raines; Scandals which affected the newspaper, including the plagiarism of Jayson Blair; The discontent of reporters on the paper under the leadership of Raines; The retraction of an article by Lynette Holloway about music executive Steven Gottlieb.

Reports the lawsuit filed by the real estate arm of Trinity Church against tenants of the commercial office space owned by the church for rental in New York City. Identification of tenants being sued; Details of court papers filed by the Church with the Supreme Court.

Reports on safe deposit boxes at the World Trade Center in New York City. Condition of items found in the boxes, which were subjected to days of intense heat following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Loss of papers and documents; How J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s Chase Bank branch has offered deposit box holders the opportunity to present claims for insurance compensation for destroyed items.

Reports on efforts of the United States government to maintain calm in the banking system after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. Need of bankers for reassurance that the Federal Reserve system was operating; Effect of the grounding of all U.S. air traffic on the check-transfer system; Discussion of 'float,' which occurs if check-delivery deadlines are not met; Delivery of paper checks by AirNet Systems Inc. using trucks; Mention of several banks and how they were effected.

Reports on the increase in the net of money-market funds in New York City, New York in the week ended July 25, 2000. Contribution of retail investors to the increase; Value of the net received by the taxable money funds; Status of the average maturity of the taxable funds' investments, which include commercial paper and Treasury bills.

Discusses how the amount of ticker-tape used in ticker-tape parades for New York sports teams has fallen off since the 1980s. Amount of paper used in the New York Mets ticker-tape parade in 1986; Amount used in the 1999 parade for the New York Yankees; How fans along the route try to make up for the shortage of ticker tape.

Presents the exhibition titled `$24: The Legendary Deal for Manhattan' at the New York Historical Society in New York, New York. Objects displayed; Purpose of the exhibition; Papers and documents featured.

Evaluates the exhibition `Anselm Kiefer: Works on Paper, 1969-1993,' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City until March 21, 1999. Information on the objects included in the exhibitions.

Presents financial data in the United States from the Federal Reserve Board as of April 5, 1996. Includes monetary aggregates; Key assets and liabilities of leading New York banks; Commercial paper; Reserve aggregates.

Reports on the discovery of packets of developed photographs in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City. How Judith Francis, an employee of Aon Corp., received photographs that she had dropped off at Kelly Film Express in the World Trade Center; Efforts of Kelly employees to return hundreds of recovered photographs to their owners.