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The article presents how the visit made by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to several parks in England in mid-1800s contributed to his design ideas. Among the areas visited by Olmsted are the Birkenhead Park. Also cited are some parks designed by Olmsted like the Central Park and Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, and the influence of landscape architect Joseph Paxton on Olmsted.

Reports on Westchester district attorney Jeanine F. Pirro's call on the State Legislature to pass a civil commitment law for violent sexual predators. Pirro's announcement of the indictment of 46-year-old Eddie W. Cordero Sr. on charges that he abducted and raped a 12-year-old Yonkers girl in the spring of 2004; Number of states with civil commitment laws.

Reports that Westchester district attorney Jeanine F. Pirro, is considering a race for attorney general in New York City. Fund-raising event formed by mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for Pirro; Impact of the criminal conviction of Pirro's husband on her campaign to be the chief law enforcer of the state; Role of Pirro's friendship with Governor George E. Pataki in the nominating process.

Reports that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg held a fund raiser for Westchester County district attorney Jeanine F. Pirro.

Reports on the rupture of a Con Edison gas main in Westchester County on January 25, 2005 resulting in the evacuation of hundreds of residents and workers from nearby areas, the closure of the Taconic State Parkway and the stoppage of the train services to Harlem.

Reports that Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York will restart its heart transplant program following the hiring of cardiothoracic surgeons Steven L. Lansman and David Spielvogel. Plan of Lansman to reactivate the heart transplant program through the United Network of Organ Sharing, which oversees transplant waiting lists in the U.S.; Aim of Westchester Medical Center to reinvigorate its heart transplant program and attract new patients through the addition of Lansman and Spielvogel.

Reports on the election race between Republican Nicholas A. Spano and Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, over a seat in the New York State Senate. Factors contributing to the delay in the determination of a winner; Dispute over affidavit ballots, scrutinized signatures and challenged residences; Issues affecting the counting of the ballots.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Military Academy to allow cadet Tracey L. Rivers, who is facing a rape charge, to forgo a court-martial hearing.

Reports on the Westchester County, New York Board of Legislators' approval of 2005 budget that keeps property taxes stable.

Report that the United States Military Academy is facing the prospect of deciding whether to try West Point cadet Tracey L. Rivers on rape and related charges at a court martial. Rape allegations against cadets since 1999; U.S. military's examination of the handling of sexual assault at its colleges; Sexual assaults against women at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.

Reports that New York state judge Ira B. Warshawsky heard testimony alleging improper voting by poll workers and questionable handling of ballots in a Westchester County Senate race. Rejection of absentee ballots from inmates at the Westchester County jail; Permission of consideration of a separate stack of unexamined affidavit or provisional ballots from Yonkers; Testimony by the Democratic and Republican commissioners of the Westchester Board of Elections.

Reports that a fire destroyed a shopping center on Main Street in New York City on December 6, 2004.

Reports that U.S. college students are consuming breakfast cereals not just for breakfast. Popularity of cereal restaurants like the Cereality Cereal Bar and Cafe at Arizona State University and University of Pennsylvania; Reasons for the cereal's popularity in campuses; Suggestion that teenagers have brand loyalty for cereals often associated with early childhood.

Reports on a string of incidents in which students at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, have been harassed by young men in cars who hurled everything from antigay slurs to a water balloon. Location of the campus in a wealthy suburban neighborhood just blocks from the even wealthier village of Bronxville; College's creative student body; Negative comments and gestures against Sarah Lawrence students; Publicity surrounding the harassment.

Report on New York State's order for an environmental review of Saint Lawrence Cement Co.'s proposed cement plant in Columbia County. Argument of the company that mining operation should be exempt from review.

Reports on the increase in the projected loss of the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. Impact of the center's bid for solvency; Unexpected costs incurred.

Reports that a six-year-old boy was bitten in four places by a rabid otter while swimming in a lake in Putnam County, New York. Health department's issuance of warnings about rabid animals; Animals that have tested positive for rabies; Treatment of rabies by administering the immune globulin injections and vaccinations.

Reports on the conduction of a study by the Westchester Country officials on the possible effects of a terrorist bombing of the Kensico dam. Request for the study by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to justify the continued closure of the road atop the dam bridging Valhalla and Westchester; Complaint by residents of the inconvenience of traveling around the reservoir; Focus of the study on the dam's vulnerability to explosions; Conflict between the county and the city regarding the rightful authority to control the road's closure.

Profiles Reverend Dawn Sangrey, minister of the Fourth Unitarian Society of Westchester County in New York. Gay marriages performed by Sangrey; Views on same-sex marriages; Her perception on the non-involvement of the act of civil disobedience related to same-sex marriages.

Reports that the Westchester Medical Center is planning to suspend its heart and pancreas transplant programs, citing declining patients and lack of profitability.

Reports on the deportation of Ansar Mahmood, a legal immigrant from Pakistan, who raised suspicions after the September 11, 2001 terror attack by photographing a scenic vista in Hudson, New York near a local water-treatment plant. Decision by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport Mahmood; Mahmood's guilty plea to charges of harboring illegal aliens.

Reports on the inquiry over sexual video by students at Scarsdale, New York. Absence of criminal activity in the footage.

The article focuses on snowfall in Westchester County, New York and several other parts of Northeast from November to December and mentions that the winter in 2020 has been unrelenting that mud season stretched across January to February.

In this article, the author talks about how alewives and blueback herring have left the ocean to swim up the Hudson River to any one of scores of tributaries to lay their eggs. Topics include being abandoned by long-shuttered factories and serving no purpose other than to thwart fish migration and harming river ecology; and how major dams were built throughout the West for hydroelectric power, many structures dating to the 1700s and 1800s in the East being built for mechanical power.

The article offers travel tips for Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

The article discusses the rising traffic jams across U.S., however navigation apps such as Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps suggest shortcut or alternate route that helps in saving time, and states that public officials in Leonia, New Jersey has planned to close 60 streets to outsiders.

The article reports on financial troubles faced by physician Henry Bello to achieve success in medical profession along with shooting by Bello which killed physician Tracy Sin-Yee Tam and wounded six others at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in Bronx, New York City.

The article offers information on a free tuition program for high school students of Purchase College in Harrison, New York. Topics discussed include views of Dennis Craig, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, on qualifying the state's Tuition Assistance Program and federal Pell grants; scholarship offered for low-income students; and services provided by program including tours, sample classes and a jazz trio.

The article reports on the 1.4 billion U.S. dollars comprehensive plan unveiled by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that would benefit central Brooklyn's long-suffering areas, where obesity, murder and unemployment rates are all higher compared to other places in the state. Topics discussed include the program's focus on healthcare, affordable housing and job creation, how the initiative fits into Cuomo's presidential bid in 2020 and concerns over the plan's lack of details.

The article reports the implementation of the bail system in New Jersey's judicial sector on January 1, 2017, wherein judges should take into account a defendant's flight risk and threat to public safety in determining whether he or she will be detained while awaiting trial or not. It cites as example the decision by Judge Ernest M. Caposela to release carwash attendant Jamie Contrano, who was charged with possession of illegal drugs.

The article discusses obstacles faced by Mohammad Ali Chaudry, a retired financial officer, in building a mosque in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The Bernards Township planning board rejected the proposal based on the issues like storm water management and pedestrian safety. Federal Justice Department has filed a lawsuit arguing Bernards Township discriminated based on religion following a lawsuit filed by Chaudry's Islamic Society of Basking Ridge and township had denied the allegations.

The article discusses international popularity of the American pastime game double dutch, citing the the Double Dutch Holiday Classic, an annual tournament at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York to beheld on December 4, 2016. It states that the game was a schoolyard game that was adopted and perfected by African American girls in urban communities after World War II, and mentions that double dutch has evolved into a competitive sport over the past.

The article reports on the reaction of residents of Westchester, New York regarding the opening of the L & L Sports gun store. Topics discussed include the low rate of gun ownership in New York, the impact of the shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012, and the statement from gun enthusiast and the gun store ownwer Louis Zacchio.

The article focuses on the decline in financial relief for Connecticut homeowners with cracking foundations. It discusses a report released in November 2016 by the state attorney general's office which revealed the impact of excessive amounts of the mineral pyrrhotite in the deterioration of foundations in the northeast corner of the state.

The article focuses on problems created by deer in gardening in a suburban region of New York, as of November 2016. It states that farmers have been facing issues due to deer, which chew up crops, and mentions that Ellen Shapiro of Tarrytown, has installed a mesh fence to protect her garden from deer. It notes that hunting restrictions in the area has triggered increase in number of deer.

The article reports on the case of former U.S. Marine and corrections officer Kenneth Chamberlain, who was fatally shot by a police officer after he had accidentally triggered a medical alert pendant on November 19, 2011. Particular focus was given on the participation of Chamberlain's family in a new charged environment wherein the Black Lives Matter movement has received a notice and protest against the police misconduct against the African-Americans.

The article offers information on the property tax rate increase in Bridgeport, Connecticut, which is considered as one of the highest a community has imposed. Topics discussed include the insights by University of Connecticut School of Law professor Richard D. Pomp on the tax increase to the city, which is one of the poorest cities in the U.S., the increase of tax since the re-election of Bridgeport mayor Joseph P. Ganim in 2015, and the use of the tax to pay the city's budget deficit.

The article reports that storm damage from the Hurricane Sandy remains on the Fire Island forming a clamming is significance for the people. It mentions that the clamming will avoid leaking septic systems and storm-water runoff containing lawn fertilizers and herbicides,. It also mentions that according to Marshall Brown, co-founder of environmental group Save the Great South Bay, the effects of the Hurricane on the breach is significant.

The article offers information regarding the debate occurred in Oak Ridge, New Jersey on whether bipedal bear named Pedals, an American black bear that visits the neighborhood for food, should be put in a wildlife sanctuary or leave it be. It mentions that a group of individuals were supporting the bear's transfer in a sanctuary due to the injury in Pedals' front leg.

The article evaluates the Revolution Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.

The article focuses on Ghanan Charity Danso who lost her sight due to an allergic reaction to a malaria medication, with topics including the help she received from charities in the U.S., her career, and experience of moving to New York City.

The article reports on the Democrats who have defeated the three House incumbents including Antonio Delgado defeating Representative John J. Faso; Anthony Brindisi who beat Representative Claudia Tenney and Max Rose who won against Representative Dan Donovan.

The article looks at the strategy of Ned Lamont, Democratic candidate for governor in Connecticut, as per which he is tying Republican candidate Bob Stefanowski to U.S. President Donald Trump during debates, commercials and campaign mailers.

The article reports that four female Democratic candidates including Dana Balter, Tracy Mitrano and Liuba Grechen Shirley in New York trying to unseat House Republicans.

The article reports that sentiment against U.S. President Donald Trump has increased on Long Island, New York City which is negatively affecting the career of Representative Lee M. Zeldin who is an ardent Trump supporter.

The article presents an interview with Nate McMurray, the Democratic candidate in Western New York, who discusses changes in political campaign, help from national Democrats and criticism for Republicans.

The article reports on the political campaigns of New York Representative Tom Reed and his Democratic opponent Tracy Mitrano in the 2018 midterm elections, noting that President Donald Trump won the 23rd Congressional District in 2016.

The article reports on the criticism released the National Republican Congressional Committee against rap musician Antonio Delgado who plans to run for Congressional elections in New York in 2018.