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Matthew Haag

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Uganda New York Times world
18 Oct 2019
NEW YORK — One 886-bed jail will tower over shops and restaurants in downtown Brooklyn. Another will be next to a subway yard in Queens. In the Bronx, a jail will replace a Police Department tow pound. And another jail will rise in the shadow of City Hall in Manhattan.
NYC Votes to Close Rikers. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Uganda New York Times world
10 Oct 2019
NEW YORK — On a mid-September day in 2008, Marvin Mayfield, a lifelong resident of the Bronx, discovered a part of the borough he had never seen. The revelation came while he was being taken off a Department of Correction bus, placed in a single-file line with 10 other men and led over a gangplank.
A Floating Jail Was Supposed to Be Temporary. That Was 27 Years Ago
Uganda New York Times world
9 Jul 2019
The seven-story residence at 9 E. 71st St., between Fifth and Madison avenues, sprawls across 21,000 square feet and has five bathrooms, a two-story reception room and many bedrooms, including three three-room suites on the fourth floor.
Inside Epstein's $56 Million Mansion on the Upper East Side
Uganda New York Times world
11 Mar 2019
New York was riveted for weeks by a debate over whether Amazon should receive $3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives in return for setting up a headquarters in Queens and creating 25,000 jobs.
Deal for Amazon Pales Against Aid to Hudson Yards
Uganda New York Times world
9 Mar 2019
NEW YORK — At Hudson Yards, the expansive real estate development that is about to open in Manhattan, seven floors of retail are occupied by Fendi, Dior, Neiman Marcus and other high-end shops. Major corporations will have their headquarters there.
Uganda New York Times world
9 Mar 2019
NEW YORK — At Hudson Yards, the expansive real estate development that is about to open in Manhattan, seven floors of retail are occupied by Fendi, Dior, Neiman Marcus and other high-end shops. Major corporations, including WarnerMedia and L’Oreal USA, will have their headquarters there. In the luxury residential buildings, one-bedroom apartments will rent for at least $5,200 a month — or you can buy a two-floor penthouse condo for $32 million.
Uganda New York Times world
27 Feb 2019
Crews from Amtrak and Union Pacific, which owns the tracks, worked through Monday and into Tuesday to clear trees, power lines and snow and reach the passenger train with a new locomotive.
Crews free passenger train stuck in snow for 36 hours
Uganda New York Times world
29 Jan 2019
Stephen Paddock, the gunman who killed 58 people in a barrage of gunfire from his perch in a Las Vegas hotel suite, had sought infamy and most likely chose his target, an outdoor music festival, because of the image of harming people who were having fun, according to an FBI report released Tuesday.
No 'Clear Motivating Factor' Inspired Las Vegas Gunman, FBI Says