MUSIC: If you haven't checked out the Summer of Love exhibit at the Whitney, head over there after work and get a double dose of rock while you're at it. Tonight Dirty Projectors and Lucky Dragons take the stage at Whitney Live. Get there early to get in. Check out this "Take Away Show" in New York featuring the Dirty Projectors. Friday // 6pm // The Whitney [945 Madison Ave at 75th St] // Free......

R.W. Apple, whose byline could be seen on articles about politics and hot dogs and had been the NY Times bureau chief in seven cities, died this morning in Washington, DC. His NY Times obituary (written by Todd Purdum) shows the amazing sprawl of his life and career:Drama, and a lot of dash, followed Mr. Apple as night follows day. He was the pool reporter sent to the deck of the U.S.S. Forrestal in 1967......

The testimony for the NYCLU's lawsuit agains the NYPD for the subway bag searches has ended, and after reading the NY Times article, it seems that both sides pull out the stops for crazy quotes. NYPD did admit that the bag searches occur very rarely, but tried to scare Judge Richard M. Berman. Deputy Commissioner for counterterrorism Michael Sheehan said, "There is no doubt in my mind that the introduction of bag searches - even......

Judge Richard M. Berman, a U.S. District Judge in Manhattan, will hear from lawyers contending that the subway bad searches are unconstitutional. The NYCLU sued the city on behalf of subway riders in August. The NYCLU also conducted its own survey between August 25 through September 16, finding that 34 searches were being held across 5,500 subway turnstile entrances. Per the AP, the NYCLU feels "the search program in the 468 subway stations serving......

In what we think might be one of the worst rulings ever, a judge ruled that a pat on the butt is not "forcible touching" and therefore, it's pretty much LEGAL. Fabric store employee Mohammed Nuruzzaman was charged with forcible touching, third degree sex abuse, and second degree harassment after allegedly touching a female customer's butt - without her consent - last November. However, Criminal Court Judge Richard M. Weinberg broke out The New Oxford......

Isolated thunderstorms, but not until around 4PM. High of 83. As the temperatures in New York City begin flirting with the 90s, consider this: Spain is already in the middle of a heatwave that has already killed seven people. You may also remember the US media covering last year's French heatwave, which killed almost 15,000 people, mainly elderly women. Eric Klinenberg, a sociologist at Northwestern University, wonders if you know about the 500+ people who......