http://www.yourstreet.com/news/new-york-ny-noho The latest Noho, New York news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's worries about weak consumer spending revived Thursday, sending stocks lower as bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signaled that even the stronger U... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009264/stocks-falling-as-jitters-about-retail-return Metro-North’s old bar cars might be harder to find than a Satchel Paige rookie card, but a new Westchester restaurant is keeping the concept alive. BarCar recently opened in... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009221/barcar-concept-lives-in-mount-vernon  A Wall Street executive has pleaded guilty to drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident and will serve just 16 days in jail, after prosecutors revealed the victim... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009141/wall-street-exec-pleads-guilty-to-fatal-dwi A sampling of what our editorial board editors and some readers think. http://www.yourstreet.com/5009077/opinion-roundup-state-of-the-state-advice-for-rockland-tappan-zee [Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] · Red Hook Brewery Making Hop Obama Beer [NYDN] · Ratner Gives $100K to Markowitz Concert Series. Enjoy. [AYR] · Do You Wish Your Neighbors... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009241/brooklinks-thursday-nice-memories-edition Usually a down period in the sales market means good business for rentals, but not this time: hard evidence shows rent drops across the board and anecdotal evidence points to 10... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009146/manhattan-rentpocalypse-usually-a-down-period-in-the A proposal for an 18-story tower next to the Brooklyn Bridge has bitterly divided Community Board 2 on the eve if its controversial vote on the project — and the fight has riven... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009184/docked-walentas-in-the-fight-of-his-life-on-dumbo-tower NEW YORK (AP) — Radio audience research firm Arbitron Inc. said Wednesday it has settled lawsuits with the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey over its electronic... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008997/arbitron-settles-radio-ratings-service-lawsuits NEW YORK (AP) — A debate has been raging in New York over the fact that Bernard Madoff remains free on bail, spending his days in his luxury Manhattan penthouse despite being... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008996/debate-rages-over-whether-madoff-should-be-in-jail Fairfield police have arrested a special education teacher on allegations she punished a 6-year-old student with autism by making the girl take her shirt off in a classroom.... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009033/teacher-arrested-for-making-girl-6-remove-shirt Authorities say an inmate who walked away from a minimum-security farm in Somerset County was found with his girlfriend at a Vineland motel early Thursday. http://www.yourstreet.com/5009142/escaped-nj-inmate-captured-at-vineland-motel When the more glassy and user-friendly Alice Tully Hall reopens at Lincoln Center in February, among the major changes to the 1,087-seat performance venue will be a completely... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009147/lincoln-center-s-new-alice-tully-hall-revealed Associated Press - January 8, 2009 9:53 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's worries about weak consumer spending are reviving, sending stocks lower after even strong retailers... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008825/stocks-open-lower-as-jitters-about-retail-return NEW YORK -- Wall Street's worries about weak consumer spending are reviving, sending stocks lower after even strong retailers reported weak sales for the holiday shopping season. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008962/stocks-open-lower-as-jitters-about-retail-return An old city Department of Motor Vehicles office up the street from City Hall has been transformed into a 24,000-square-foot wedding chapel for the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009109/new-marriage-bureau-to-open-monday Brooklyn’s Community Board 2 has voted to support the Dumbo resident who sent us a letter protesting the prospect of booze at what was said to be a sandwich shop (the ... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009055/brooklyn-s-cb2-votes-down-booze-for-beautiful-restaurant · Citi Habitats will also close 57th St. branch [TRD] · Duane Reade activates full-on FiDi invasion plan [EV Grieve] · Con Ed to light up our lives for more money [CityRoom] ·... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009148/thursday-am-linkage Role Mommy at the Ritz! If you're looking to spend an extra special Saturday with your kids, then do I have the event for you. Join Role Mommy at The Ritz-Carlton, New York,... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009115/spend-a-day-at-the-ritz-with-your-favorite-girl-kids-under-five-are-free New York City Proposes to Give Yankees $430 Million For Television/Audio-Visual System, Concession, and Other Stadium AdditionsBrodsky Committee Continues to Seek Data in Face... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008973/2-billion-in-taxpayer-money-to-yankees-to-yield-22-new-permanent-jobs Police say a man has been stabbed in Central Park and is being treated at a hospital. The incident occurred around 6:45 a.m. near the Wollman skating rink. The 29-year-old man... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008668/man-stabbed-in-central-park Also in the Morning Buzz: the new Manhattan Marriage Bureau; Governor Paterson's State of the State address; and more headlines from local papers. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008819/elderly-madoff-investors-in-financial-trouble People were left wondering if Hiram Monserrate would show up for his Senate swearing-in yesterday after he missed two appearances this week, and in light of the fact that he was... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008824/marty-golden-and-hiram-monserrate-have-awkward-moment EVENTS • Preview the latest Burberry collection at Bergdorf Goodman. 754 Fifth Ave., nr. 57th St., sixth fl. (800-558-1855); 2–5. SALES STARTING TODAY • Prada reduced... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009060/events-and-sales-60-percent-off-prada-70-percent-off-lauren-conrad Associated Press - January 8, 2009 8:53 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street is headed for a lower open even after the government said initial jobless claims fell unexpectedly... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008587/stock-futures-lower-after-unemployment-claims-data A former DMV office near City Hall has completed a $12 million conversion that turned the dour space into...a wedding chapel. The new Manhattan Marriage Bureau replaces the... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008750/adventures-in-adaptive-reuse-a-former-dmv-office-near-city A Pittsford Sutherland grad and her college classmates will perform in the Big Apple. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008470/it-s-a-long-way-to-broadway-from-boca Police say they found the body of a woman on the roof of a Bronx apartment building. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008697/body-of-woman-found-on-bronx-rooftop Obama, in a big speech this morning at George Mason University, will try to make the case for his stimulus package by painting a dire picture of the country's economic condition... http://www.yourstreet.com/5009038/ten-for-thursday-obama-to-speak Police have arrested a second man in the killing of a New York City livery cab driver, one of two who were shot in the last days of 2008. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008698/second-arrest-in-slay-of-nyc-cabbie New York City police say a man has been stabbed in Central Park and is being treated at a hospital. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008614/man-stabbed-near-central-park-landmark A look at stories making news today, including roofing nails and a grudge, the latest on a missing baby Jesus statue in Tarrytown, a key vote on $187 million in Clarkstown... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008691/video-2-min-a-m-report-driveway-nails-grudge-missing-jesus A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated ... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008624/n-y-man-demands-estranged-wife-pay-him-for-kidney Fairfield police have arrested a special education teacher on allegations she punished a 6-year-old autistic student by making the girl take her shirt off in a classroom. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008428/cops-special-ed-teacher-made-girl-take-off-shirt The Long Island Rail Road says that just over 95 percent of its commuter trains were on time last year, setting a new record. READ MORE >> http://www.yourstreet.com/5008650/lirr-sets-on-time-record Governor Says New York Is in a Perilous Situation [NY Times] Deal for Wireless Access in City Parks Collapses [NY Times] China Losing Taste for Debt From U.S. [NY Times] New... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008442/thursday-links The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will make public internal inspection records of LaGuardia and Kennedy airports, bus and train terminals and the trade center site. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008493/port-authority-to-post-inspections-for-airports-wtc LONG ISLAND, New York (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Divorces can get ugly, especially when you're not ready to let go. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008478/ny-man-wants-kidney-back-in-divorce GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, although he says... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008558/n-y-man-demands-estranged-wife-pay-him-for-kidney More on the Apthorp duel between Lev Leviev and Maurice Mann. [NY Post] New Yorkers could expect to pay $5 more per Con Ed bill starting in April. [NY Post] Major chains... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008626/the-round-up-thursday Will President-elect Barack Obama deliver on his promise of forming a "21st-century regulatory framework" for the financial system? The editorial board of The New York Times... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008637/starting-the-overhaul-of-wall-street 1. Brooklyn Brewery won't be moving to Red Hook waterfront [NY Mag] 2. Sellers who don't want to lower the sale price turn to renting [Post] 3. Retail brokers say rents... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008414/brooklyn-brewery-not-moving-to-red-hook-retail-brokers-predict-20-fall GARDEN CITY, NY - A New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1 5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her while they were still on good terms. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008437/man-demands-estranged-wife-pay-for-kidney GARDEN CITY, NY - A New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1 5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her while they were still on good terms. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008521/man-demands-estranged-wife-pay-for-kidney Normally, activist hedge fund managers try to shake up boards of companies they've invested in. But one fund manager is seeking to oust the directors of his alma mater over the... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008329/hedge-fund-takes-aim-at-yeshiva-s-board Police have arrested a second man in the killing of a New York City livery cab driver, one of two who were shot in the last days of 2008. http://www.yourstreet.com/5008425/2nd-arrest-made-in-brooklyn-cab-driver-slaying Not since Ricky Henderson's playing days in Queens has someone dogged it this bad for the Mets... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008336/dog-caught-stealing-home-at-citi-field Coverage of Gov. David Paterson's State of the State address, in which he characterized New York's current status as "perilous" and asked for "sacrifice," is here , here , ... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008469/news-of-the-day The charred, dismembered body of a young mom was found on the roof of a Bronx apartment building near Fordham University late last night. Police say they arrested the woman's ex... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008431/mom-s-dismembered-body-found-in-fordham-area Good to have you on board, Ira! First Drukier—a partner in BD Hotels, which ran the Chelsea Hotel for 10 months—was quoted in Chris Shott’s article in the Observer as saying... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008757/hotelier-ira-drukier-returns-to-chelsea-hotel-fold-as-friend-rather-than Cellulosic ethanol start-up ZeaChem, working to build a next-generation biofuel plant in the United States, announced on Wednesday that it had nabbed $34 million in fresh... http://www.yourstreet.com/5008071/zeachem-rakes-in-34-million