Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include unlawfully painted bike lanes in Manhattan, oyster planting in the Bronx, and environmentalists in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.
This weekend on âThe New York Times Close Up,â an inside look at the most compelling articles in the Sunday newspaper, Sam Roberts will speak with The Timesâs Eleanor Randolph, Michael Barbaro and Javier C. Hernández. Also, John Burnett, Republican nominee for comptroller, and Sudhir Venkatesh, an author. Tune in at 10 p.m. Saturday or 10 a.m. Sunday on NY1 News to watch.
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