New York Today: When the Real Estate Mogul Tried to Supersize His $8 Million Brownstone

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New York Today: When the Real Estate Mogul Tried to Supersize His $8 Million Brownstone

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When the Real Estate Mogul Tried to Supersize His $8 Million Brownstone

Pamela Wolff, left, stands in front of a rowhouse in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Ms. Wolff was part of a campaign to prevent the owner from undertaking a major expansion. Andrew Seng for The New York Times

By PATRICK MCGEEHAN

In Chelsea, a wealthy investor with plans for a dream home must face preservationists who contend that things have gone too far.

Ashiqul Alam, 22, was charged Friday with purchasing firearms with obliterated serial numbers. Prosecutors said he aspired to be a terrorist.

Times Square Terror Plot: Inspired by Bin Laden, Man Planned Bombing, Officials Say

By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM AND MICHAEL GOLD

The authorities arrested Ashiqul Alam, who tried to buy illegal guns and talked to undercover agents about his desire to carry out attacks.

Allison Mack, who starred in the television series

Nxivm Trial: Allison Mack Lured Woman Into Sex Cult, She Says

By COLIN MOYNIHAN AND EMILY PALMER

A young actress said Ms. Mack, who starred on television's "Smallville," persuaded her to give in to the group's leader.

Ever since Thomas Gilbert Jr.'s arrest, his lawyers have tried to convince a Manhattan Supreme Court justice that he is not competent to stand trial.

How a Princeton Graduate Accused of Killing His Father Got the Gun

By EDGAR SANDOVAL

Thomas Gilbert Jr. drove to rural Ohio and paid cash for a used pistol he had found on Facebook, a witness said.

The Four Seasons Restaurant, which reopened on East 49th Street in August, will close on Tuesday.

The Four Seasons Is Closing, Less Than a Year After Reopening

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

The restaurant, which moved to a new location after losing its storied space in the Seagram Building, will close after lunch service on Tuesday.

The philanthropist Lewis B. Cullman in his office in an undated photo.

Lewis B. Cullman, Patron of the Arts and Education, Dies at 100

By ROBERT D. MCFADDEN

Resisting his father's pleas to join the family tobacco business, Mr. Cullman made a fortune on his own, and, with his wife, proceeded to give it away.