New York Today: He Was Shot and Paralyzed 37 Years Ago. That’s Not How the Story Ends.

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He Was Shot and Paralyzed 37 Years Ago. That's Not How the Story Ends. A mid-1990s snapshot of Maury Davis, left, and Jeff Williams, whom he accidentally shot in 1982. Bob Miller for The New York Times By NEAL HIRSCHFELD In 1982, a teenager rushed his friend to the hospital after a gun accident. A reporter went back and retraced what happened next.

Mark Abramson for The New York Times How the Fate of a Rapper's Mural Lit a Fuse in Crown Heights By HANNAH DREYFUS A rumor about a hip-hop image getting whitewashed stirred up racial tensions in a neighborhood that knows them well. Handcrafted: Inside Brooklyn's Best Tailors By JOHN LELAND AND STEPHEN SPERANZA They are colorful hives of activity, where politics are a battleground, but so are pleats.

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Big City We've Blamed Traffic Deaths on Bicyclists Since 1880. What About Drivers? By GINIA BELLAFANTE There have been 18 cyclist fatalities in New York so far this year. Perhaps drivers should face more serious consequences. Sunday Routine How Candace Bushnell, Writer, Spends Her Sundays By ALIX STRAUSS 'This routine isn't the routine I had 20 years ago. I wouldn't have exercised. I would have had a boozy brunch with friends.'

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