A $349M public-private investment in Bronx, N.Y. set to house the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the borough where the music genre started, also adds 3 acres of public esplanade and park space sorely needed in the community.
Louis P. Ciminelli and other defendants convicted in pay-to-play scheme to steer them NY state contracts want US Supreme Court to overturn prosecutors' 'right to control' legal strategy, but that also could impact future bid-rigging cases, observers say.