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Gov. David A. Paterson said on Monday that he had wanted to give the Legislature a last chance to act on the budget gap.

Lawmakers Resist Paterson's Spending Cuts

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Failed negotiations would effectively pile another $315 million onto the already enormous deficit in next year's budget - projected at more than $9 billion.

The departing chancellor of New York City Public Schools Joel I. Klein, left, with Cathleen P. Black, who is to be the new chancellor.

With Deal, Bloomberg's Pick Wins Helm of City Schools

By SHARON OTTERMAN

Cathleen P. Black, the publishing executive picked by the mayor to run New York City's schools, received the waiver she needed from the state.

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Representative Charles B. Rangel, Democrat of Harlem, was convicted by a House subcommittee of 11 ethics violations.

House Censure: Humbling to Some, but Not All

By ROBERT D. McFADDEN

Charles B. Rangel has been preceded in the choreographed mortification ritual by more than a score of congressmen since 1832, some of whom remained quite defiant.

David Selig of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a restaurant owner and amateur beekeeper, was disappointed that instead of honey his bees had produced a red concoction more reminiscent of maraschino cherries, or of cough syrup.

Big City

The Mystery of the Red Bees of Red Hook

By SUSAN DOMINUS

A maraschino cherry factory may account for the garish tint of some Brooklyn bees.

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Features

A 1986 newspaper clipping tells of Vincent and Mary Frohling's gift of a Norway spruce for the Rockefeller Center Christmas display.

It's No Simple Matter Before a Tree Joins Rockefeller Center History

By MANNY FERNANDEZ

It's an honor for Rockefeller Center to want your tree for its holiday celebration. But the trees also carry memories for those who gave them up.

Jin Zheng was 7 when his family moved from China to Brooklyn. Mr. Zheng, later given up by his mother to the Jewish Child Care Association, is now a 21-year-old college student living on his own.

The Neediest Cases

Enduring, Thriving, and Now a U.S. Citizen

By ANDREW KEH

Jin Zheng had trouble living with his Chinese immigrant family, but at a residential youth treatment center, he bloomed.

Business

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Rattner Assails Cuomo Offer

By MICHAEL BARBARO

A lawyer for the financier called a proposed $20 million payment to the New York attorney general's office "misconceived."

Sports

Mariano Rivera is a free agent, but a quick deal with the Yankees is likely.

On Baseball

At 41, Defying Age and Batters

By TYLER KEPNER

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitches less often, but when he does pitch, he is as effective as always.

Fewer Millions for Jeter? Say It Ain't So!

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Real Estate

Taylor Jewell, Rachel Wagner and Emily Coit, childhood friends from Oregon, were asked to provide local guarantors for their Upper East Side apartment share.

The Appraisal

When Finding an Apartment Is Only Half the Battle

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

People whose income does not meet a landlord's requirements must find a guarantor.

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Arts

Moved by the Spirit: Celebrating 'Revelations' at 50

By GIA KOURLAS

Members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater discuss "Revelations" as they prepare to celebrate the dance's 50th anniversary.

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Leif Ove Andsnes, co-director of Risor Chamber Music Festival, which is visiting Carnegie Hall this week.

Critic's Notebook

A Touch of Norway at Carnegie Hall

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The Risor Chamber Music Festival begins its Carnegie Hall residency on Wednesday, with concerts through Saturday: an enticing sampling of typically diverse programs.