Sallie Mae Gets Subpoena From New York State
The student loans provider said Friday that the subpoena sought information about a type of private loan the company offers.
Archive forFebruary, 2008
Head of Financial Products Unit Stepping Down at A.I.G.
American International Group said Friday that the head of its financial products unit was stepping down after the insurer reported $11.1 billion in losses on contracts sold to fixed-income investors.
Strike at Supplier Leads G.M. to Idle 3 More Factories
G.M. said it would idle truck plants in Flint, Mich.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Oshawa, Ontario. Taken together the three plants employ about 9,500 workers.
Getting the Whole Picture, in and Out of Class
As student interest in movies grows, high schools learn that watching is not enough.
What’s a Historic House You Can’t Enter in Style?
Preservationists restoring the stately Peter Augustus Jay mansion in Rye have finally found the house’s original front door.
A Wild 21st-Century Take on a Rabbi’s Mystical Tale
An office worker is set on a twisting course to spiritual enlightenment in “The Mad 7” at McCarter Theater’s Berlind Theater in Princeton.
From Kindergarten Cutup to Big-Screen Actor at 9
The young actor who landed a role in Disney’s “College Road Trip” is less an attention-grabbing people-pleaser than a determined but quiet charmer.
Traveling on Dual Passports
The Astra is the latest Saturn model to illustrate the company’s transition toward shapely and sophisticated design.
Lament for a Limping Pony
For Mariano La Manno, the cars he has owned are biographical bullet points of his desires, goals and sacrifices.
A Tough Guy Has a Weak Spot
The Hummer H3 was less mighty than its less macho competitors in the most recent frontal crash test results released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
German Cousins Seeking Citizenship
Cars sold as Saturns in the United States are largely designed by Opel, making them truly a different kind of car.
Correction: Universities Make Plans to Expand
The “In the Region” article in Long Island copies last Sunday about expansion plans by colleges in the area misstated the enrollment of Farmingdale State College. It is 6,447, not 1,150.
In the Region | Long Island: Universities Make Plans to Expand
A new medical school at Hofstra University and a law school at Stony Brook University are planned.
Correction: A Real Estate Sequel
A report in the Big Deal column last Sunday about real estate purchases by the actor Daniel Radcliffe misspelled the surname of the architect who designed 40 Mercer Street, where Mr. Radcliffe bought an apartment. He is Jean Nouvel, not Nouvelle.
Winning That One in a Million
Subsidized housing for the middle class? In New York City? Yes, it exists, but the odds of winning the lottery for a house or apartment are daunting.
A Place to Feel Homey While Staying Hip
More than just a bedroom community for city commuters, South Orange has a reputation as a cultural and social melting pot.
Reducing the Tax Bite on Apartment Sales
Co-op and condo owners may not know about the full range of tax breaks available to them when they sell.
Deluxe Future for Sag Harbor Site?
A dispute on the South Fork over how much housing a proposed development will contain.
Preserving the Best of the Old
A brownstone in a landmarked district offers a challenge for an architect whose specialty is theaters.
Happenstance Can Help
In the midst of an apartment search, an encounter in an elevator changed the target.