![A blank map — Cooper is still collecting them, continuing her endeavor to create an intimate map of the city. "To call [the project] complete in any respect would be to undermine [it]," she said. Credit: Becky Cooper.](http://www.metro.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MappingManhattan_119-157x117.jpg)
Handmade maps describe a city of loves and losses
New Yorkers make their own maps of Manhattan, with dots for sixth wives, first crushes, and lost loves.
Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps
A selection of maps from Becky Cooper’s book of 75 handmade maps.
Metro dominates as the most-read free newspaper in the Big Apple
Metro has gained nearly 100,000 daily readers in the last year as well as strengthened its grip as the [...]
Kelly: city is ‘too willing’ to settle lawsuits against NYPD
Responding to reports of the promotion of a cop who cost the city $1.5 million in settlements, NYPD Commissioner Kelly said the city settles too quickly.
Over $2 million in heroin and crystal meth seized in drug trafficking bust
A drug trafficking bust in Queens yielded a firearm and $2 million in heroin and meth.
HIV/AIDS patients in NYC forced to choose between paying for rent or basic needs
Every month, Wanda Hernandez considers whether to use her cash for bills, rent or possibly medical care. Having lived [...]
Vito Lopez will resign, but not fast enough for many officials
Lopez will step down in June, but many say he should leave immediately.
Cops search for suit-wearing Midtown attempted bank robber
A man in a suit tried to rob a Midtown bank.
Krim family expecting another baby
Welcoming a new baby a year after their children were murdered.
Officials urge gay men to get meningitis vaccination
Seven fatal cases have been reported in the city.