[New York Times]• A former friend of Robert Durst testified against him in advance of his murder trial. [New York Times]• Two police officers are accused of falsely saying that a suspect was carrying a gun during an arrest in 2014. There will be no New York Today on Monday, in observance of Presidents’ Day. New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. Follow the New York Today columnists, Alexandra Levine and Jonathan Wolfe, on Twitter.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2017 11:03 UTC