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  1. What Is So Irresistible About Wearing Toast? Styles, January 18

    A low-key brand, founded by archaeologists in Wales, has quietly expanded in New York.

  2. Mozambique’s Ex-Finance Minister Sentenced to Prison Over ‘Tuna Affair’ Metro, January 18

    Manuel Chang will spend eight and a half years in prison for taking about $7 million in bribes and kickbacks in a loan scandal that sent the country’s economy into a crisis.

  3. Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn Real Estate, January 16

    This week’s properties are in Chelsea, NoMad and Brighton Beach.

  4. A Cure for Winter Blues? Try These Cozy New York Restaurants. Dining, January 14

    Cafe Kestrel in Brooklyn and Cocina Consuelo in Harlem can restore the spirit with warm service, cheery surroundings and deeply satisfying food.

  5. My All-Nighter in a Vanishing World: the 24-Hour Diner Dining, January 14

    New York may be losing its identity as the city that doesn’t sleep, but the motley guests at Kellogg’s Diner show the spirit is still wide awake.

  6. How Maddrey Became the N.Y.P.D.’s Top Officer Despite Years of Scandal Metro, January 11

    Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of department, built ties when he walked beats in Brooklyn. That seemed to insulate him as lawsuits and serious accusations against him piled up.

  7. Trump’s Pick for U.S. Attorney Is Enmeshed in Long Island Politics Metro, January 7

    Joseph Nocella Jr. has maintained deep connections in a Republican Party organization that has veered sharply to the right.

  8. Man Charged in Subway Burning Says He Was Drunk and Remembers Nothing Metro, January 7

    Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday.

  9. Close-Up Magic Gets an Up-Close Venue in Brooklyn Weekend, January 7

    69 Atlantic hosts weekly shows by the world’s best magicians in a suitably intimate setting.

  10. A Brooklyn Arts Group Gets Its Own Home, a Place to Defy Gravity Arts & Leisure, January 6

    651 Arts, dedicated to African diasporic performance, now has its own space to support work like the choreographer André Zachery’s “Against Gravity.”

  11. The Mystery of a Subway Victim’s Downward Spiral Metro, January 6

    Debbie Kawam was a high-spirited, happy girl, childhood friends recalled. Then her life took a grim turn.

  12. Can BAM Be a Trailblazer Again Through A.I.? Culture, January 5

    The Brooklyn organization, seeking new audiences and pushing boundaries, debuts Techne, four digital installations from the Onassis Foundation’s ONX Studio.

  13. The Church Fixer Sunday Business, January 4

    Thousands of churches around the country close every year. In Brooklyn, one pastor is trying to help struggling parishes keep their doors open.

  14. Subway Victim’s Brutal End Stuns Friends From Her Happy Past Metro, January 4

    Debbie Kawam, as she was known in high school, was a cheerleader and a sunny presence. As the decades went on, she fell into an abyss.

  15. From $80 Days to $6,000 Days: How 3 Small Coffee Shops Got Started Business, January 3

    The owners began their businesses with no college degrees and 100 percent grit. A visit from the TikTok food critic Keith Lee also helped.

  16. Times Square Revelers Ring in a Soggy New Year After Thunderstorm Express, January 1

    People lined up in ponchos to see the New Year’s Eve ball-drop in New York.

  17. Can an All-Day Cafe Actually Be Exciting? This One Is. Dining, December 31

    At Cafe Mado in Brooklyn, the heart of an adventurous tasting-menu restaurant beats within a relaxed comfort-food retreat.

  18. La policía identifica a la víctima de la inmolación en el metro de Coney Island En español, December 31

    Debrina Kawam, de Nueva Jersey, fue quemada viva el 22 de diciembre en un asesinato grabado en video que conmocionó a Nueva York.

  19. Victim of Coney Island Subway Immolation Is Identified by the Police Metro, December 31

    Debrina Kawam of Toms River, N.J., was burned alive on Dec. 22 in a videotaped killing that shocked New York.

  20. Time to Retire? Better to Take On a New Challenge. Real Estate, December 30

    At 67, a heart surgeon leaves the suburbs for Brooklyn and for the chance to continue his life’s work in a new hospital.

  21. The New York That ‘Anora’ Travels Does Exist: Take Our Tour Arts & Leisure, December 28

    The movie is structured around a chaotic chase through Brooklyn and Manhattan. The director Sean Baker and his location manager retraced their steps.

  22. How the Head of a Food Museum Spends Her Sundays Metro, December 28

    Nazli Parvizi, the president of the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn, spreads her time between homemade meals with friends, walks with her son and intense card games.

  23. Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn Real Estate, December 26

    This week’s properties are on the Lower East Side, in Hamilton Heights and Kensington.

  24. Miedo, alegría y esperanza: 8 meses en los albergues para inmigrantes de Nueva York En español, December 26

    Un reportero y un fotógrafo comparten una mirada al interior del sistema de acogida de Nueva York, revelando las luchas, los temores y el impulso de salir adelante de quienes los habitan.

  25. Subway Burning Highlights Difficulty of Identifying Homeless Victims Metro, December 25

    It can be challenging to identify the bodies of people who were homeless when they died. For a woman killed Sunday on an F train, the circumstances of her death could make it even harder.

  26. What We Know About the Fatal Burning of a Woman on the Subway Metro, December 24

    The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson.

  27. What a Photographer Saw in New York’s Migrant Shelters Metro, December 24

    For months, a photographer and a reporter documented what daily life was like for those living in hotels, tent facilities and former offices across the city.

  28. Un hombre guatemalteco es acusado de prenderle fuego a una mujer en el metro de Nueva York En español, December 23

    El hombre acusado de asesinato fue identificado por funcionarios federales como un guatemalteco de 33 años que vive en Estados Unidos de manera ilegal.

  29. Suspect Charged in Fatal Burning of Woman on Subway Metro, December 23

    The man charged with murder in the woman’s death was identified by federal officials as a 33-year-old from Guatemala who was in the United States illegally.

  30. Hay un detenido tras la muerte de una mujer quemada en el metro, según la policía En español, December 23

    La pasajera estaba sentada en un vagón de metro en la estación de Coney Island-Avenida Stillwell el domingo por la mañana, cuando un hombre le prendió fuego.

  31. The Oldest Children’s Museum Strives to Be of Brooklyn (and Analog) Culture, December 23

    The organization has its eyes on the whole borough, its leader, Atiba T. Edwards, says.

  32. 8 Months Inside New York’s Migrant Shelters: Fear, Joy and Hope Metro, December 23

    A reporter and photographer documented life in New York City’s shelter system for migrants, through the eyes of those living there.

  33. New York City’s Secret Weapon in the War on Rats: Katie the Dog Metro, December 23

    She roams Brooklyn’s parks and streets in search of prey. It’s not hard to find.

  34. Goodbye, Chain Drugstores. Hello, Golf Simulators. Metropolitan, November 29

    New York’s retail landscape is changing. But it’s not cheese shops or butchers that are taking over those vacant neighborhood storefronts.

  35. Sidewalk Cafes Are the Latest Target of N.Y.C. Outdoor Dining Crackdown Metro, August 30

    Under new outdoor dining rules, inspectors are ticketing some restaurants and coffeehouses that have a few chairs or tables outside but no formal structures.

  36. N.Y.C. Revived Remote Schooling for a Day. It Was a Mess. U.S., February 13

    The chancellor said the “school system is more than prepared.” But when it was time to log on, many students could not.

  37. New York Is Planning to Shutter a Major Brooklyn Teaching Hospital Metro, January 20

    Officials said some services would be transferred from University Hospital at Downstate to nearby facilities, and others, including primary care, could be expanded.

  38. They Charge $6 to Clean Your Shirt. They Make 13 Cents On It. New York, November 30

    The humble cotton button-down helps power New York City, through its presence in practically every office in town. But few people understand the shirt’s transformation from dirty to clean, which at Kingbridge Cleaners & Tailors will run you $6.

  39. Here’s Why a New York City Lobster Roll (With Fries!) Costs $32 Metro, November 14

    The pandemic upended everything at the Red Hook Lobster Pound. By mid-2022, the co-founder felt she had no choice but to raise the price of her signature item, a lobster roll and fries.

  40. Visitors Will Be Able to See Prospect Park’s Waterfall. Eventually. Metro, October 23

    Fallkill Falls has long been officially off limits. That’s changing, but parkgoers may have to wait until winter to see actual water falling.

  41. They Helped New York Bounce Back. Now Their Rents Are Surging. Metro, May 8

    Small businesses outside Manhattan helped fuel the city’s recovery from the pandemic. Their rents have soared, and people of color are bearing the brunt of the increases.

  42. 17 Trees That Planters Hope Will Grow in Brooklyn Metro, April 11

    Big oaks and sweetgums have been moved into a former sugar factory, to make it a more inviting space for prospective tenants and their employees.

  43. Covid Almost Broke This Hospital. It Also Might Be What Saves It. Metropolitan, November 17

    For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are.

  44. The Hochul-Zeldin Debate: A Combative Clash Metro, October 26

    Representative Lee Zeldin painted a bleak portrait of New York, while Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed her rival’s anti-abortion stance and his support for Donald Trump.

  45. Staying Up Late to Find Out Why New York No Longer Does Metro, September 21

    More bars and restaurants are closing their doors at earlier hours, and more New Yorkers are grabbing dinner earlier in the evening. One of our reporters set off to find out why.

  46. Small Business Owners Are Still Struggling in New York Metro, July 29

    “I feel like it’s 50-50,” said the owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop who is finding it hard to rebound from the pandemic.

  47. How a Paramedic (and Memoirist) Spends His Sundays Metropolitan, July 1

    Anthony Almojera reports to Station 40 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he cooks a family meal for his 12-member crew.

  48. Covid Stopped the Music. Now This School Is Striking Up the Band Again. Metro, June 19

    Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.”

  49. Covid Stopped the Music. Now This School Is Striking Up the Band Again. Metro, June 19

    Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.”

  50. Our Kids Lost Special Moments During the Pandemic. They Won’t Get Them All Back. Op Ed, June 8

    My fourth grader thinks about every event she’s missed, and I can’t pretend it doesn’t hurt.

  51. N.Y.C. Companies Are Opening Offices Where Their Workers Live: Brooklyn Metro, May 30

    As workers return to the office, some companies have relocated to ease the commute.

  52. Q Train Killing Threatens Subway’s Fragile Comeback Metro, May 25

    The subway is at a critical moment as transit officials struggle to bring back riders, to shore up the system’s finances and to address fears over safety.

  53. Remembering One in One Million Insider, May 15

    As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.

  54. Covid Memorials Offer a Place to Put Our Grief Culture, May 5

    From “anti-monuments” to ephemeral sand portraits, four art exhibitions encourage viewers to slow down and take stock of our pandemic losses.