Two homes, both described as the area’s oldest, are up for sale. A search through 200 years of deeds reveals their true origins.
This week’s properties are in Yorkville, Murray Hill and Dumbo.
Rabbi Shalom Landau has found a large new audience online, some of which isn’t Jewish. He sticks to ancient wisdom and hopes for the best.
A 7-month-old girl, Kaori Patterson-Moore, was fatally shot on a sidewalk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on April 1. The bullet was meant for her father, the police said.
City Councilman Chi Ossé and others were detained in Brooklyn at a demonstration against a practice that has led to the eviction of many longtime homeowners.
Sarah Zames blends contemporary designs with family treasures in her Brooklyn apartment.
The police also disbanded a team within the unit after two of its detectives were seen on tape beating a man in Brooklyn last week.
Mr. Craig and Rachel Weisz had owned their Cobble Hill home for almost a decade. Ms. Allen’s sale in Carroll Gardens comes amid the breakup of her marriage.
A porter found a woman’s diamond and sapphire ring, valued at $7,700. It once belonged to her mother.
The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.
Asad Dandia, 33, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will take over from Ron Schweiger, who has held the unpaid position for 24 years.
This week’s properties are in Chelsea, Gramercy Park and Downtown Brooklyn.
Looking for prime subway access and proximity to green space, a longtime renter considered newer buildings in various shapes and sizes.
Two officers were placed under investigation after the videos surfaced. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called them disturbing. The Police Department said officers incorrectly identified the man.
The $1 billion project will run for about 23 miles under Raritan Bay in New Jersey and New York Harbor. Environmental groups oppose it.
People are cooking at home and cutting back on luxuries as inflation makes it harder to get by.
Although Monday wasn’t as springlike as expected, people still were drawn to the beach. By midweek, the city is likely to see summer temperatures.
The Jewish Defense League had long been considered inactive. But an arrest in a plot to kill a Palestinian activist shed light on an apparent resurgence of far-right Zionism.
The mural, which surrounds a construction site, is part of an effort to decorate unsightly sidewalk sheds.
After starting a new job, Daniel Babin can afford to shop for a pricey vintage guitar and rethink living with 17 roommates.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to propose linking Grand Army Plaza with Prospect Park by closing a dangerous stretch of road between them.
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is opening a $43 million visitor’s center to attract the living by making it easier to navigate the rambling grounds.
At Cue the Record gatherings, people treat iconic albums like literature, while still feeling the beat.
With its lurid details and eerily desolate crime scene, the Long Island serial killer case invited rampant speculation. The reality was more mundane, and much worse.
Mr. Cross, known for “Arrested Development” and “Mr. Show,” isn’t afraid to say what should not be said.
Hinds Hall near Columbia University is a place to find Palestinian cuisine and to remember a 5-year-old killed in Gaza.
Two men have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Wednesday that killed an infant. One was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault.
Eliza Shapiro, who reports on New York City’s affordability crisis, asked hundreds of residents to get candid about their finances.
This week’s properties are a studio in Murray Hill, and one bedroom apartments in Midtown and Carroll Gardens.
The baby was struck by a stray bullet on Wednesday afternoon in the Williamsburg neighborhood, the police said.
There are plenty of places across the city to see cherry trees in bloom this year.
Jennifer Tilly and Daphne Rubin-Vega in “The Adding Machine,” plus Jane Fonda in an eco-musical and Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll as a couple on their first date.
Business improvement districts in the city are eager to capitalize on the huge sports event, which starts in June. But they’re worried about red tape.
Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.
In these homes — built as far back as 1878 and as recently as 2021 — sunken living rooms appear in many styles.
Central Park is car-free, and so is Prospect Park. What about the rest?
Amid a fast-fashion landscape in which so much can be easily produced, some consumers long for something special — merchandise personalized by human hands.
After a stretch of cold weather, the Culture of Bathe-ing Festival’s waterfront gathering brought out the swimsuits and a different kind of chill.
A boy, the son of a New York police officer, may have been playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, killing Ka’Mardre Coleman, 16, according to prosecutors and the boy’s lawyer.
This week’s properties are in the financial district, Murray Hill and Bay Ridge.
Murielle Misczak was arrested Wednesday morning and is accused of using the money on wrestling tickets, luxury vacations and food deliveries.
Linda Sun, who worked for two New York governors, is accused of steering contracts to Chinese companies to sell masks to New York’s government during the pandemic.
Thousands died in nursing homes at the outset of the pandemic. Will a campaign for accountability stall Andrew Cuomo’s progress in the mayor’s race?
Stuck to lampposts and floorboards, reminders of Covid’s darkest days are everywhere.
In the latest leadership shake-up, Gina Duncan will leave when her contract expires in June, after three years in the job.
New York’s retail landscape is changing. But it’s not cheese shops or butchers that are taking over those vacant neighborhood storefronts.
Under new outdoor dining rules, inspectors are ticketing some restaurants and coffeehouses that have a few chairs or tables outside but no formal structures.
The chancellor said the “school system is more than prepared.” But when it was time to log on, many students could not.
Officials said some services would be transferred from University Hospital at Downstate to nearby facilities, and others, including primary care, could be expanded.
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.
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.
Fallkill Falls has long been officially off limits. That’s changing, but parkgoers may have to wait until winter to see actual water falling.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
Anthony Almojera reports to Station 40 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he cooks a family meal for his 12-member crew.
Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.”
Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.”
My fourth grader thinks about every event she’s missed, and I can’t pretend it doesn’t hurt.
As workers return to the office, some companies have relocated to ease the commute.
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.
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.
From “anti-monuments” to ephemeral sand portraits, four art exhibitions encourage viewers to slow down and take stock of our pandemic losses.