It’s time to end the era of colorblind casting.
A New York restaurant’s Lunar New Year merchandise has become a coveted collector’s item.
Teachers are required to report cases of possible “educational neglect” to child protective services, but there is a growing movement to change that policy.
If you want to catch them all, there are many places to see them in the five boroughs.
As the Trump administration cracks down on climate change activism, members of environmental groups like Extinction Rebellion fear they are being targeted.
Thomas G. Donlon had claimed he was fired for exposing corruption within the Police Department and City Hall. He briefly served as interim commissioner under Mayor Eric Adams in 2024.
For a decade, Clémence Polès Farhang asked women on city streets if she could take their picture. This week, the photographs had their first exhibition.
Becky Hughes is back to answer our “Where to Eat” reader’s increasingly specific restaurant questions.
Randy Rodriguez Santos attacked five homeless men in New York City in 2019, killing four of them in a span of minutes.
In many ways, the parents whose adolescents had been receiving treatment at NYU Langone Health had been expecting this call. Still, they were stunned.
After checking into a Manhattan hotel for one night, Mickey Barreto exploited an obscure New York City housing law to stay there for years.
City Hall officials familiar with the plan said the mayor was moving closer to establishing a civilian corps that would respond to mental health emergencies.
The “Sinners” actress, the youngest daughter of the Kirke family of artists, returned to New York for a combination concert-and-book tour.
Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.
This week’s properties are in Gramercy, Yorkville and Downtown Brooklyn.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week, ran for president twice, leading more Black voters to register. The year after his second run, a Black mayor, David Dinkins, won in New York.
The new first lady of New York City takes her place at New York Fashion Week — and in the spotlight.
Lawyers build cases around these laws because the statutes are broad and use language that can encompass a variety of crimes, according to experts.
A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.
The assistant chief, Jamiel Altaheri, resigned almost immediately after starting the job, after The New York Times asked about misconduct allegations while he was a police chief in Michigan.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has now proposed two options that called for raising taxes. Here’s a look at each proposal and the rationale and chances for each.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reversed course on Wednesday and said that New York City will restart the process of sweeping homeless encampments. Mr. Mamdani said that his administration will connect the homeless with shelter and services.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as lead of the interagency effort.
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
The city’s biggest landlord, the Housing Authority, answers to the mayor. The system has long been in crisis.
Without the usual flood of new musicals, the playwrights of works like “Becky Shaw,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Giant” are getting a chance to shine.
Onstage, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and Adrien Brody in “The Fear of 13.” Plus: Cardi B goes on tour, Lise Davidsen takes on Isolde at the Met, 100 years of Martha Graham and more.
The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won over voters with his approach to social media, is using the same strategy to try to connect City Hall to all New Yorkers.
The candidate’s reference to New York as “Hymietown” helped tank his 1984 presidential campaign and eroded a longstanding alliance.
On the Monday after Valentine’s Day, guests celebrated not love, but the pain of heartbreak and the cathartic relief of commiseration, at the “Ex Files” party.
Many people who commute into Manhattan got their first taste of the crowded platforms that are expected to become common over the next month as the Portal Bridge is reworked.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will observe Ramadan as he runs the nation’s largest city, blending his faith into his public life.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.
Cavaleras Social serves enchiladas suizas, Chuan Bistro offers tastes of Chengdu alongside theatrics, and more restaurant news.
A main rail link to New York City, the bridge over the Hackensack River will be replaced. Few commuters will miss it.
NJ Transit is telling passengers to prepare for delays and cancellations, especially to Manhattan, for the next month. Here are some alternatives if you have to travel to the city.
Zohran Mamdani has a chance to show how to tackle the problem.
One of the city’s most sought-after reservations, Wild Cherry, sits inside an old West Village playhouse where it winks at the past.
One in 10 buildings with rent-regulated apartments is losing money.
Neighbors have long referred to 1000 Ocean Avenue as “the scary house.” Now, the dilapidated Ditmas Park mansion is for sale.
In “Why I Am Not an Atheist,” Christopher Beha makes the case for faith.
Our education system is failing, but allotting funding by student and family preference, rather than by ZIP code, can help.
We want to hear from New Yorkers who rent driveways or have surprising parking garage arrangements.
This simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.
Beneath the Manhattan side of New York City’s most storied bridge lies acres of public land that was once fenced off and nearly forgotten. Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic and editor-at-large of Headway, tours the space, known by some as Gotham Park, with one of its champions to see how it’s being transformed.
But a rift has emerged among the union’s leaders as workers at four hospitals are back on the job, while a walkout persists at a fifth hospital.
The release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples through the worlds of business, politics and academia, including at Columbia, where he helped his girlfriend gain entry.
To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less.
Forecasters said snowfall totals of one to two inches were likely Sunday night, with isolated amounts of up to three inches across New York City, northeastern New Jersey and much of Long Island.
Learning about our family’s past can connect us to the turmoil and difference that have always been America’s story.
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.
Hidden under a built-in dresser in a former home in the East Village is a narrow crawlspace, which historians have recently linked to the Underground Railroad.
Astoria, first spotted in Queens last spring, is now a resident of Lower Manhattan, where three devoted women watch over her.
Postcards from the Lower East Side, a bodega cat takes a break and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
The medical examiner’s office is investigating the cause of death of Michelle Montgomery, 39, whose remains were found two weeks ago in a public housing building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.
Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats.
Police have said that Jabez Chakraborty wielded a knife as they responded to a 911 call. His family has disputed parts of the account, insisting their son was not a threat and needed help.
Dynamic SRG repeatedly, and apparently unsuccessfully, asked the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to donate to House races, Justice Department records show.
The menswear leader sketches over French fries, then dashes to the office to see one of his favorite models bring dozens of his looks to life.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, these women have forged a friendship while serving baskets of dumplings at a cavernous dim sum restaurant.
Eating a burger in front of a virtual companion comes with its challenges.
A Rothko, a Twombly and a Surrealist box with a Medici princess by Joseph Cornell are estimated to sell for $145 million.
Harold Holzer, an expert on Abraham Lincoln, is taking over the role of borough historian. He is looking ahead to some significant milestones this year.
It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has told organizers of the Feb. 25 rally that he is unlikely to attend because he does not want to antagonize Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Construction on the new Portal North Bridge is expected to disrupt commutes into Manhattan on NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak trains beginning on Sunday.
Louise Yeung relishes the intricacies of policy debates and the magic of rom-coms. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat and two snails.
Lawyers for Representative Nicole Malliotakis, Republican of New York, asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling that would redraw her district lines.
The police said they were seeking three men and one woman in connection with the shooting, which killed Christopher Redding, 16. Two other teenagers were injured.
Kevin Taylor, who ran the School Safety Division, received cash, luxury hotel lodging and a helicopter ride for promising to help steer city contracts to a Florida businessman, prosecutors said.
The new projects, expected to be announced on Friday, will reverse decisions made by the Adams administration, and help the new mayor fulfill his vow to make buses fast and free in New York.
Three destinations for shio pan, torched sweet potatoes and Hamburg steaks with the works.
Nadia Shihata was picked to run the Department of Investigation, an independent city agency that has been weakened in recent years.
The diocese, which also includes Queens, also said it would set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to settle accusations of child sexual abuse.
The man was shot in the neck inside the convenience store on Thursday morning, the police said. The 7-Eleven is about two blocks from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.
This week’s properties are in Sutton Place, Harlem and Flatbush.
The infant, who had not been vaccinated, was New York’s first case. Last year there were 20 cases.
I sometimes wish for a world where being a martial artist was just about the sport and not about saving our own lives.
A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees.
At Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals, health care workers ratified a deal to end the walkout, but nurses remain on the picket line at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
Kaif Gilani was fired from Brad Lander’s House campaign after his social media history, which included praise for Hamas and virulent attacks on the police, emerged.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City visited the State Capitol to press lawmakers for their cooperation in helping fund some of his initiatives.
The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.
Maria Antonia Cay, conocida como Toñita, dirige el Caribbean Social Club en Brooklyn, un popular lugar de reunión para los latinos. El espectáculo del medio tiempo la convirtió en estrella a sus 85 años.
Our latest batch of reviews includes the buzzy Cambodian spot, the Mediterranean favorite in Fort Greene and a remarkably well priced Thai fine-dining experience.
The mayor would need $700 million for teachers to reduce class sizes in line with a state mandate.
Artists have played a vital role in defining the American city only to be forced out when rents rise. A novel approach in San Francisco seeks to break the cycle.
Rachel Scott, the new designer of Proenza Schouler, wants to dress the city for the future — and for the world.
Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a smaller population in the spring.
A Times project commemorated centuries of history not by looking into the past, but by exploring the city’s future.
Police Officer Quran McPhatter slapped a handcuffed prisoner and threatened a man who complained about the officer’s driving, prosecutors said.
It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.
Lisa Gelobter, whose work helped shape the modern web, was also on the launch team at Hulu.
Double Knot New York goes all out with a sushi and robata grill, Dahla brings high-end Thai to the meatpacking district and more.
With the snow sticking around, New Yorkers have had to navigate new, temporary terrain.
The Museum of the City of New York will display a miniature New York built of balsa wood and Elmer’s glue. It has bridges, brownstones and One World Trade Center.
The president wants to change the public landscape to honor himself. It’s not the worst thing he’s done, but it will require fixing.
Noise is a pesky reality of urban life. But when the din becomes X-rated, neighbors can find themselves in an awkward spot.
The disruption stranded passengers in bitter cold. Amtrak restored service, but NJ Transit was operating reduced service out of New York Penn Station early Tuesday.
The fare card is dead. How much longer can these New York artists stretch a finite supply?
The former New York mayor paid a Conflicts of Interest Board fine for having City Hall employees assist in attacking former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations.
Molly Wasow Park, a holdover from the Eric Adams administration, said her resignation was unrelated to the recent wave of cold-related deaths in New York City.
As weekend temperatures fell into the single digits, New York City operated 65 warming centers where people could find cots, chairs and a respite from the cold.
Maria Antonia Cay, known as Toñita, runs a social club that for decades has helped Puerto Ricans feel at home in New York. The halftime show gave her a star turn at 85.
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas had ordered the funding for a $16 billion tunnel project restored last week, but on Monday granted a temporary stay after the federal government appealed her decision.
A tentative agreement was reached between the New York State Nurses Association and the Mount Sinai Health System and Montefiore Medical Center.
The singer is doing a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden this summer and fans across the U.S. have already made their travel plans.
Daira Jackson moved away from New York City when she was 8. When she returned nearly 40 years later, it was with her own family and to a new building in Inwood.
Revenues have increased for Goodwill NYNJ, which operates four stores in the five boroughs.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. A.R. Bernard are to be announced as co-heads of the Police Department’s chaplains’ unit.
The retiring congressman hopes his endorsement will carry Assemblyman Micah Lasher past a crowded primary field, including a Kennedy.
The judge denied a request for a mistrial and jurors heard from a woman who accused one of the brothers of filming her when she was a minor. The sex-trafficking trial resumes on Monday.
Andrew Farkas has repeatedly played down ties to Jeffrey Epstein. But they swapped business favors in the Virgin Islands, and in nearly 2,000 emails, the two expressed admiration for each other.
A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.
Punishing winds have combined with low temperatures to produce dangerously cold conditions across the Northeast. Forecasters say, though, that relief is on the horizon.
With the help of some of her nieces, the New York designer Anna Sui is steering her 45-year-old label into the future.
He’s most commonly recognized for his screen roles as a plotting hit man and an unlikely Lothario, but it’s his work as a playwright that shows more of his true self.
A little help up a Brooklyn hill in the rain, loose shoes in Gramercy and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Mr. Lutnick had claimed to have distanced himself from Jeffrey Epstein even before the disgraced financier was convicted of a sex crime in Florida.
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.
The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.
Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.
For now, Molly Culver is dipping into her savings to stay afloat. She has accepted the financial trade-offs that come with running a business she loves.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
The criticism from the former head of the Office to Combat Antisemitism, Moshe Davis, reflects the social and political divide among Jewish New Yorkers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Ice has clogged the East River, suspending NYC Ferry service for thousands of commuters. More cold and snow is expected this weekend.
Erik Duran was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, making him the first New York City police officer to be found guilty of killing a civilian while on duty in a decade.
The driver is accused of leaving the scene after the collision and faces misdemeanor charges.
The laws aim to force oil companies to help pay for damage from global warming. Industry is gearing up for state-by-state battles.
Nearly all of the work was scheduled to stop on Friday unless federal officials agreed to restore funding that had been halted last year or a court ordered them to.
The White House seems to be mining the Coolidge era for inspiration. But America is not the country it was in 1924.
Ronald Hicks, the new leader of the Archdiocese of New York, introduced himself to the region’s more than 2.5 million Catholics.
On the eve of his installation, Bishop Ronald A. Hicks led a Vespers prayer service, conscious of the weight of representing more than 2.5 million Catholics.
The state is the first in the United States to require paid leave for prenatal care. While some women are using the time off for medical appointments, others don’t know that it’s available.
Zohran Mamdani’s ascension to mayor has given Muslim organizers and faith leaders the impetus to insert themselves into more formal political alliances and networks.
Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway.
The brothers claim four security guards beat and detained them during a protest in August 2025 outside Egypt’s mission to the United Nations.
This week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Keith Haring’s rollicking murals, John Duff’s gritty inventiveness and a group show focused on the human body.
And for some reason the best ones are in Brooklyn. Apologies to the other boroughs.
Watching the dazzling Randolph sisters now offers important lessons — and delightful entertainment.
As head of the New York Foundation for the Arts, he oversaw almost $23 million in grants and helped bring arts education to struggling schools.
A fast-moving storm this weekend could drop new snow on the grimy piles that have accumulated across the city. Bitter cold will follow.
A 34-year-old Staten Island woman has been arrested and charged with hate crimes in connection with attacks that happened in a span of 11 minutes.
A longtime Manhattan renter, now a first-time buyer, looked for a one-bedroom close to Central Park for less than $1 million. Here’s what she found.