A knot of problems with Amazon’s system for handling paid and unpaid leaves has led to devastating consequences for workers.
The New York City Center festival presented exceptional works by Alexei Ratmansky and Ayodele Casel, including a captivating premiere.
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.
The willingness of some workers to give up their livelihoods helps explain the country’s struggle to contain the pandemic.
A snack on a downtown bus, a solo trip to Manhattan and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
The vegan, meditating ex-police officer is on the cusp of becoming New York’s new mayor. Which version of him would show up at City Hall?
The Polo Bar reopens in Manhattan, and the 82-year-old designer has no plans to slow down.
The actor, who is Christian, said in an interview he was let go because of his religious beliefs. The show’s producers declined to comment.
American Ballet Theater returns to Lincoln Center with its full-length production — and with it, a breakthrough performance by Skylar Brandt.
Una novedosa empresa en Brooklyn ofrece un servicio con una tinta que desaparece en 15 meses o menos. Algunos creen que es una derrota para el arte en la piel.
Nine days of early voting begin tomorrow in New York City.
Byron Lewis knew there was an untapped market for Black storytelling. But it took years for the rest of the country to believe him.
The newly opened Museum at The Times, on the 15th floor of the Times Building in New York, is filled with curios and artifacts that date back 170 years.
The “Insecure” actor goes on a walking tour of his adopted neighborhood.
Karina Yan Glaser’s home in Harlem is full of children, books, plants and animals (just the way she likes it).
Grace Congregational Church wants to stay afloat by redeveloping its building, but a new historic district aimed at protecting Black culture now stands in its way.
The famous teahouse is celebrating its 20th anniversary. But its owners, exhausted from the pandemic, are exploring selling the family business.
Princess Francois and Andy Estevez, both educators, had each resigned themselves to romantic disappointment — until they met four years ago.
Breon S. Peace, who went to high school in Crown Heights, is taking over as top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn at a precarious moment.
In her quest to run all six major marathons in this closely packed fall season, Flanagan will run Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday.
He followed in the footsteps of his architect father, Morris, with glitzy landmarks in Times Square, Las Vegas and Atlantic City, where Donald Trump was a client.
This gem of a museum in Upper Manhattan has reopened with an operatic eye-filler of religious sculptures we’re just learning to appreciate.
The Village Halloween Parade is back. Haunted houses have reopened. And we’ve rounded up movies that are not-so scary or are downright horrifying.
This week’s properties are in Greenpoint, Jackson Heights and Inwood.
This week’s properties are in Greenpoint, Jackson Heights and Inwood.
Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa spar in the first mayoral debate.
The organizers say they will have enough signatures by Monday to file for an election with the National Labor Relations Board. The company is pushing back.
Complaints about commercial helicopters have soared in the last year, as the pandemic changed the rhythms of New York City and the people who live there.
Both of the major-party candidates for New York City mayor, Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa, said they supported continuing the gifted and talented program in city schools, but with some changes.
Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa traded attacks over past lies, a Brooklyn apartment and “buffoonery” on the debate stage.
Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and Curtis Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed on vaccine mandates and congestion pricing.
A $2.1 billion fund for undocumented workers runs out, and an ad campaign for tourists begins.
The city’s tourism marketing agency is starting a campaign in several countries to attract visitors after the long pandemic lockout.
Eric Adams, the borough president of Brooklyn, will face Curtis Sliwa, a founder of the Guardian Angels and a radio host, for an hour on Wednesday night.
The former president was deposed as part of a lawsuit accusing his security guards of roughing up protesters in 2015.
The Board of Health passed a resolution directing the Health Department to work toward a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic.
Following a debate over Mr. Jefferson’s legacy as a slaveholder, city officials voted unanimously to take down a statue of the nation’s third president in New York City Council chambers at City Hall, but delayed a decision on where it would be relocated.
Attendance rates for students living in shelters fell to just 73 percent in the first few weeks of the new school year, compared with around 90 percent for all students.
Italian from the team behind Anassa Taverna, a Queens expansion for Pig Beach, and more restaurant news.
Seeing theater these days can involve waiting in lines to show proof of vaccination and getting rapid coronavirus tests for young children. Many fans seem undeterred.
New York's taxi industry has been decimated by multiple economic crises. Drivers say the city's response is woefully inadequate.
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.
Across three presidencies, he served as America’s top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser.
The positivity rate among students is 0.25 percent — well below the city’s overall rate — but experts believe the city should do more testing.
Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary of state and national security adviser, died on Monday.
The Guggenheim will show the work of the conceptual artist who probes questions of identity.
A demand for aid has depleted the Excluded Workers Fund in New York, and thousands of those who qualify could miss out on payments.
The man tried to hang himself in a holding pen in Manhattan Criminal Court after he was ordered held on a $15,000 cash bond in an assault case.
Acme Smoked Fish in Brooklyn uses shichimi togarashi in this new offering.
The 19th-century depiction of Jefferson is on track to be removed from the City Council’s chamber after a push by its members.
There’s a new way to take in the skyline. For Kenzo Digital, a lifelong New Yorker who designed its dreamlike interior, the city was his muse.
In a corner of Queens, a fivefold increase in Asian residents since 2010 is transforming the area’s restaurants, housing and politics.
After a debate over Jefferson’s legacy and his history as a slaveholder, city officials delayed deciding on where to display the statue.
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.
A Waldorf regular looks back, an iced coffee in a precarious spot and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
For half a century, she has taken the things we know best — our bodies, our rituals, our nation — and shown us how strange they really are.
Viewed by some as gentrifiers, the Nets finally may have the starpower to win a championship and loosen the grip the city’s other N.B.A. team has on the region.
Mandates have prompted a surge in vaccinations among those who had held out. Some report feeling relief; others, anguish and resentment.
The man who died contracted the coronavirus while awaiting trial on weapons charges after being unable to post $100,000 bail, his lawyer said.
Eric Adams, New York City’s likely next mayor, rebuked Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to scrap the current system as he prepares to leave office.
In the early 20th century, the building became a meeting place for many of the writers, artists, actors and activists who defined a new and vibrant Black culture.
A construction boom could bring more than 5,000 rental apartments to some 20 development projects in the neighborhood over the next couple of years.
New York City is giving every public school kindergartner $100 in a college savings account.
When she’s not onstage, she’s often at her bedroom window, taking in Brooklyn’s wildlife.
Department stores have failed; co-working spaces have foundered. Does combining the two make sense?
Zohra Saed, who teaches at the City University of New York, has rallied the literary community to help another poet and his family get to safety.
Selections from the current Weekend section, including a review of “Succession.”
Luchiano Lewis admitted to taking part in the 2019 attack in which Ms. Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student, was stabbed to death in Morningside Park.
This mixed-nuts dance series returned with a whiplash-inducing program of Streb Extreme Action, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham and the Verdon Fosse Legacy.
In the last five years, at least five new dry stores that sell alcohol-free wines, craft beers and bottled drinks have opened in New York City.
The deplorable conditions at the New York prison complex. Also: The joy of audiobooks; airline vaccine mandates; Bond, James Bond.
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, these celebrations of human-animal bonds are screening in Manhattan and beyond.
Eric Adams, who is likely to be the next mayor, has kept a light public schedule lately, even though Election Day is approaching.
The N.B.A. star, who is set to make $40 million this year, said he opposes vaccine mandates, saying nobody should be “forced” to do it.
Christian Rosa is accused in a federal indictment of scheming to defraud art buyers through the sale of four pieces purportedly by Mr. Pettibon.
The officer, whom a police official identified as Yvonne Wu, also shot and wounded her girlfriend, the police said.
Was Lev Parnas a businessman who cared about energy independence and marijuana legalization? Or a conniver who flouted campaign finance laws?
David Salle’s “Tree of Life”; Michael Assiff’s “Volunteer Flowers”; a collective’s post-prison crusade; and 23 artists highlight Iran’s dynamic contemporary art scene.
Have a story for us? Here’s how to send it.
Bike robbers have been targeting food delivery workers in New York City. Now many of the workers are forming watch groups to protect one another.
She overcame bias against women in science and personal tragedy to perform groundbreaking work. She earned recognition for her achievements last year.
Mr. Adams, the likely next mayor of New York City, has kept a light public campaign schedule in recent weeks, allowing him to raise funds and plan a new administration.
Margaret Garnett, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Investigation, will resign Nov. 10 to become the No. 2 official at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office.
New York City may overhaul its elementary admissions to the selective track.
The owner of a longtime Manhattan gallery said in court that while some customers thought they were buying ancient items, they were actually modern knockoffs, just made to look old.
Tired, perhaps, of the familiar glass buildings around New York City, developers are getting creative with custom-designed brickwork.
After several years of all things simple being the height of fashion, there is a pleasure to be found in the messy eccentricities of individualistic, pre-owned items.
Born out of the American civil rights movement, Black artists’ coalitions thrived in the 1960s and ’70s. Now, a new generation is discovering their power.
The artist’s approach to the Black female form is rich with pleasure, but also looks beyond it.
Katrina Brownlee was abused, shot and left for dead. Told she’d never walk again, she went on to have a 20-year career with the N.Y.P.D.
The devastation wrought by Ida underscored the need for a better way to legalize basement homes. But one woman’s experience shows the difficulties of finding a solution.
The New Jersey governor’s race is a test for mask and vaccine mandates. New York’s governor, who has expanded mandates, leads her likely primary opponents in a poll.
Gov. Kathy Hochul had asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to put the project on hold and review alternatives.
Here are some of my most memorable photos from the past three decades, and the stories behind them.
The Portuguese artist and psychoanalyst examines postcolonial trauma in her U.S. debut in Brooklyn. The stakes are universal, she says.
A return for Barbuto, South Indian specialties in the West Village, and more restaurant news.
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.
The debate over gifted-and-talented programs. Also: Moderna's chairman responds; "illiberal democracy" in Hungary - and the U.S.?
The number of activities available to the unvaccinated is shrinking, and the pressure to get shots is growing.
Robbers are targeting food delivery workers in New York City, so many are forming watch groups to protect one another.
As we continue to spend more time at home, we can turn to experts for everything from decluttering to choosing houseplants or even custom-made scents for each room.
The owners of Sona and Attaboy have teamed up to revive this retro jewel-box bar in NoHo.
The Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx on July 14, 1970. Their demand? Accessible, quality health care for all.
On July 14, 1970, members of the Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Among their demands? Accessible, quality health care for all.
A surge in electric-powered mobility devices during the pandemic is likely to last.
Maneuvering over the debt; Indigenous Peoples' Day; China's economy; border crisis; a course in the Beatles; a quieter SoHo; advice, wanted or not.
Hospital staff members looked the other way while Ricardo Cruciani addicted vulnerable women to pain medications and assaulted them, according to a new lawsuit.
A surge in electric-powered mobility devices during the pandemic is likely to become a lasting feature, transforming the New York City streetscape.
Taming the junglelike garden in Brooklyn has given her purpose — and a place to entertain.
The jail complex is overrun by lawlessness, and the detainees are in control, a New York Times investigation found.
With a staffing emergency disrupting the basic functions of the jail system, detainees have had free rein inside.
Maria Ambrocio, 58, who worked through the pandemic in a New Jersey hospital, was knocked down by a man who was fleeing after snatching a cellphone, the police said.
The choreographer Richard Move’s new work, partly inspired by Japanese, Indian and Greek mythology, wends its way across Governors Island.
A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the authorities determined that there was “no criminality” involved in the landing.
Rucker Park in Harlem has been a proving ground for amateurs and professionals for generations. “We don’t come there giving you roses,” one player said. “You got to earn it.”
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.
The improbable tale of how a unique instrument went missing in 1982 and ended up in a pawnshop a few miles from where it was lost.
An invisible voice on the Q, a special delivery in the rain and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
A flight from Indianapolis declared an emergency and landed after a passenger acted suspiciously, officials said.
More than 80 percent of adults in New York City have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but there are significant racial disparities in the vaccination rate.
On Wednesday, a Queens man climbed into a tree near his home to avoid the police. On Friday, he finally came down.
Chuck’s Vintage on Melrose has relocated to East 91st Street. I visited the store to find out why.
Fans are coming up with creative ideas to incorporate masks into their cosplay as in-person gatherings resume, with restrictions.
Under a bill passed by the City Council, the mayor is required to create a plan to deal with the wide-ranging threats of climate change, from flooding to extreme heat.
In the wake of an election, pandemic, protest movement, extreme climate and rising debt ceilings, MoMA PS1 comes back with a cautious display of art.
Born Barrie Bates in New Zealand, he became Billy Apple in London, embarking on a long career that marched through art explorations, from Pop to conceptual to self-branding.
The Off Off Broadway theater, which ended programs for emerging artists in December, will return next year with a model that centers the work of underrepresented artists.
This week’s properties are in Midtown Manhattan, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Murray Hill, Queens.
This week’s properties are in Midtown Manhattan, Murray Hill, Queens, and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
The San Francisco artists blazed trails in the ’60s and ’70s that converge at Paula Cooper.
A city investigation criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio’s political and personal usage of his security detail, including for trips during his presidential campaign and to transport his children.
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.
Damian Williams, an unassuming figure with stellar credentials, is now the most powerful federal law enforcement official in Manhattan.
Catching up with Penny Abeywardena, who has been at the helm of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs since 2014.
Three Texas tourists were arraigned on assault and harassment charges, weeks after an altercation at an Upper West Side restaurant drew widespread attention.
The characters he plays are “a departure from how people perceive” them. He’s testing perceptions again as one of the famous banking brothers in “The Lehman Trilogy.”
A battle over academic freedom at Yale. Also: Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona; hazing and assault on campus; bike chaos in New York; Messi's goal.
Critical race theory battles hit libraries.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed allies who worked on his past campaigns to head New York City agencies, despite their having little relevant experience.
A new book pays tribute to the vanished magic of Flipper’s, a storied if short-lived 1970s skate palace.
The economic crisis caused by the pandemic has placed the city’s housing woes in stark relief. But one group of Brooklyn tenants has been fighting back.
A run for higher office by New York City’s mayor might be viewed skeptically across the state, but he says he wants to remain in public life.
One of the two, Damian Williams, will be the first Black person to lead the powerful U.S. attorney’s office for New York’s Southern District.
His aggressive agenda as a pastor and civic leader in Brownsville and Bushwick laid the groundwork for a remarkable recovery.
The dealer, Nancy Wiener, acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to cover for the murky histories of some items she sold.
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School opened its doors in September in the Bronx with an unusual focus for a charter school: career paths related to the game.
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.
A postal worker’s son, he rose from financial adviser trainee to chairman of one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions, expanding it overseas.
In the East Village, a new contender stands out with subtle Shanghainese cooking.
Shaoxing wine and other nuances ripple through the cooking at CheLi.