A judge had demanded an explanation for why Justice Department officials were publicly expressing views on Luigi Mangione’s guilt in the killing of a health insurance executive.
A New York police detective, he used his knowledge of the killer’s handwriting — and a lucky twist — to solve a confounding case.
He became one of the country’s best-known criminal defense lawyers after winning acquittals in three cases that spawned a new nickname for Mr. Gotti: “the Teflon Don.”
Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, held a campaign event on a bus that crawled across Midtown Manhattan to highlight a signature proposal.
John Chell, New York City’s top uniformed police officer, is leaving as Mayor Eric Adams’s term is soon to expire and uncertainty looms at the Police Department.
As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception.
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.
The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.
Public parks are vital for children’s health.
The New England cottontail is a vulnerable species. The zoo is doing its best to breed more of them.
People gathered in remembrance of hostages held by Hamas and in protest of Israel’s destructive campaign in Gaza as negotiators discussed a possible agreement to end the war.
Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo planned to attend events marking the anniversary of the Hamas attacks and honoring the victims.
Anthony Casey was found unresponsive at his home in Brownsville on Friday. New York City’s chief medical examiner determined that he had died because of blows to his torso.
Also: how the election in New York City is influencing other contests nationwide, and some movie advice from Andrew Cuomo.
The restaurant, a collaboration between the movie studio and the Frenchette chefs, is in a 100-year-old West Village theater.
He led his parents’ appetizing store, Zabar’s, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.
The former Yankees center fielder has played the guitar since he was a teenager. Now he’s appearing in concert.
Being mayor of New York City is one of the toughest jobs in politics. One glimpse of how Zohran Mamdani may seek to do it is whom he’s talking to.
Xinyue Lou is accused of funneling foreign campaign donations to President Trump’s campaign. The president has said the justice system has been used against him and his supporters.
There has been little evidence that Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to end his re-election bid has had a major effect on Andrew Cuomo’s bid to attract donors or voters.
A travel reporter investigated a hotel chain that had filed for bankruptcy — and when the guests showed up, he was the one who told them there was no room at this inn.
Críticos advierten que los paseos por el parque se han vuelto cada vez más caóticos a medida que los ciclistas de bicicletas eléctricas circulan a gran velocidad.
A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant.
Using found footage and toying with dimensions (2-D could seem like dazzling 3-D), he sought to explode cinema’s traditional boundaries.
The decision by Mr. Adams, a lame-duck mayor, to spend nearly a week of his remaining time in office visiting the Balkan nation raised eyebrows back in New York.
Think you know the landmarks, legends and lore of the city that never stops reinventing itself? See how well you measure up.
Proposed towers in Greenwich Village and on the Upper West Side have generated opposition. A tower on West 66th Street would be about 1,200 feet tall.
Mr. Mamdani’s signature plans aim to make New York City more affordable. Here’s how he intends to pay for them and why they could be difficult to implement.
When it came to using her life in her work, the artist Lee Lozano went about as far as a person can go.
Dismissing candidates like Zohran Mamdani simply because of their youth is no longer viable. Millennial and Gen Z Americans will only gain more political influence.
Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build an Amazon warehouse in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support.
The city’s millions of residents are crammed together, competing for space to live, play, work and rest.
Passing a baton in an urban relay race, some familiar footwear and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
The teenagers, found unconscious on the roof of a train in Brooklyn, appear to be the latest casualties of a popular and deadly game.
A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant opposition.
The Fort Lauderdale museum, one of the country’s oldest L.G.B.T.Q. institutions, is looking to its rich archives for lessons in how to survive a crisis. Here’s a look inside its collection.
Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022.
Critics say the park’s drives have become increasingly chaotic as e-bike riders move through at high speeds.
Suzette Noble wakes up to the sound of airplanes taking off, then makes time for her children and cheesecake as she strolls around the airport all day.
Sanford Solny, a real estate investor charged with stealing properties in New York, was jailed this week for violating his probation.
As the New York City mayor’s race enters its final phase, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo hopes to capitalize on Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to end his campaign.
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
The Democratic front-runner for mayor of New York said that “these are the actions of one who is cruel to this city.”
André De Shields does Molière, Romy and Michele take the stage and Bat Boy makes his return just in time for Halloween.
The Longest Table in Chelsea is an annual potluck that attracts hundreds and creates a sense of community, participants say.
“It feels like a little house,” said Mr. Rannells, whose acting credits include the TV series “Girls” and Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.”
Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out living arrangements that are increasingly catering to niche interests.
The Iraqi-born artist Hayv Kahraman explores displacement from Baghdad and Altadena in her New York show, “Ghost Fires.”
Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out the city’s gifted program for kindergarten students if elected, a proposal that drew intense criticism and praise.
The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more children than ever living in temporary housing. They face dismal outcomes.
A class-action lawsuit, spurred by an investigative series in The Times, came to a close, having helped thousands of mentally ill residents of adult homes.
En Bruselas, una de las tres regiones semiautónomas de Bélgica, la política municipal y el poder urbano se tambalean.
Two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States were still moving forward this week despite the battles over a government shutdown surrounding them.
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are now all running television ads in the critical race for New York City mayor, hoping to sway voters with less than five weeks to go.
This week in Newly Reviewed, Will Heinrich covers Zoe Leonard’s armor, explosive paintings from Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Max Schumann’s paper bag art and Ed Bereal’s skeletal demon.
Great patties are even more abundant than before in the historically Caribbean heart of the city’s most populous borough.
The Statue of Liberty could close, and other Park Service sites already have. Officials worried tourists would stay home.
This week’s properties are in Murray Hill, Sutton Place and Park Slope.
At a Climate Forward event, David Wallace-Wells explores why global momentum on climate action is faltering, even as clean energy technology rapidly advances.
Marvel’s White Tiger, frog sorcery, Indigenous tales and more are in “¡Wepa!,” coming to New York Public Library, spotlighting work by or about the island.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools.
Brussels is nearing the end of its experiment in urban autonomy.
Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.
Footage showed bar patrons crawling for cover amid gang-related violence in August that killed three people. Elijah Roy, 25, is accused of assault in aid of racketeering.
The partial collapse of the public housing building in the Bronx followed an explosion in a ventilation shaft connected to the boiler room.
The federal building in Lower Manhattan known as 26 Federal Plaza has become a national flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
A public housing building in the Bronx partly collapsed on Wednesday, officials said. No injuries were reported.
New York Democrats, led by Gov. Kathy Hochul, warned of the damage the government shutdown could cause across the state and blamed Republicans.
Not exactly, but to the thousands of Boston fans who attended the first game of the Wild Card series at Yankee Stadium, it was a welcome reason to root against the home team.
The transportation secretary said previously awarded funds for two major projects, the expansion of the Second Avenue subway and the construction of train tunnels under the Hudson River, would not be distributed.
Fire officials said an incinerator shaft in a building on Alexander Avenue had fallen in after reports of an explosion. There were no reports of injuries.
The state is sending out “inflation refund” checks of up to $400. Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed the program.
Larry Bell, pioneer of West Coast Minimalism, installs his glass sculptures in a Manhattan park, letting passers-by see the city anew.
Jon Stewart, Atsuko Okatsuka and Pete Davidson are just three stars making us laugh this month, while cosplayers and fans assemble for the ultimate geek fest.
Cultural figures, including the authors Gary Shteyngart and Jacqueline Woodson, the actors Ilana Glazer and Leslie Odom Jr., and the Guggenheim curator Naomi Beckwith, share their visions for 2050.
New York Road Runners races that used to take months to sell out are now filling up in days. Some races have been in such high demand that the sign-up queues crashed the website.
A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether noncitizens subject to deportation have the right to challenge their detentions using one of the oldest legal precepts.
A Turkish journalist was taken away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital after U.S. agents shoved another journalist.
The fare increase to $3, up from $2.90, will take effect in January, after the city’s transit system ends sales of the MetroCard. Other fares and tolls will also rise.
Plus, what elected officials from across the country have to say about the race.
Miru opens above City Winery on Pier 57, Bar Lumière finally sees the light of day and more restaurant news.
The Hard Rock at Metropolitan Park is the fourth and final entrant to advance. Up to three licenses will be awarded by the end of the year.
With its print catalog, Outline in Brooklyn is adopting a new (old) way to shop.
With Eric Adams’s exit, a Mamdani win still looks likely. But in New York, anything can happen.
The front-runner for New York mayor is leveraging his lifelong love of eating to inform his policy plans and spread his message.
In “Gotham at War,” Mike Wallace shows how the American fight against the Nazis started years before World War II, in the Big Apple.
A real estate editor assigned a reporter a quirky story on a colorful home in Queens. Then a criminal case turned up.
City regulators are focusing on potential fund-raising irregularities that could result in the clawback of $10 million from Mr. Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.
One person was charged with a hate crime in connection with a social media post that referred to The Times’s executive editor, Joseph Kahn.
His temperate approach was in sharp contrast to his more combative predecessor, but he continued to pursue corrupt unions and financiers.
At an afternoon news conference or a late-night talk show, it has been almost impossible to predict what New York City’s mayor might say next.
Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa hit the campaign trail on Monday after Eric Adams left the race, while Andrew Cuomo called donors.
Eric Adams is just the second Black mayor elected in New York City, and his downfall has been painful for many who supported him.
Abraham Chabon was arrested after a woman accused him of choking and hitting her while sexually assaulting her. He still faces a count of strangulation, and a prosecutor said that the investigation continues.
If Bally’s Bronx is awarded a license, it will have to pay $115 million to the Trump Organization, which operated a golf course on the site.
We explore the president’s new tough-on-crime tactics and how they’re working.
Plus, the next Super Bowl halftime show act is revealed.
Eric Adams started with strong support among Black and working-class voters. By the time he dropped out, his re-election effort was polling below 10 percent.
The mayor announced his decision in a video from Gracie Mansion. He dropped a planned negative reference to Andrew Cuomo.
A blistering assault on economic elites, a moderate stance on cultural issues and a rejection of politics as usual. That’s how to remake the Democratic Party.
Mr. Adams has suspended his re-election campaign, becoming the first mayor of New York City to fail to win a second term since David N. Dinkins.
The community of those who love biking in the city keeps growing.
Mr. Adams served in the New York State Senate and as Brooklyn borough president before becoming mayor of New York City in 2022. Ethical questions have followed him along the way.
Mayor Eric Adams announced his exit from the mayoral race after his campaign faced repeated scandals and low polling numbers.
The quotable, luxury-loving, perpetually mysterious mayor took New Yorkers on a wild and unpredictable ride.
Mayor Adams’s campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.
His client was 6 years old when her father savagely beat her during a visitation. Her mother had warned police that he was dangerous, but they ignored her.
Andrew Cuomo appears to be the wealthiest. Eric Adams faces legal bills. Zohran Mamdani owns land near the Nile. Curtis Sliwa splurges on his cats.
Finding patterns in the West Side streets, a doorman’s routine and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
The actor fits in tennis with his son, a writing session and lots of dancing before performing his new show at the Public Theater.
Mayor Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani had starkly different responses to the Israeli prime minister’s visit to the U.N., which drew thousands of protesters.
“Dudamel is our Bernstein,” Mr. Baldwin said at the New York Philharmonic’s opening night gala on Thursday.
Shane Tamura, a former high school football player, shot himself and left behind a note that said his motive was anger at the N.F.L.
Several super PACs that oppose Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for mayor of New York City have banded together to coordinate attack ads.
The Department of Homeland Security said it was investigating an officer’s action during an altercation at a New York City immigration courthouse.
Demonstrators gathered early on Friday in Times Square before making their way across town to the United Nations building.
The Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy training vessel, is expected to leave New York after four months in a Staten Island shipyard.
From now to the end of October, spooky season takes hold in the five boroughs and beyond with parades, horror films and celebrations of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 50.
The tentative deal comes on top of nearly $6 billion in government aid that already benefited the firm, Related Companies, when the first phase was built.
In a scene caught on video, the woman and a young girl were clinging to a man who was being detained. Agents pulled their hair, then one shoved the woman after she touched his chest.
Her 26-year tenure transformed a curatorial experiment into a global institution. She will depart in April, after a building expansion doubling the museum’s space.
Investigators said the teacher had disseminated the material, some of which included children under 12, for at least a year.
What to expect (and avoid) at the new spinoffs from the Four Horsemen, Yellow Rose and Ernesto’s.
The musician, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, has had serial entanglements with the law. A prosecutor said that he had concerns about Mr. Hernandez’s impulse control.
A Department of Correction investigator improperly provided information to federal agents about two immigrants, a city watchdog agency found.
The Empire City Casino is the first applicant to be approved by its local advisory committee after all three Manhattan proposals were eliminated.
The federal Education Department accused New York, Chicago and Fairfax, Va., of discrimination and said it would pull federal funds from their magnet schools.
The first U.S. survey of the Cuban American artist’s films, photographs and installations explore her critical take on political culture.
Costs of staging musicals are rising, and ticket prices have not kept pace. It’s a tough climate for investors in Broadway musicals.
This week’s properties are in Morningside Heights, Turtle Bay and Downtown Brooklyn.
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who is running for mayor of New York City as an independent, visited The New York Times for an interview.
Zohran Mamdani’s upstart campaign for mayor of New York City is inspiring the growing South Asian community to be more active in politics.
The conversation came two days after Ms. Harris, the former vice president, gave a muted endorsement to Mr. Mamdani’s bid for mayor of New York City.
A driver hit the woman and her husband, tourists from Germany, near Bryant Park on Wednesday afternoon. Her husband, 55, was injured, the police said.
Known for her vast sonic palette, she made her mark playing with the saxophone master Lou Donaldson and also had a prolific solo career.
They echoed the president’s characterization of Mr. Mangione, even though the judge had warned of endangering a fair trial.
Tabitha Bundrick was arraigned on murder charges in a Manhattan court. Hers is one of several recent cases in which victims were drugged and then robbed, with fatal consequences.
A future senator from New York marked changes on the document, which Christie’s plans to sell at auction early next year.
In fashion, film and beyond, restrooms have become sites of creative inspiration.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.
Though Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, has seen an exodus of Black residents over the past 15 years, one woman hopes to create a beacon for her community.
The French head of state experienced a frustration that many New Yorkers know all too well. He got stuck during the U.N. General Assembly.
The “Couples Therapy” star and longtime Brooklynite answers the first-ever Where to Eat questionnaire.
The original FOOD opened in 1971 with art world names like Donald Judd contributing to the menu. The artist Lucien Smith is trying to recreate it.
As the U.N. General Assembly met in New York, the Trump administration forbade the Iranian delegation from shopping at discount wholesalers, an apparent bid to inflame Iranian public opinion.
Norma Nazario didn’t understand what had motivated her 15-year-old son to subway surf. Then she found his phone.
The police swarmed a cluster of anti-Trump protesters ahead of the president’s address to diplomats and world leaders on Tuesday morning.
Some workers who came to New York on J-1 visas, hoping for job training and a taste of America, said their employers had exploited and abused them.
The number of misconduct reports to a watchdog agency increased 60 percent under Mayor Eric Adams and last year were the highest in a decade, according to a city report.
Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.