Our aim should be to make permanent housing, not shelters, the default.
At a gala in New York, the orchestra recognized two of his daughters, who are underwriting a scholarship to its academy.
For 60 years, Charles FitzGerald has helped make the East Village an emblem of New York City’s counterculture.
For Lena Hall, a musical actress, and Charlene Kaye, a “musician comedian,” Labiahead is more than a side hustle. It offers a space for female rockers to connect.
One of the men recorded a live-streamed video as the other made racist and sexual comments during the incident in Manhattan, the police said.
Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.
Over 4,800 parents waited at least a year for a decision from the state after challenging their listing on a database for people who have mistreated or abused children from 2020 through mid-2025.
Three New York City banyas where you can squeeze in a great meal with a great sweat.
He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House on Thursday was unannounced. The topics he planned to discuss with President Trump were not immediately clear.
Days after taking office, the mayor announced the hearings, an opportunity to hear tenants’ complaints about abusive landlords and poor housing conditions.
Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.
The incident, which began as a playful event, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.
Seeking to put down roots in their community, a pair of newlyweds searched the co-ops of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. Here’s what they found.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been given a bevy of nicknames by New York City’s tabloid newspapers and political class. Which will stick?
This harsh winter, some New Yorkers found refuge at Sauna Fest in Domino Park in Brooklyn, with curated sweat sessions led by towel-swinging sauna masters.
This week’s properties are in Gramercy Park, Morningside Heights and on City Island.
In two recent incidents, teenagers drove trains briefly, and in one case drove a G train into another train. A 14-year-old was arrested in that episode.
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school” when a student objected to the possible closure of a middle school. The remark was assailed as racist.
Busloads of New Yorkers flooded the State Capitol to press state leaders to raise taxes on corporations and high earners to help fund various initiatives.
The New York transportation authority said it would sue the Trump administration if it did not release more than $58 million in already-awarded funding by next week.
Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited fixes and improvements to local streets.
Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.
When the snow melts, it brings a new hassle as the pavement freezes and expands. The Sanitation Department will be on pothole patrol in the spring.
Indigenous peoples, interspecies friendships, space travel and a history-making young paleontologist are on the bill for this annual event.
As the forecast rapidly worsened, Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged his staff to implement new policies and emphasized the need to communicate aggressively about the snow.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani selected Erin Dalton, a public official in the Pittsburgh area, to head New York City’s Department of Social Services.
When Malibu Diner in Chelsea shut down on Sunday night, it ended a unique breakfast program for older people in the city.
Dozens of people gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on Monday for a snowball fight. The event turned chaotic when the police, who were called to control the crowd, arrived at the scene and were pelted with snowballs.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers had been attacked at Washington Square Park. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the episode looked like a snowball fight, not a crime.
Lumo Ombro takes the all-day route, the Eighth serves cocktails in a plush lounge and more restaurant news.
Joseph Lynskey was determined to overcome his fear and reclaim his life as a New Yorker who enjoys the city in full. On Tuesday, he filed a lawsuit against the city and the M.T.A.
At the storm’s peak, well over half a million homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power.
New Yorkers shoveled, plowed, played and hunkered down as snow piled up across the city.
Public schools and Broadway shows will be open, but transit and flight disruptions could linger.
Many of New York City’s wealthy and well-connected power players find themselves in an unfamiliar place: the wilderness.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York had lobbied for his preferred candidate, Claire Valdez. But the party backed Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president.
Some service in and around New York City may remain suspended on Tuesday, and most trains and buses that are running will be subject to delays or limited schedules.
Record-breaking amounts of snow fell in many parts of the region, blanketing the area with snow in the second large storm of the year.
On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned nearly all traffic from the streets. Among the exceptions were emergency vehicles and electric delivery bikes.
Despite the snowstorm battering the New York area, workers whose jobs require them to show up in person found ways to attend to their duties.
There’s a huge political opportunity for the party that can stand up for human beings in the face of A.I.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.
Across the five boroughs, New Yorkers sledded and frolicked, but the best moments were when the city stood still.
The Mamdani administration is enforcing rules that require food and yard scraps to be separated, with fines ranging from $25 to $300.
Satellite images show the wide footprint of this storm, and explain why the snow fell where it did.
The department has 2,600 workers tasked to snow duty in 12-hour shifts. New Yorkers can track plowing progress on an app.
Subways, trains and buses are canceled or severely delayed from New Jersey to Massachusetts as the blizzard makes its way across the East Coast.
The need to push back against a core Democratic Party constituency.
The expected blizzard has shut down schools, libraries and courthouses, and led to restrictions on public transportation and the use of roads.
His “Baile Inolvidable” has sparked a surge of interest in salsa dancing and brought in a younger generation. “It’s been positively contagious,” a teacher said.
The storm is moving across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Parts of New England and the New York City region could receive up to 18 inches.
A professor at Hunter College has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world.
By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who died on Saturday, crafted an everlasting image.
The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.
A student objected to the potential closure of her New York City middle school. The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school.” The comment was assailed as racist.
Other transit agencies, including the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North, were adjusting their schedules starting Sunday evening because of the winter storm.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that no remote classes would be held. The last official snow day in the city’s schools was in March 2019.
This week’s storm, which is expected to bring 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, has prompted the first blizzard warning issued for the city since 2017.
“A lot of interesting things happening in the city involve how people get around,” said Stefanos Chen, a Metro reporter and lifelong bus aficionado.
The storm was expected to hit much of the Northeast and coastal Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, and could bring at least 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, according to the National Weather Service.
A rough first take in SoHo, a triple bill at the Fillmore East and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Trombonista, cantante, director de orquesta, compositor y arreglista, colaboró con Rubén Blades en “Siembra”, un disco que se convirtió en uno de los álbumes de salsa más vendidos de todos los tiempos.
Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
The blizzard warnings are the first since 2017 for New York City, which is expected to get up to 18 inches of snow, or more.
Rama Duwaji tiene que representarse a sí misma y sus valores como artista, y al mismo tiempo los valores del gobierno y de la ciudad. ¿Eso es posible?
The Pan-Asian landscape is rich with tradition. In Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York, communities blend old and new customs to make the holiday their own.
Ahead of a new worker protection law taking effect, Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced the additional measures his administration will take to ensure employees get the time off they are owed.
Charles and Marian Wade splurge on theater and music, but save on groceries by comparison shopping at three nearby supermarkets.
Five Colombian citizens were charged with bilking people facing immigration proceedings by staging fake versions of those proceedings.
Did you notice a dip in the air quality the last few days? It’s winter’s fault.
Manhattan prosecutors say that Officers Michael Caligiuri and Ryan McLoughlin hid another officer’s crash in 2024. Dozens of their colleagues appeared in court on Friday to support them.
As melting snow reveals weeks’ worth of uncollected dog waste, frustration at the state of the sidewalks has boiled over.
Projects that used to take as much as seven months to get approved can now move forward in as little as 90 days. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking advantage.
The agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital will still need to be ratified by rank-and-file members.
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.