nyregion

The family of Brendan Costello gathered in the hospital half-light. He had overcome so much in life, but the profound damage to his brain meant he would never again be Brendan. It was time. Brendan had spent four months enduring three surgeries and a lengthy rehab after infections further destabilized his damaged spine. He had … Read more

Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look bodega cats and a petition that proposes a way out of their Catch-22. Mia and Silver and Gracie are captivating, charming and cute — cuddly, even. They are a very New York solution to a problem. And, like the other cats in delis and bodegas across the city, … Read more

Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state lawmaker from Queens, will announce strong fund-raising numbers in the New York City mayoral race on Monday as he makes the case that he has the best chance of defeating Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic primary. Mr. Mamdani has raised more than $840,000 … Read more

When President Trump issued an ultimatum to Columbia University — canceling $400 million in funding and demanding an overhaul of its admissions and disciplinary rules — it launched the institution into an extraordinary crisis. According to legal scholars, it may have also violated the law and the Constitution. “Never has the government brought such leverage … Read more

Nita M. Lowey, who represented a congressional district based in Westchester County for 32 years, ardently supporting liberal causes and playing a key role in shaping legislation to advance them, died on Saturday at her home in Harrison, N.Y. She was 87. Her death was announced by her family, which said she had metastatic breast … Read more

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, is facing a torrent of criticism for choosing to vote with his Republican counterparts to head off a government shutdown. Some of the sharpest barbs have come from another New York Democrat, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez blasted Mr. Schumer’s efforts to gather enough Democratic support … Read more

Seeing Stars Dear Diary: It was 1985, and my husband and I were living on the Upper East Side. We planned a rare date night out and found a friend to babysit our 1-year-old daughter. We set out for a nearby theater where “Cocoon,” with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn among the stars, was playing. … Read more

More than 50,000 commuters stream through Hoboken’s train terminal on a typical weekday without catching so much as a glimpse of its long-hidden beauty. Perched for more than 115 years on piers in the Hudson River, the terminal is one of the larger and busier transit hubs in the United States. Suburban commuters shuffle off … Read more

Crowds of masked student protesters raging against the war in Gaza filled the Columbia University lawns last spring, while counterprotesters and journalists surrounded the tent city that had been erected there. One man stood out. He was Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student in his 20s, older than most of the students around him. Mr. Khalil, … Read more

Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory alarmed most New York Democrats — but not Eric Adams. For Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City who had been criminally indicted and faced political isolation, it was a golden opportunity. In the weeks before the presidential inauguration, Mr. Adams cozied up to Mr. Trump, his political allies … Read more