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Paul Marantz, a prominent architectural lighting designer who illuminated disco floors and skylines, libraries and chic hotels, train stations and concert halls, museums and embassies, died on May 26 at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. The cause of death was complications of a stroke, his wife, Jane Marantz, said. Mr. Marantz, who was … Read more

He has a catchy populist platform. His viral videos exude energy and charisma. Young, left-leaning New Yorkers have joined his campaign in droves. In a moment when Democrats are hungry for change, those assets have propelled Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist from Queens, past more seasoned rivals to emerge as one of two front-runners … Read more

Danya Taymor grew up in Northern California. She was a theater kid, a volleyball player, an occasional renegade, but also an excellent student. “I had some rebellious moments, but I always felt really bad after,” she said on a recent morning. As adults, some of us keep the adolescents we were at a distance. Others, … Read more

Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at a proposal to give voters the power to remove the mayor of New York City — something that can now be done only by the governor. We’ll also get details on a stop at the State Capitol by a Trump loyalist who may decide to run for … Read more

First up is the annual gala presentation, which will be “Bat Boy: The Musical” (Oct. 29-Nov. 9). This irreverent horror-rock musical, inspired by stories from a supermarket tabloid, centers on a cave-dwelling creature (Bat Boy) who searches for acceptance and love in a small town. It will be helmed by Alex Timbers, who won a … Read more

“Maybe Happy Ending” had a very unhappy beginning. The show’s triumph at Sunday night’s Tony Awards, where it won six honors, including best new musical, capped a remarkable turnaround for a small production with a baffling title and a hard-to-sell premise that was seen by industry insiders as dead on arrival when it began previews … Read more

This is The Sprint for City Hall, a limited-run series on the critical Democratic primary race for mayor. Seven of the Democratic candidates for mayor will face off at 7 p.m. Thursday in the primary’s second and final debate, as the race seems to be narrowing to a two-person contest. Hi, I’m Dean Chang, the … Read more

The City Council requested on Tuesday that the city watchdog open an inquiry into how the Police Department under Mayor Eric Adams is sharing information with federal authorities amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a letter, the City Council cited news reports of cases that the Council said raised concerns about whether the police, intentionally … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams may be running an unusually low-key race for re-election in New York City, opting out of the Democratic primary and mounting an independent general election run without even a campaign manager to steer it. But behind the scenes, he is making an aggressive play to try to shape the field to his … Read more

“Smash,” a stage musical inspired by the NBC television series about a group of theater artists trying to make a show focusing on Marilyn Monroe, announced on Tuesday that it would close on June 22 after failing to find sufficient audience to defray its running costs on Broadway. The show announced the closing just two … Read more