4,000 Applications for Outdoor Dining. 39 Licenses Issued.

During the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, desperate New York City restaurants found a financial lifeline by expanding seating outdoors. Dining sheds began popping up without much city oversight, somewhat haphazardly reshaping the city’s streets. At outdoor dining’s peak, there were nearly 13,000 sheds outside restaurants — some costly and elaborate, others dingy huts that … Read more

Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown

In less than a month in power, President Trump’s political appointees have embarked on an unapologetic, strong-arm effort to impose their will on the Justice Department, seeking to justify their actions as the simple reversal of the “politicization” of federal law enforcement under their Biden-era predecessors. The ferocious campaign, executed by Emil Bove III — … Read more

Woman Gives Birth to Baby Girl on NYC Subway

A 25-year-old Florida woman who had been missing for months was found on Wednesday under dramatic circumstances, after she gave birth on a subway train rumbling beneath the streets of Manhattan. The woman, Jenny Saint Pierre of Hallandale Beach, Fla., had been reported missing to her hometown police in September. Her family, who made the … Read more