The Artifacts of New York’s Pandemic Era

The vintage aura of Sevilla Restaurant — the servers in bow ties, the leather booths, the glow of lanterns — reflects a bygone era of the West Village in Manhattan, where the establishment was founded almost a century ago. But alongside those period details, there is one dissonant design element that evokes a far more … Read more

The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know.

The Trump administration invoked an obscure statute over the weekend in moving to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the United States who recently graduated from Columbia University, where he helped lead campus protests against high civilian casualties in Gaza during Israel’s campaign against Hamas. Mr. Khalil was arrested by immigration officers on … Read more

New York’s Most Exciting New Restaurant is Just a Warm-Up Act

Atmosphere Like an intimate French bistro pleasantly scented with fish sauce and shallots. Noise Level Moderate. Recommended Dishes The menu changes weekly and sometimes daily. Recent highlights include snails with garlic and tamarind butter; carrot salad; black pudding tartlet with kumquats; pâté chaud; mussels escabeche on toast; egg mayo with anchovy and chile crisp; crème … Read more

Sony Gives N.Y.U. $7.5 Million for an Audio Institute

Students at New York University who study the music industry and do research at the frontiers of audio have a new benefactor: Sony. A $7.5 million donation from the Japanese electronics and media giant, made through its personal entertainment business unit, will help establish the Sony Audio Institute, a multifaceted partnership at N.Y.U.’s Steinhardt School … Read more

New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards

A new agreement has been reached to end wildcat strikes by thousands of New York State correctional officers, which have created chaos throughout the prison system. Under the agreement, negotiated by state officials and the correctional officers’ union, the officers are expected to return to work Monday. The officers, who maintained that staffing shortages, forced … Read more

A Critic Whose Beat Is, on Occasion, a Laughing Matter

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Jason Zinoman, who has been the comedy columnist for The New York Times since 2011, stumbled into his role by accident. “It was just dumb luck,” said Zinoman, then a freelance theater critic for The … Read more