New York state authorities and a union representing corrections officers have reached a deal to end the most widespread strikes in the state’s prisons in more than four decades, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. It was unclear how the union would enforce the agreement, as it did not authorize the stoppage. The striking officers also … Read more
In a speech this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, clearly annoyed by import tariffs levied by President Trump and his threats of making Canada “the 51st state,” suggested that Canadians might act individually to respond to the affronts. “Now is also the time to choose Canada,” Mr. Trudeau said, adding, “It might mean … Read more
The Trump administration announced plans this week to reopen an immigration detention facility in Newark, just a short drive from New York City, greatly expanding its capacity to hold detained immigrants in the Northeast as federal authorities seek to ramp up arrests and deportations. Known as Delaney Hall, the 1,000-bed, privately operated facility will be … Read more
Manhattan | 450 West 23rd Street, Apt. E Chelsea Co-op $1.95 million This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, roughly 1,200-square-foot duplex apartment has an open floor plan, a breakfast bar, a half-bath and a wood-burning fireplace on the first level, and a primary suite with a walk-in closet, a second bedroom, a second full bath and washer/dryer on … Read more
Good morning. It’s Thursday. We’ll find out why officials have been invited to a famous funeral home for something other than a funeral. We’ll also get details on a study that found that 1 in 4 New Yorkers can’t afford basics like housing and food. The Frank E. Campbell funeral home on the Upper East … Read more
When the New Museum reopens this fall on New York’s Lower East Side, after a major expansion that shuttered it in March 2024, it will almost double its exhibition space to more than 20,000 square feet, thanks to a new, free-standing building designed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas of the architecture firm OMA. It … Read more
With the turmoil surrounding Mayor Eric Adams casting uncertainty onto this year’s mayoral race, some Democratic leaders in New York City have been trying to persuade Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, to enter the race. Ms. Adams, the first Black woman to lead the Council, has not made up her mind. But she said … Read more
Sixteen people were hospitalized on Tuesday after a subway train hit an object on the tracks at an Upper Manhattan station, causing a fire that filled the station with smoke, according to fire and transit officials. A total of 18 people sustained what fire officials described as minor injuries. Two declined medical attention, officials said. … Read more
Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators barged into Milbank Hall on Barnard College’s Manhattan campus on Wednesday and staged a sit-in over the expulsion of two students who interrupted a class on Israel, sparking a showdown with Barnard’s administration. The masked protesters pushed past a security guard as they entered the building at about 4 p.m., video … Read more
