Three years after resigning the governorship in a cloud of scandal, Andrew M. Cuomo is making final preparations to run for mayor of New York City and could announce his candidacy as soon as this weekend, according to four people familiar with the planning. Publicly, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, continues to guard his intentions closely, … Read more
Raymond Santana was only 14 in 1989 when he and four other Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully blamed for the rape of a white female jogger. The case of the so-called Central Park Five transfixed New York City, and their conviction later came to be seen as a notorious injustice. Now, more than three … Read more
Last week, after Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York had theatrically laid down a “Rambo”-inspired challenge to President Trump, she found herself in Washington, face to face with the president’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. They exchanged pleasantries that Friday morning. Ms. Hochul mentioned her desire to reschedule a canceled meeting with Mr. Trump. … Read more
A decade after allegations first surfaced that schools operated by New York’s Hasidic Jewish community were denying children a basic education, the state government is for the first time cutting off funding for schools it says have refused to improve. The New York State Education Department will no longer provide crucial funding for two all-boys … Read more
A jury in western New York on Friday found a New Jersey man guilty of attempted murder in the stabbing of the author Salman Rushdie, which left him partially blind. The conviction of the man, Hadi Matar, 27, followed harrowing testimony from Mr. Rushdie, 77, who said he had been struck by his attacker’s dark, … Read more
The fallout, like Mr. Trump’s second term, was dizzying. Mr. Musk’s post quickly stoked outrage among conservatives over the use of taxpayer dollars on migrants. The following day, the Trump administration fired four FEMA officials, including the agency’s chief financial officer. And the day after that, on Feb. 12, the city’s accountants made a surprising … Read more
New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system. The revenue figures, expected to be released publicly on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, … Read more
Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a museum that celebrates the way a newspaper in Harlem used to be written and edited. We’ll also get details on New York State’s decision to cut off funding to two private Hasidic Jewish schools in Brooklyn. Right now there is not much to see in the … Read more
New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system. The revenue figures, expected to be released publicly on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, … Read more
The inquiries start casually. “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. How have you been?” But when Alex LaMond’s phone lights up with texts from her Brooklyn neighbors, she knows what’s coming. Quickly, the conversations turn to chickens. They ask after Agnes and Charlene and the other hens that jut across the brightly colored … Read more