Six Things to Know About Permanent Supportive Housing

For Americans struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness, there is a common answer: apartments with very low rents in a building that offers social services on site. Permanent supportive housing, as it is called, started in the late 1970s in New York City after two factors caused homelessness to spiral: the mass deinstitutionalization that … Read more

5 Train Stations Where You Can Get a Great Meal

With its copper bar and brass-rail-backed banquettes, Lazare evokes a traditional Parisian brasserie, but registers as modern with its exposed ductwork overhead and wall units filled with stacked white plates, pitchers, vases and other objects. Similarly, the stylish comfort-food menu includes Normandy oysters, onion soup and roasted sausage with buttery potato purée, as well as … Read more

At a Hip-Hop Landmark, a Fight Over Sidewalk Shed Art

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at why some building owners are raising constitutional objections to everyday eyesores in New York City. We’ll also get details on a mayoral candidate who says that hiring more police officers is not the solution to concerns about crime. The apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the … Read more

Stefanik Attacks New Columbia President Over 2023 Text Message

Claire Shipman is only days into her job as acting president of Columbia University but is already being targeted by a prominent House Republican who questions her commitment to fighting antisemitism on campus. Ms. Shipman, in a private text message in December 2023 to Nemat Shafik, who was then Columbia’s president, referred to congressional hearings … Read more