The little village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island’s north shore, re-elected its mayor on Tuesday. For the normally placid small town, the election capped eight turbulent days and seemingly ended a quixotic write-in campaign by a brash snack-food mogul. But elections these days don’t always end when they’re over. And so even before the … Read more
Friedman attributes many of her passions and habits to an unusual upbringing. She has described her childhood as feral, and said it has informed many of her artistic and career choices. She was one of four children born to a violinist father who left the family around the time she was born and a pianist … Read more
Case 1:25-cv-01935-JME Document 78 Filed 03/19/25 Page 28 of 33 Cnty., No. 24-CV-3850 (LTS), 2024 WL 3318225, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. June 17, 2024); Bynum v. N.J., No. 24-CV-618 (LTS), 2024 WL 1023210, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26, 2024); Moussaoui v. Biden, No. 25-CV-691 (JGK), 2025 WL 457804, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 28, 2025); … Read more
More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that … Read more
Before Bill Cunningham rode his bicycle around the city taking photos of fashionable New Yorkers for The New York Times, he helped dress some of them as William J., the milliner. Along with socialites and Old Hollywood stars — Doris Duke, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe and Ginger Rogers among them — his fans included people … Read more
Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at curbside composting. The city will begin fining buildings that don’t separate compostable material from other waste starting next month. Confusion about curbside composting has been rising as April 1 approaches. That is when buildings in New York City that don’t separate compostable waste from other trash will … Read more
The message of the PowerPoint was unmistakable. Eliminate references to “diverse students” and the word “marginalized” from websites and policy statements. Scrutinize and reconsider phrases such as “systemic racism” or “vulnerable.” Add more references to concepts like “opportunity” and “equal access.” Lawyers for NYU Langone Health, a leading hospital system in Manhattan, proposed these changes … Read more
More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that … Read more
A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail, part of a series of recommendations designed to accomplish a goal mandated six years ago. The city is not on track to meet the deadline of August … Read more
The green-eyed TV star with the beauty mark on her cheek shows up at a school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan every Wednesday. For an hour, Ms. Tina, as the students and teachers call her, devotes herself to a pair of 7-year-olds who are struggling with reading. They’ll go through whatever books the … Read more