Varun Kataria wore many hats before he became a nightclub owner. “I took a vow of unemployment at the age of 23,” Mr. Kataria, 41, said. “So I never had, like, a proper job since then.” He once owned a music studio in Minneapolis, where he was born and raised. He has taken travelers on … Read more
The plan was to transform two of New York City’s busiest crossings for cars into “Bridges for the People,” an idea that Bill de Blasio, the mayor at the time, said would help New Yorkers exit “the era of fossil fuels.” He promised to remove one vehicle lane apiece from the Brooklyn and Queensboro Bridges … Read more
Yeshiva University said on Thursday that it would recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club on campus, bringing to an end a bitter yearslong legal battle over whether the school could deny the group official recognition on religious grounds. Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish institution with campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx, had refused for years to … Read more
Paul Weiss, the New York law firm that this week struck a deal to escape President Trump’s wrath, is one of the nation’s largest, with more than 1,000 lawyers representing some of the world’s wealthiest and most profitable companies. The firm, formally called Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has offices around the world. Its … Read more
For nearly a decade, people with ties to Iran’s government have been accused of plotting to kidnap or murder Masih Alinejad, a journalist and dissident who left the country in 2009 and an impassioned critic of its leaders. On Thursday, a jury in Manhattan returned guilty verdicts in the first criminal case stemming from those … Read more
A New York City man posing as a law enforcement agent promised a woman that he could help her get a green card if she invested $500,000 with him, prosecutors said on Friday. Instead, the man kept the money and never submitted a visa application as he had promised. According to a federal indictment unsealed … Read more
Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey is barred by term limits from running for re-election. The race to replace him has drawn an enormous field of candidates, including two sitting members of Congress, two big-city mayors and a Republican who nearly beat Mr. Murphy three years ago. Candidates on both sides of the aisle … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul has told legislative leaders she wants New York to adopt some kind of statewide ban on wearing masks in public, involving herself in a hot-button issue that pits civil-rights and health concerns against unease over anti-Israel protests and crime. Banning masks has been a recent source of acrimonious debate amid heated protests … Read more
Critic’s Pick Andrew Scott, Andrew Scott, Andrew Scott … ‘Vanya’ Directed by Sam Yates and adapted by Simon Stephens, this one-man “Vanya” — in which Andrew Scott delivers a tour-de-force performance — arrives Off Broadway after a run in London, where it won an Olivier for best play revival. Though faithful to the original material, … Read more
Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at the ramifications of a letter from the secretary of transportation requesting data on crime in the subway. We’ll also look at why an independent commission says closing the Rikers Island jail complex should be someone’s full-time job. It wasn’t really about crime. Or was it? A letter … Read more