Tied Up Dear Diary: I was running errands on an unseasonably warm October afternoon. As I approached the crowded corner of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, I heard someone calling out in earnest. “Excuse me! Excuse me!” the voice said. I turned to see a woman in running gear walking toward an older man who … Read more
Most New Yorkers probably have not read the City Charter, which outlines the workings of city government and is often compared to the U.S. Constitution. But this year, a panel of civic leaders will suggest revisions that could help relieve the housing crisis. The panel, known as a Charter Revision Commission, is holding a series … Read more
Even when he was just a wanted man smiling in a surveillance picture, Luigi Mangione elicited a fervent response from some Americans. Now identified and charged in the brazen fatal shooting of a health care executive, his influence has persisted, even from behind bars. Supporters, some of whom have championed his anti-insurance-industry message, have … Read more
As the co-founder and executive artistic director of the People’s Theatre, Mino Lora sets the stage to spotlight the voices of the immigrant communities in Upper Manhattan. She started the People’s Theatre to serve Washington Heights and Inwood 16 years ago, but her interest in community building and social justice can be traced to her … Read more
Jumaane Williams had been onstage for barely 10 minutes when an audience member asked an off-topic question on many New Yorkers’ minds. “Are you ready to be mayor?” the person said. The crowd, at a documentary screening in Greenwich Village, cheered in support. The event’s moderators responded enthusiastically. And Mr. Williams smiled. As New York … Read more
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday banned Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from regaining access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s most sensitive payment and data systems until the conclusion of a lawsuit that claims the group’s access is unlawful. The judge overseeing the case, Jeannette A. Vargas, ruled that members of the so-called Department of Government … Read more
The Trump administration has reversed itself on making funding and staff cuts to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after bipartisan criticism of the moves. In a statement on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the World Trade Center Health Program, said it had … Read more
Patsy Grimaldi, a restaurateur whose coal-oven pizzeria in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge won new fans for New York City’s oldest pizza style with carefully made pies that helped start a national movement toward artisan pizza, died on Feb. 13 in Queens. He was 93. His nephew Frederick Grimaldi confirmed the death, at NewYork-Presbyterian … Read more
Paul D. Clement, tapped by a federal judge to present independent arguments about whether to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, is a conservative attorney who has argued more than 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Mr. Clement, 58, was a solicitor general, the federal government’s top appellate lawyer, … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Thursday that she would not exercise her authority to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office for now, but would seek to impose strict new guardrails on his administration of New York City. While Ms. Hochul’s actions, if enacted by state and city legislators, would fall far short … Read more