Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out what is different about a two-mile stretch of Third Avenue these days. Something unusual happened on a 36-block stretch of Third Avenue at the end of January. The traffic lights were slowed down. Traffic signals had been timed for cars and trucks at 25 miles per hour. … Read more
Opening statements are expected on Monday in the trial of the man accused of rushing onstage and stabbing the author Salman Rushdie in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye. The man, Hadi Matar of Fairview, N.J., is charged with attempted murder and assault in the stabbing, which occurred in front of thousands of people … Read more
When Ralph Macchio was first approached about doing a “Karate Kid” series about the adult lives of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, he was skeptical. “I was like, ‘I’m a car salesman?’” said Macchio, who starred in the original 1984 film as Daniel, a teenage transplant to Southern California, who learns karate and defeats his … Read more
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a fight over a once familiar neon sign on the Upper East Side. We’ll also get details on a federal investigation involving Shen Yun Performing Arts, the touring dance group run by the Falun Gong religious movement. This is about a bar fight, but not one that … Read more
The Brooklyn Museum said Friday that it would soon cut more than 40 employees — between 10 and 13 percent of its work force — to alleviate the pressures of a financial deficit that is projected to reach $10 million by the end of its fiscal year in June. Anne Pasternak, the museum’s director, said … Read more
A former City Hall aide charged last year with witness tampering tied to the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York intends to plead guilty, according to a court document that prosecutors filed in the mayor’s case on Friday. It was not clear from the document whether the aide, Mohamed Bahi, who … Read more
Mort Künstler, whose meticulously researched and dramatically composed paintings of American historical scenes, especially of the Civil War, made him one of the country’s most prominent historical artists, died on Sunday in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 97. His daughter Jane Künstler said he died in hospice. Mr. Künstler developed a sense … Read more
All live bird markets in New York City and in several nearby counties must close temporarily in hopes of curbing the spread of bird flu, which was detected at some of the markets in the past week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. The order, which came from the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets, … Read more
Monica Getz, whose tempestuous 24-year marriage to the jazz star Stan Getz was whipsawed by his addictions and who, after losing a protracted legal fight to save the marriage, became an advocate for divorce court reform, died on Jan. 5 in Irvington, N.Y. She was 90. Her son Nicolaus Getz said the cause of her … Read more
The Trump administration’s executive order seeking to bar hospitals from providing certain kinds of care for transgender youth has inspired anxiety among parents, at least one lawsuit, and demonstrations by transgender activists and progressive politicians. But among some hospitals, the response has been rapid compliance. They could lose federal research funding if they don’t comply, … Read more