Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday announced that he was backing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race, giving Mr. Cuomo an endorsement coveted by many of the Democratic candidates in the race. Mr. Bloomberg said in a statement that it had been difficult to watch the city struggle … Read more
Updated June 11, 2025, 2:10 p.m. ET Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday was convicted of a sex crime in Manhattan for the second time in a little more than five years, reaffirming his guilt in the eyes of the legal system. But a jury of 12 New Yorkers acquitted Mr. Weinstein on another of the charges … Read more
A founder of the Queens Defenders, a public defender office in New York City, has been charged with diverting tens of thousands of dollars from the organization and using it for personal expenses including a vacation in Bali, rent for a luxury apartment and teeth-whitening procedures. The founder, Lori Zeno, and her husband, Rashad Ruhani, … Read more
Paul Marantz, a prominent architectural lighting designer who illuminated disco floors and skylines, libraries and chic hotels, train stations and concert halls, museums and embassies, died on May 26 at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. The cause of death was complications of a stroke, his wife, Jane Marantz, said. Mr. Marantz, who was … Read more
He has a catchy populist platform. His viral videos exude energy and charisma. Young, left-leaning New Yorkers have joined his campaign in droves. In a moment when Democrats are hungry for change, those assets have propelled Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist from Queens, past more seasoned rivals to emerge as one of two front-runners … Read more
Danya Taymor grew up in Northern California. She was a theater kid, a volleyball player, an occasional renegade, but also an excellent student. “I had some rebellious moments, but I always felt really bad after,” she said on a recent morning. As adults, some of us keep the adolescents we were at a distance. Others, … Read more
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at a proposal to give voters the power to remove the mayor of New York City — something that can now be done only by the governor. We’ll also get details on a stop at the State Capitol by a Trump loyalist who may decide to run for … Read more
First up is the annual gala presentation, which will be “Bat Boy: The Musical” (Oct. 29-Nov. 9). This irreverent horror-rock musical, inspired by stories from a supermarket tabloid, centers on a cave-dwelling creature (Bat Boy) who searches for acceptance and love in a small town. It will be helmed by Alex Timbers, who won a … Read more
“Maybe Happy Ending” had a very unhappy beginning. The show’s triumph at Sunday night’s Tony Awards, where it won six honors, including best new musical, capped a remarkable turnaround for a small production with a baffling title and a hard-to-sell premise that was seen by industry insiders as dead on arrival when it began previews … Read more
This is The Sprint for City Hall, a limited-run series on the critical Democratic primary race for mayor. Seven of the Democratic candidates for mayor will face off at 7 p.m. Thursday in the primary’s second and final debate, as the race seems to be narrowing to a two-person contest. Hi, I’m Dean Chang, the … Read more