Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at the continuing fallout from the Justice Department’s order to drop federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a plea deal for the longtime Trump adviser Stephen Bannon. Mayor Eric Adams made it sound as if the federal corruption case against him had … Read more
Democrats, though, insisted the effort was not dead. “House Republicans were wiped out in New York last year, losing four seats even while Donald Trump was winning the presidency,” said Andy Eichar, a spokesman for Mr. Jeffries. He added: “Instead of whining about a good government election law change that remains under consideration by the … Read more
Helen Hays, an intrepid ornithologist who for nearly 50 years led scores of volunteers to Great Gull Island, a postage-stamp islet in Long Island Sound, where they endured dive-bombing birds and fierce ocean storms to help revitalize it as one of the world’s largest nesting sites for common and roseate terns, died on Feb. 5 … Read more
A few months ago, I fell down a rabbit hole. Actually, it was a noodle hole. It all started with an Instagram photo: a bowl of steaming beef broth as clear as a polished window, with a tight coil of noodles, a crimson puddle of chile oil, thin shingles of beef and radish, and cilantro … Read more
He has already upended the federal government and roiled global affairs. But in the opening weeks of his second term, President Trump is moving no less decisively to assert his vision over a far more familiar venue: New York City. In just the last few days, Mr. Trump has threatened to “kill” his hometown’s ambitious … Read more
Often imitated but never replicated, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, in its 149th year, is racing toward its conclusion. A group of New York Times journalists will be providing up-to-the-minute live analysis of the competition, in which seven group winners will face off at Madison Square Garden in hopes of capturing best in show. … Read more
A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling hundreds of precious artifacts, including ancient Egyptian talismans, gold amulets and a sculpture with the carving of a king from the Ptolemaic dynasty. The man, Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, had been charged with smuggling relics on four occasions from 2019 to 2020, and then selling some … Read more
Ye, the rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West, aired a commercial in some markets during the Super Bowl that promoted a website selling a single product: T-shirts with swastikas. In the 30-second commercial, Ye appears to be filming a close-up of his face while lying in a dentist’s chair. “I spent, like, all … Read more
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the Justice Department’s order to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan to drop charges against Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a guilty plea by a Brooklyn man who was accused of carrying ancient Egyptian relics in suitcases he had checked on a flight to Kennedy International … Read more
In the New York City mayoral race, challengers seeking to unseat the embattled incumbent, Eric Adams, are vying for any edge to help them emerge from a crowded pack of mostly progressive Democratic candidates. One such challenger, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, received such a boost on Monday, when he appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” — … Read more