Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. As a reporter for The New York Times, Dionne Searcey has, as she put it, covered “a gazillion different things.” She has written about politics, environmental issues and economics and traveled to places like Romania; … Read more
Good Seat Dear Diary: My husband and I got tickets for “Take Me Out” when it first played in New York in the early 2000s. We had seats close to the stage, and I started a conversation with a woman sitting to my right who had a thick Texas accent. She and a male colleague … Read more
When New Yorkers get a sky-high energy bill, many turn to social media and vent their frustrations on Instagram, TikTok or Reddit. Recently, their rage has been directed toward a state-run website, too. In January, the Department of Public Service, which regulates utilities, began considering a request for a rate increase by Con Edison, the … Read more
As Adrienne Adams officially kicked off her mayoral campaign on Saturday, she urged potential voters at a rally in Jamaica, Queens, to view her as an alternative to the city’s two most recognizable candidates, Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. But many of her supporters see her candidacy as something else: an … Read more
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Friday night that killed one Newark police officer and injured another, Essex County officials said on Saturday. The boy, who was also injured, was charged with murder, attempted murder and possessing illegal weapons following the shooting, Theodore N. Stephens II, the Essex County … Read more
Sergio Furnari likes to think big. For the last 25 years, he has made a name for himself creating and displaying his giant works of art in public spaces. “I believe in manifestation,” he said. “If you dream it, it will come true.” His latest project, a nine-foot-tall metal statue of the soccer star Cristiano … Read more
The lobby lacks the swirly marble flooring and chandeliers of finer residential buildings. The long hallways are almost dingy. But behind one of the apartment doors on a recent night, the mood was anything but dull. Butterflied branzino was about to go in the oven. A pan of glistening buns rested on the stove. Fariyal … Read more
Top Justice Department officials issued an extraordinary attack on Friday on the Manhattan prosecutors who brought the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, releasing a selection of their internal messages in a further attempt to discredit the case. The attack came in an evening court filing from the two officials, Todd … Read more
Two police officers were shot in Newark on Friday night, and one was “critically injured,” according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement posted online that the situation was “rapidly developing.” “Please pray for these officers, their families, and all our men and women in uniform who put their … Read more
Case 1:24-cr-00556-DEH Document 158 Filed 03/07/25 Page 15 of 33 or grant but modify—nolle prosequi motions beyond what is strictly necessary to “prevent harassment by prosecutors.” In re Richards, 213 F.3d 773, 786 (3d Cir. 2000). Compare, e.g., United States v. Bernard, 42 F.4th 905, 909 (8th Cir. 2022) (judge may deny a … Read more