Congestion pricing carries precisely this kind of baggage, even though it will improve our lives in many ways. That means the big question politically, the one that will determine congestion pricing’s longevity as a policy, is whether the vast majority of New Yorkers will experience its benefits and how quickly. We must see the positive […]
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How to Fix New York City’s Latest Controversial Policy
Congestion pricing carries precisely this kind of baggage, even though it will improve our lives in many ways. That means the big question politically, the one that will determine congestion pricing’s longevity as a policy, is whether the vast majority of New Yorkers will experience its benefits and how quickly. We must see the positive […]
Read MoreA NYC School Space Fight Spurred by Student Losses and Migrant Arrivals
A bitter clash over space has emerged in recent weeks at a beloved New York City school building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that two programs have shared for the past decade. It is a battle that reflects events that have caused two of the biggest demographic shifts in New York City’s recent history: the […]
Read MoreAfter Another Subway Shooting, NYC Wrestles With Question of Safety
The subway crime that Jimmy Sumampow had been hearing about in recent years — as well as his own experience — had already led him to make plans to leave New York City. Then, on Friday, he saw a video online of the shooting on an A train this week. “I’m scared,” said Mr. Sumampow, […]
Read MoreA Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade Welcomes L.G.B.T.Q. Marchers
This year, for the first time, every New York City borough will host a St. Patrick’s Day Parade that allows L.G.B.T.Q. groups, bringing a decades-long conflict to an end. That milestone will be celebrated on Sunday with a new parade on Staten Island, part of a deal brokered by Mayor Eric Adams. It’s the result […]
Read MoreDoes Having a Gun Make a Person Suspicious? Courts Aren’t Sure Now.
It was 2:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day last year when a detective watching a live camera feed from a major Queens thoroughfare spotted a man in a minivan who appeared to be holding a gun. The police said they had quickly arrested the man, Robert Homer, and found a loaded Glock pistol in his pocket. […]
Read MoreNYC Will No Longer Shelter Migrant Adults After 30 Days
New York’s longstanding legal obligation to provide shelter to homeless people will be scaled back significantly under a settlement agreement announced on Friday that was reached amid the city’s continuing struggle to house thousands of migrants. To ease the burden on the city’s shelter system, adult migrants will be allowed to stay in shelters for […]
Read MoreExploring New York’s Wild Side
New York is about to get really wild. Every spring, millions of birds fly from South and Central America along the Atlantic Flyway, heading for northern breeding grounds. Many of them choose to fly through New York City, sometimes stopping to rest in Central Park. You can take the subway to 81st Street, stroll across […]
Read MoreFrightening Confrontation Led to Brooklyn Subway Shooting, Videos Show
A 36-year-old man was in critical but stable condition on Friday morning after he was shot in the head onboard a northbound A train as it pulled into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Downtown Brooklyn during Thursday’s evening rush hour, according to authorities. The shooting was the culmination of a frightening confrontation on a crowded […]
Read MoreMan Shot in Head at Brooklyn Subway Station
A man was shot in the head at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday evening, the authorities said. A fight broke out on a moving A train as it was approaching the station, Lincoln Restler, the City Council member who represents the area, said. One man had a gun. The other man […]
Read MoreA UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Dispute May Force Thousands to Switch Doctors
Stalled contract negotiations between UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance giant, and Mount Sinai Health System, a leading New York City hospital system, are forcing tens of thousands of New Yorkers to switch doctors or risk paying out-of-network prices. The impasse has dragged on for months. Mount Sinai has sought to raise prices significantly, but the insurance […]
Read MoreAmid Health Struggles, Wendy Williams Is Reportedly In Serious Financial Trouble
Photo: Lars Niki (Getty Images) Wendy Williams’ troubles continue to mount. With fans still talking about her health issues and family drama, there are reports that she’s also dealing with serious financial consequences. J.B. Smoove On The Final Season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ & How To Get On Larry David’s Last Nerve Off English According […]
Read MoreWhy the National Guard Can’t Ease All Fears About Riding the Subway
Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced, to immediate controversy, that she would deploy 1,000 members of the National Guard and the State Police to patrol New York City’s subway system in an effort to help people feel safer. Explaining her reasoning on “Morning Joe,’’ she said the measure would serve as both a means of […]
Read MoreNYC’s Population Declines by 78,000
The Latest New York City’s population declined again last year, according to new census estimates. But city officials said that those figures did not fully account for the growing number of migrants, which would have resulted in a minimal drop being reported. The city lost nearly 78,000 residents in 2023, shrinking its population to 8.26 […]
Read MoreWhy Children Are Selling Candy in the Subway During School Hours
On a subway platform in the Bronx recently, a girl in a puffer coat strolled past passengers with a basket of M&M’s, Kit Kats and Trident gum slung across her shoulder. She looked to be 7 or 8. One rider captured her on a video posted on X, calling out, “No parent, no parent, where […]
Read MorePolice Officers Used Stun Gun on Migrant Holding Toddler, Video Shows
New York City officials are investigating a confrontation at a city-run shelter in Queens where police officers struck and used a stun gun on a Venezuelan migrant while he was holding his 1-year-old son. Video footage obtained by The New York Times shows two police officers, who had been called to the shelter over a […]
Read MoreNY Senate Democrats Propose a Plan to Fix the Housing Crisis
To address a growing housing crisis, leaders in New York’s State Senate are set to propose sweeping legislation on Monday that would encourage new construction, establish new tenant protections and also revive some older ideas for building affordable housing. Among them: the creation of a new public benefit corporation that would finance housing construction on […]
Read MoreA Brooklyn Sex Club Promised Freedom. Some Called It Rape.
The townhouse in Bushwick, Brooklyn, was once a beacon for Jennifer Fisher, a place where she did not have to hide that she was polyamorous and kinky, because her housemates were too. The landlord, a group called Hacienda, had a unique vision: creating a community of sexually adventurous people whose house rules preached consent above […]
Read MoreNational Guard Can’t Carry Long Guns While Checking Bags in Subway
Shortly after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that hundreds of National Guard soldiers would be deployed to patrol the New York City subway system and check riders’ bags, her office made an adjustment: Soldiers searching bags would not carry long guns. The change, which was first reported by The Daily News, was ordered by […]
Read MoreDo You Have to Let the National Guard Search Your Bag on the NYC Subway?
Soon after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she would be deploying hundreds of members of the National Guard and state police to help conduct bag checks in the New York City subway system, questions began to emerge about how the plan would work. How long will the National Guard be doing this? Is it a violation […]
Read MoreHochul’s NYC Subway Plan Aimed to Ease Fears. The Blowback Was Immediate.
Just 24 hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard and the State Police in the New York City subway to quell fears of crime, the unusual show of force drew intense criticism on Thursday from various corners, some unexpected. On the left, Jumaane N. Williams, the city’s public advocate, warned that Ms. Hochul’s […]
Read MoreNational Guard in the Subway? New Yorkers Have Their Doubts.
The day after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to deploy National Guard soldiers and State Police troopers in the New York City subway system, commuters expressed mixed feelings about whether the extra vigilance would make them feel any safer. Some people applauded the move on Thursday, while others said they were skeptical about the […]
Read MoreThe Disappearance of Mayor Adams
Halfway through Eric Adams’s term as mayor of New York, many of the headlines he generates aren’t about the city; they’re about his personal problems. The F.B.I. raided the home of his chief campaign fund-raiser. Agents seized his cellphones and iPad. Government officials are looking into whether he received illegal campaign donations from foreigners. These […]
Read MoreHome Care Aides Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts in NYC City Council
For eight years, Lai Yee Chen worked 24-hour shifts, up to five days a week, as a home care aide for bed-bound seniors in New York City. She cooked, cleaned, changed diapers and turned her patients at least every two hours to prevent bedsores. Ms. Chen, 69, has since retired, but she still jolts awake […]
Read MoreThe National Guard Might Help Subway Riders Feel Safer
March 5, 2024, 1:29 p.m. ET March 5, 2024, 1:29 p.m. ET “I was a little disappointed that Katie Porter chose to run,” Karl Rubin, an emeritus professor of math, told me on the patio of a community center on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, on Monday morning. He said that Porter, […]
Read MoreNational Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags
Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that she would deploy National Guard soldiers and State Police officers to the New York City subway system, where they will patrol platforms and help check bags. Ms. Hochul said a large show of force in the system, which is operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state agency, […]
Read MoreWhy Bicycle Deaths Have Risen in New York City
Last year was the deadliest year for cyclists in New York City since 1999, according to new data from the city’s Department of Transportation. Most of the 30 cyclists who died in 2023 were riding electric bikes, which have proliferated on city streets in recent years. A total of 23 people died riding e-bikes, which […]
Read MoreIs New York City Back? Not for Everyone.
Nearly four years after the coronavirus pandemic hit, New York City is back in many ways. As of September, New York City had the most jobs ever recorded. Tourism has mostly rebounded, with 62 million visitors last year. Subway ridership is still short of prepandemic levels, but has risen to nearly four million on weekdays. […]
Read MoreDonald Trump Is Running Against Dystopian Fantasies
President Biden recently went to New York to appear on “Late Night With Seth Myers.” On the show he was the same guy whom those of us who’ve spoken with him have seen: not a spring chicken, obviously, but lucid, well informed and moderately funny. The contrast couldn’t be greater with Donald Trump, whose ranting […]
Read MoreHondurans Watch Intently As Former President Faces Trial in New York
In the clamor of the New York City news cycle, the criminal case currently playing out in Lower Manhattan against former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras hardly registers. To Hondurans, it is a rare chance for national justice. The prosecution of Mr. Hernández in Federal District Court on charges of conspiracy to import narcotics […]
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