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At Vietnam War Memorial, Grief, Anger and a Sense of Finally Moving On

Apr 30, 2025 08:44 PM EDT

Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness and fury. And some, at last, had a sense of closure.


11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates

Apr 30, 2025 05:53 PM EDT

The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”


As N.J. Transit Strike Looms, Riders Are Warned to Prepare for ‘Chaos’

Apr 30, 2025 05:27 PM EDT

Tens of thousands of New Jersey commuters are being told that they may need to work from home if train engineers go on strike.


Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia Student Detained by Trump Administration, Is Freed

Apr 30, 2025 06:26 PM EDT

Mohsen Mahdawi had been an organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the university. The Trump administration is trying to deport him for it.


Harvey Weinstein Pushed, Grabbed and Then Attacked, Witness Testifies in NYC Trial

Apr 30, 2025 04:38 PM EDT

Miriam Haley is the first to testify of the three women whose accusations are at the center of the disgraced producer’s retrial on sex abuse charges.


N.Y.C. Board Backs Raising Stabilized Rents by 1.75% to 4.75%

Apr 30, 2025 08:48 PM EDT

The city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted in favor of higher rents for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments, as landlords said they face rising costs.


What Lies Ahead for an Abandoned Rail Line in Queens?

Apr 30, 2025 05:02 AM EDT

The former Rockaway Beach line could be a park, or trains could conceivably run there again. Some local residents would prefer for the corridor to stay overgrown.


This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump

Apr 30, 2025 11:31 AM EDT

Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.


N.Y.C. Panel Eyes Ways to Ease Housing Crisis and Improve Voter Turnout

Apr 30, 2025 05:41 PM EDT

The panel, known as the Charter Revision Commission, may introduce ballot initiatives to limit lawmakers’ power to block housing development, among other changes.


In Crowded N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Zellnor Myrie Needs a Breakthrough

May 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT

Mr. Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn, was viewed as a welcome entry almost a year ago, but just weeks before the primary, has yet to take off.


‘I Have Cancer,’ the TikTok Star Said. Then Came the Torrent of Hate.

May 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT

Sydney Towle’s videos have drawn an enormous audience on TikTok, where her followers say they find her inspirational. On Reddit, an army of skeptics was determined to paint her as a fraud.


Inside the Mysterious Silver Boxes on New York City Streets

May 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT

Hundreds of these cast-iron boxes go largely unnoticed by the millions who shuffle past.


2025 Tony Nominations Announcement: What to Know and How to Watch

May 01, 2025 12:01 AM EDT

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce will announce which performers and which productions from a crowded 2024-25 Broadway season will vie for awards.


Deep in the Subway Station, Reporters Find a Century-Old System

Apr 30, 2025 05:00 PM EDT

Much of the New York subway system still uses signal technology installed nearly 100 years ago. Two reporters wanted to find out how it worked.


Elise Stefanik, Cabinet Hopes Dashed, Considers Her Next Move

Apr 30, 2025 03:10 PM EDT

The New York Republican is contemplating a run for governor and nursing a feud with the Speaker Mike Johnson after her cabinet nomination was withdrawn.


U.N. Orders Agencies to Find Budget Cuts, Including via Staff Moves From N.Y.

Apr 29, 2025 08:16 PM EDT

The instructions from the office of Secretary General António Guterres were reviewed by The New York Times and came after President Trump ordered a review of U.S. funding to the agency.


The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?

Apr 29, 2025 05:01 PM EDT

New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.


NYC Joins National Effort to Ban Cellphone Use in Schools

Apr 29, 2025 04:58 PM EDT

Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban


Deadly Manhattan Garage Collapse Caused by ‘Reckless’ Repairs, Report Finds

Apr 29, 2025 03:08 PM EDT

An investigation by New York City agencies and an outside engineering firm found unsafe demolition caused the collapse, killing one person and injuring seven others.


Weinstein Accuser Testifies About Coerced Sex for a Second Time

Apr 29, 2025 11:51 PM EDT

Miriam Haley, one of three women who prosecutors say were victims of Harvey Weinstein, spoke at his retrial in Manhattan.