Judge Lets N.R.A. Keep Its Independence but Pushes for Reforms
In a ruling on Monday, a New York judge decided against imposing an outside monitor and pressed the gun group to change its administrative practices.
By Danny Hakim and
In a ruling on Monday, a New York judge decided against imposing an outside monitor and pressed the gun group to change its administrative practices.
By Danny Hakim and
A block comes to life on a summer day, a Staten Island bird feeder and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
A researcher has measured how “claustrophobic” New York’s sidewalks are by gathering data on all of the people, benches, trash cans, bus shelters, bicycle racks and clutter in the way.
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The teenage boy was found unconscious at a subway station in the Rockaways early Friday evening.
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Fatal Police Shooting of Woman in New Jersey Is Under Investigation
A woman was shot to death by a police officer responding to a report of a mental health crisis in Fort Lee, N.J., early Sunday morning.
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Charges Dropped Against Police Officer Who Shot a Man in the Back
New Jersey prosecutors say they discovered photographs showing Khalif Cooper with a gun on the day he was shot and paralyzed. The grand jury did not see them.
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Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails
Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City jails and suspended parts of a law banning solitary confinement, a day before it was to take effect.
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At the N.R.A., a Battle Between the Old Guard and the New
The new chief executive is at odds with the new board president, just as the organization is arguing against a court-ordered monitor to oversee its finances.
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How a Drum Line Director Spends Her Sundays
Stacy Kovacs, who founded Fogo Azul NYC, totes her drums around the city, fends off her cat and never watches TV.
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The series and its many spinoffs have sold more than 200 million copies and revolutionized the world of young adult publishing.
By Clay Risen
The prestigious downtown nonprofit Soho Rep will share space with Playwrights Horizons in Midtown Manhattan while figuring out a longer-term plan.
By Michael Paulson
The jeweler’s generously funded Dance Reflections program is having a major influence on the city’s scene. How much impact is too much?
By Brian Seibert
On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.
By Anna Venarchik
The new chief executive is at odds with the new board president, just as the organization is arguing against a court-ordered monitor to oversee its finances.
By Danny Hakim and Kate Christobek
A block comes to life on a summer day, a Staten Island bird feeder and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Stacy Kovacs, who founded Fogo Azul NYC, totes her drums around the city, fends off her cat and never watches TV.
By Nancy A. Ruhling
Mayor Eric Adams announced that a new scanner would search for guns on the subway. Riders who refuse to be scanned, he said, will not be allowed to enter the system.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
New OMNY transit cards for public school students, rolling out in September, will be usable 24 hours a day throughout the calendar year.
By Claire Fahy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating whether Boar’s Head meat sliced at deli counters has played a role in an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused two deaths.
By Annie Correal
Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke and John Turturro are all listed as advisers to a new proposal to buy the former Metro Theater, which closed in 2005.
By Annie Aguiar
The museum reports having hundreds of consultations with Native American groups and says it is also returning 90 objects.
By Zachary Small
The shooting took place just a half block from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York City mayor, and was related to a child-custody dispute, according to the police.
By Shayla Colon, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Nate Schweber
An Egon Schiele drawing was returned on Friday at the Manhattan district attorney’s office. The heirs said in a statement that relinquishing the work was “the right thing to do.”
By Tom Mashberg
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The health facility’s potential closure had been contentious following the shuttering of other hospitals serving Lower Manhattan.
By Joseph Goldstein
The Beam, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, allows visitors to recreate the famous photo of construction workers perched high above the city.
By James Barron
The steady parade of couples seeking civil marriage ceremonies in New York City has expanded in recent months to include newly arrived migrants.
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Todd Heisler
New Yorkers will be able to vote on a plan to add 30 days to City Council deliberations on public safety legislation. An earlier plan would have slowed the process further.
By Dana Rubinstein
Bevelyn Beatty Williams, an anti-abortion activist, physically confronted patients in 2020 as they tried to enter a health clinic in Manhattan, prosecutors said.
By Claire Fahy
The lawsuits are among the first legal efforts aiming to force Gov. Kathy Hochul to move forward with the tolling program as planned.
By Lola Fadulu
The Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that a recent Supreme Court ruling did not apply to the type of evidence it had deployed against the former president.
By Ben Protess and Jesse McKinley
A federal lawsuit accuses New York City of defying state and city regulations meant to protect vulnerable homeowners from losing water service.
By Dana Rubinstein
In a relentlessly newsy phase of the presidential contest, the long history of bias against cosmopolitan cat-owning women finds its place.
By Ginia Bellafante
Prosecutors said the teacher, who worked for Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, lured students from four different schools to share explicit images with him via social media.
By Hurubie Meko
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The Ford Crown Victoria, once a ubiquitous sight on the streets of New York, is being pushed out for newer, wheelchair-accessible models.
By James Barron
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, the Lower East Side and in Astoria.
By Heather Senison
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Centerport, N.Y., and a three-bedroom in Greenwich, Conn.
By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski
Some younger people have become obsessed with learning old-fashioned hand crafts like leather-making, millinery and lacework.
By Julie Satow
A set of weapon-screening devices will be deployed at various stations over the course of a month.
By Ana Ley and Hurubie Meko
The fire was soon extinguished and the injuries were minor, officials said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
By Lola Fadulu
Travelers were evacuated from Concourse C of Terminal 8 at Kennedy International Airport after an escalator caught fire.
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Hadi Matar, 26, provided “material support and resources” to Hezbollah, according to a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday.
By Claire Fahy
New York’s Fulton Fish Market, which supplies the city with nearly half its seafood, is run by third-, fourth-, even sixth-generation fishmongers.
By Reggie Nadelson
The ninth annual fan event will include discussions on topics such as sobriety, self-care and body image. Here are six to look out for.
By Sarah Bahr
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The state is adding restrictions meant to make lockdown drills less scary for children, and will also require schools to notify parents about the exercises ahead of time.
By Shayla Colon
She was, she said, unable to cook a basic meal into her mid-20s. But she went on to a successful career as a restaurateur and an authority on Asian cuisine.
By Alex Williams
The museum said it attracted more local visitors during the past year than it did before the pandemic, but only half the international visitors.
By Zachary Small
Across New York City, people have written their names in places that only a select few ever get to see.
By James Barron
A police procedural drama staged a tent encampment for a film shoot at Queens College. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators felt it trivialized their movement.
By Claire Fahy
The early-morning raid took place on Long Island’s North Shore at the house of Ms. Hochul’s former deputy chief of staff, Linda Sun.
By William K. Rashbaum
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey announced that he would resign in August. Gov. Philip D. Murphy will choose someone to serve the remainder of his term.
By Nicholas Fandos and Tracey Tully
New York City voters will most likely be confronted in November with a referendum that may dilute the City Council’s power on public safety issues, thanks to a panel formed by the mayor.
By Dana Rubinstein
Gregory C. Yetman, the subject of a manhunt last fall, admitted to pepper-spraying law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
By Ed Shanahan
Senator Robert Menendez announced in a letter to Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey that he would resign as of Aug. 20.
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With drumsticks in buckets and hundreds of Champagnes, Coqodaq leans into the city’s weird, giddy, and-the-band-played-on mood.
By Pete Wells
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was facing a possible expulsion vote after his conviction on federal corruption charges last week.
By Nicholas Fandos and Tracey Tully
He brought to his writing a sharp sense of humor, honed in stand-up comedy clubs, and never pulled punches even though he was an unabashed Democrat.
By Sam Roberts
Bibliophiles and film fans leafed through hundreds of books that once belonged to the eminent editor Robert Gottlieb.
By Alex Vadukul
The Senate Ethics Committee is starting to lay the groundwork to possibly expel the New Jersey lawmaker. He faces intensifying pressure to resign before that can happen.
By James Barron
Lawyers for Donald J. Trump challenged the judgment handed down by Justice Arthur F. Engoron, who found that Mr. Trump had conspired to manipulate his net worth to receive favorable terms on loans.
By Jesse McKinley and Ben Protess
The boy, then 16, survived and has been charged in the death of his 14-year-old passenger. His parents were sentenced to probation and ordered to take parenting classes.
By Maria Cramer and Claire Fahy
Justice Erin P. Gall of upstate New York engaged in a “racially offensive, profane” diatribe after people crashed a large party she was attending, a disciplinary body found.
By Ed Shanahan
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was found guilty of bribery and corruption last week.
By Nicholas Fandos
Arva Rice, who led the Civilian Complaint Review Board, had criticized the Police Department and sought more power and funding for the independent agency.
By Jeffery C. Mays
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This bustling borough of New York City has been the setting for many novels — including the books in this short quiz.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
Gifford Miller, a former City Council speaker who was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s principal antagonist, has plunged into a new project since leaving politics.
By James Barron
How a Black lieutenant, a gay kiss and a catless ballroom are helping reclaim Broadway classics.
By Jesse Green
There are more than 90,000 taxis, Ubers and Lyfts in New York City, making it hard for those drivers — and everyone else — to maneuver through the streets.
By Alyce McFadden
The Supreme Court has narrowed the legal definition of corruption, with political figures in New York and elsewhere having their convictions overturned as a result.
By Benjamin Weiser
Catching up on the news, appreciating a counterman’s skills and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Methadone has been used for decades to treat opioid addiction. It is also difficult to come by, a problem health providers hope to ease with a new fleet of vans that can provide the drug.
By Sharon Otterman
When Hornee and Blackee strayed from their pasture, they set off a chaotic chain of events involving death threats, chicken rustlers and Joaquin Phoenix. The town of Newfane, N.Y., hasn’t been the same since.
By Christopher Maag
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 people had been hospitalized with listeria infections across a dozen states.
By Emily Schmall
At least one person, a 56-year-old woman, was found with multiple stab wounds in her neck. A man was in custody, the police said.
By Hurubie Meko
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Alessandro Zamperla, the president of the group that manages the park, makes time for espresso and snacks while keeping an eye on all the rides.
By Paul Frangipane
The Medical Indemnity Fund was to provide worry-free health care to children severely injured at birth. But parents say it has failed them.
By Grace Ashford
Manhattan prosecutors are proceeding with new charges against the disgraced movie mogul after his previous conviction was overturned.
By Hurubie Meko
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the idea of having an open Democratic convention where candidates would compete for the nomination was “crazy.”
By Nicholas Fandos
Three famous canvases by the painter will be made into life-size installations this weekend in the meatpacking district.
By James Barron
Checking in with New York’s rat czar and the progress she has made in reducing the city’s rodent population.
By Ginia Bellafante
Betty Gordon came to New York to become an actress (and have a good time). But her greatest talent may have been helping others.
By David Waldstein and Sarah Blesener
Susan Zhuang, a first-year City Council member from Brooklyn, was charged with assault for biting a police officer. Democrats are split over how harshly to reprimand her.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Hurubie Meko and Claire Fahy
J. Michael Cline was the co-founder of an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies.
By Annie Correal
By car or train, there’s no better time to get out of the city than now, during the fifth edition of this sprawling festival north of New York City.
By Will Heinrich
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This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Ossining, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Redding, Conn.
By Anne Mancuso and Alicia Napierkowski
This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in Sutton Place and Bedford Stuyvesant.
By Heather Senison
The Irish bar was opened in Manhattan 57 years ago. The building on East 57th Street has been sold.
By James Barron
A Westchester County suburb updated its law about tree removals from yards, upsetting tree advocates, who want stricter rules, and residents who don’t want to be told what to do.
By Hilary Howard
Nargis Baran was a rising legal star in Afghanistan. She became a target once the government fell.
By Karen Zraick
Edwin Cordero, 36, died at the Metropolitan Detention Center, where his lawyer said conditions were “awful.”
By Lola Fadulu
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was found guilty on Tuesday in a sweeping corruption scheme and faces a potential expulsion vote.
By Nicholas Fandos and Tracey Tully
The stegosaurus had been expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million. It set a record in the contentious fossil trade, where scientists fear being priced out of the market.
By Zachary Small and Julia Jacobs
Susan Zhuang, who represents a Brooklyn district, was protesting at the site of a proposed homeless shelter. The authorities said she resisted arrest with her teeth.
By Hurubie Meko and Nate Schweber
The tornadoes swept through Central New York during a week of extreme weather in the region. The worst of the damage was in the city of Rome, east of Syracuse.
By Claire Fahy
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His Texas-style brisket, made with exacting precision, inspired a generation of New York City pit masters, who opened a wave of smoky joints in the 2000s.
By Clay Risen
The dated U.S. rail infrastructure is struggling to stay operational as climate change accelerates and intense heat waves, downpours and high winds become more frequent.
By Minho Kim
Apex, a dinosaur who roamed the Earth 150 million years ago, is to be auctioned off at Sotheby’s.
By James Barron
Landlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city councilman wants to change that.
By Hilary Howard
Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was found guilty of bribery and corruption. Leaders in his party are pressuring him to resign.
By Nicholas Fandos
It had already been a weird few weeks in New York. Then a fireball streaked across the sky.
By Liam Stack and Nate Schweber
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