Politics Oct 07 New York City mayor declares emergency over migrants sent from border states Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is "not sustainable." He says by the end of its fiscal year, the city expected to spend $1 billion helping the…
Nation May 09 The Washington Post wins Pulitzer for Jan. 6 coverage The Post’s extensive reporting was published in a sophisticated interactive series and found numerous problems and failures in political systems and security before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the newspaper’s own backyard.
Politics Feb 24 10 years after killing of Trayvon Martin, nation continues its reckoning on racial justice The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.
Arts Jan 06 Authors’ unpublished books kept getting stolen. Now, a suspect has been arrested Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years, allegedly impersonating others in the industry to amass a veritable library of unpublished works.
Arts Aug 19 Chuck Close, artist of monumental grid portraits, dies at 81 Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died at age 81.
Politics Jun 30 Error disrupts vote count in NYC mayoral primary New York City's Board of Elections withdrew data Tuesday evening that it had released earlier purporting to be a first round of results from the city's new ranked choice voting system. That data had shown Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams…
Health Dec 11 WATCH: Cuomo reinstates NYC indoor dining ban to limit virus spread As of Monday, only takeout orders and outdoor dining will be allowed in the city. Cuomo said the shutdown of indoor dining will be evaluated in two weeks.
Politics Nov 24 NYC’s first African American mayor, David Dinkins, has died David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City's first African American mayor, has died. He was 93.
Nation Jun 28 In NYC, marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what With the city’s massive Pride parade canceled, Sunday's performances were virtual, the flags flew in emptier than normal spaces and the protesters were masked.
Health Apr 30 Police called after NYC funeral home stores bodies in rented trucks Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said.