Psst, Mayor Mamdani: The Upper East Side Is More Fun Than People Think
Beyond stuffy old money institutions and noisy sports bars, hidden gems abound.
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CreditAdrienne Grunwald for The New York Times Mamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job.
Mike Flynn, a former intern who rose to the top of the agency, will be under a microscope, but far from the spotlight.
By Stefanos Chen and
CreditDave Sanders for The New York Times Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input
The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.
By Sally GoldenbergDana Rubinstein and
CreditMimi d’Autremont for The New York Times A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries.
Even as some instructors remain fervently opposed to chatbots, other writing and English professors are trying to improve them.
By Sharon Otterman and
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‘She Stared Back, Apparently Unfazed by My Rat Ears ’
A tour guide goes one step beyond, a macaw on the Q and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Credit METROPOLITAN DIARYMamdani Appoints Top Parks Official to Oversee New York’s Green Spaces
The mayor announced Tricia Shimamura as the city’s new parks commissioner amid broad calls for more park funding.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times Drunken Driver Who Killed 4 at Cookout Is Sentenced to Decades in Prison
The driver, Daniel Hyden, was a substance abuse counselor who had past citations for driving under the influence.
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CreditJefferson Siegel for The New York Times At Least $110,000 in Pokémon Cards Stolen From Lower Manhattan Store
The robbery at the Poké Court on Wednesday was the latest in a string of thefts of high-value Pokémon trading cards.
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CreditJun Kim/Poké Court A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans
The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.
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Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
Rare Snowfall in Parts of the South Is Fun but Fleeting
Snow fell as far south as Florida and Georgia on Sunday but mostly melted by the afternoon. The same storm system brought snow to the Northeast, with a second round expected Sunday night.
By Amy Graff
TimesVideoArmed Robbers Steal At Least $110,000 Worth of Pokémon Cards
Three men stole at least $110,00 worth of Pokémon cards from a shop in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday. The thieves held customers at gun point, smashed display cases and took money from the cash register. One of the items stolen was a first-edition Charizard card worth about $15,000, according to the store’s owner.
By Jamie Leventhal and Jorge Mitssunaga
At Least $110,000 in Pokémon Cards Stolen From Lower Manhattan Store
The robbery at the Poké Court on Wednesday was the latest in a string of thefts of high-value Pokémon trading cards.
By Hannah Ziegler
sketch padA ‘Weird, Wonderful’ Night at the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’
City Winery’s 50th anniversary screening of the film encouraged some inventive dress up, including tributes to fan favorites like Rocky and Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
By Vidhya Nagarajan and Sarah Bahr
Met Museum Employees Vote to Unionize
The bargaining unit, which includes curatorial, conservation and retail departments, could represent about half of the Met’s work force.
By Zachary Small
Even Nicolás Maduro’s Prosecutors Are Tied Up Reviewing Epstein Files
The Trump Administration’s exhaustive examination of materials on the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is drawing resources from other cases.
By William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser
New York TodayWhy Some NYCHA Residents Are Getting Induction Stoves
A pilot program in Housing Authority apartments will offer the trendy stoves, which improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
By Hilary Howard
N.Y.C. Council Leader Takes on Antisemitism, and Possibly Mamdani
The Council speaker, Julie Menin, introduced bills that would establish a buffer zone at houses of worship to keep protesters at some distance from congregants.
By Sally Goldenberg
Nurses Describe Fear on the Job as Bitter Strike Enters Fifth Day
Both sides in the labor dispute appear poised for a protracted battle, and only one of three hospitals was negotiating with the strikers.
By Samantha Latson
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