A New Man in Town in the ‘Archbishop Capital of the World’

Ronald Hicks, the next head of the New York archdiocese, is likely to set a different tone from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a conservative.

What to Know About OMNY, MetroCard’s Tap-and-Go Successor

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

Goodbye (and Good Riddance?) to the MetroCard

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.

A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This Is Not OK’

An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.

A New York Times Origin Story

A graphic designer recently discovered documents belonging to a distant relative, George Jones, the newspaper’s founding publisher.

Man Is Arrested in Bow-and-Arrow Killing After Overnight Standoff

The man was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon in Kearny, N.J., hours after a fire broke out in the building in which he was hiding.

How New York Keeps Its Unfiltered Water Safe: Spending Millions on Land

The city has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.

Mamdani Inauguration to Usher in ‘New Era’ With Broadway Block Party

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on Jan. 1, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.

Behind the Curtain of Luxury Room Service at the Plaza Hotel

This is the busiest season for Syed Rahmani, who has been tending to well-heeled guests for 27 years.

Pierre Laborde Bags Are Sending New Yorkers Into a Frenzy at the Grand Bazaar

If you’ve seen a chaotic scene on TikTok lately with people clamoring for brightly colored handbags, chances are good that it was for Pierre Laborde.

NYC Holiday Markets Offer Profit and Peril for Small-Business Owners

The festive fairs have become vital to the success of many artists and retailers. But the booths are expensive, and the payoffs aren’t guaranteed.

At the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack

For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence and a federal prosecution looms.

New York’s Hottest Dinner Party Is in an Apartment in the South Bronx

There are almost 4,500 people on a waiting list to get into Nine26, a monthly Dominican-themed supper club.

‘The Car Was Empty, and the Train Was Moving Fast’

An Upper West Side pizza taste test, a can in need of opening and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring 2-Person Crews on Subway Trains

The bill, which would have ensured that every train had a conductor and a driver, as most now do, was supported by the transit workers’ union and opposed by many transit advocates.

How Skating at Rockefeller Center Became New York’s Most Iconic Christmas Tradition

For 90 years, nothing has marked the holiday season in the city quite like taking a spin (or a tumble) on the rink.

A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’

An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.

A Weekly Gathering for Those Who Fled the Nazis Ends After 82 Years

The meetings began in 1943 in a German enclave in Manhattan. When the last member to experience life under Hitler died, the original purpose was gone.

How Angela Vranich, the Co-Founder of Little Spoon, Spends Her Day

Angela Vranich, the co-founder of Little Spoon, tries new smoothie flavors as she keeps up with her sheepadoodle, workout schedule and grown-up friends.

Crypto Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Has New Pursuit: Jailhouse Lawyer

The man convicted of taking billions has advised the former president of Honduras and Sean Combs, among others. He said in an interview that he helps in ways overwhelmed lawyers cannot.

Emily Korzenik, Rabbi Who Took a Bar Mitzvah to Poland, Dies at 96

Among the first women to be ordained in America, she went to Krakow, still scarred by the Holocaust, to preside over the rite, the first there in decades. It didn’t go smoothly.

Mangione’s Lawyers Take Issue With Bondi’s Ties to UnitedHealthcare

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, say Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from the case.

Two NJ Transit Trains Collide, Injuring More Than a Dozen People

The incident Friday evening shut down the Montclair-Boonton Line in Montclair, N.J.

Hochul Reaches Deal on A.I. Regulation in New York

The bill, which lawmakers passed in June, will be modified to more closely match a similar law in California, at Big Tech’s urging.

Hochul Repeals Rule Allowing New Customers Free Gas Hookups

Gov. Kathy Hochul struck down a decades-old provision that raised gas bills for millions of New Yorkers. The move could help curb the use of fossil fuels.

Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her.

The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.

Immigration Officials Deport Queens 6-Year-Old and Father Who Fled China

Hundreds of people had rallied for the family in New York City after they were separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in November.

Justice Dept. Will Appeal Dismissal of Comey and James Indictments

The Trump administration had vowed to fight a judge’s decision to dismiss unrelated criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York.

ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark

Jean Wilson Brutus, 41, was one of four migrants to die in the past week after medical emergencies in detention centers in New Jersey, Michigan, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

Emily Korzenik, 96, Dies; Rabbi Took a Bar Mitzvah to Poland

Part of the first generation of women ordained in America, she presided over the first bar mitzvah in Krakow, still scarred by the Holocaust, in decades. It did not go smoothly.

Mamdani Revamps Hiring After Old Antisemitic Remarks Prompt Aide to Quit

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.

Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress

Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.

Hochul Expected to Veto Bill Requiring 2-Person Crews on Subway Trains

The bill, which would ensure that every train has a conductor and a driver, as most now do, was supported by the transit workers’ union and opposed by many transit advocates.

Brooklyn Man Accused of Stealing $16 Million in Crypto From Victims

From a house in Sheepshead Bay, Ronald Spektor bilked about 100 people across the United States, prosecutors say. Then, he went online to brag.

Federal Judge Overturns Conviction in Killing of D.J. Jam Master Jay

Karl Jordan Jr., godson of the musician, was convicted last year of murder in the service of a drug deal. The judge found that the government had not proved the motive.

Metro-North and LIRR Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets on Train

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bill After Beatings and Deaths

Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.

Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

He Said He Was Not Close With Epstein. His Emails Suggest Otherwise.

Andrew Farkas, a New York City real estate mogul, had assured investors that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was for business only.

ICE Allows Democratic Lawmakers Inside Migrant Cells in New York City

The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.

Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research.

Mamdani Names Deputy Mayors for Housing and Economic Justice

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, tapped Leila Bozorg, a longtime public official and development advocate, and Julie Su, who served as secretary of labor in the Biden administration.

‘Stranger Things’ Cast Says Goodbye to the Netflix Series

Nearly a decade after the hit sci-fi horror series debuted, cast members including Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Maya Hawke gathered in New York City.

Mamdani to Name Deputy Mayors for Housing and Economic Justice

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, will tap Leila Bozorg, a longtime public official and pro-development advocate, and Julie Su, who served as secretary of labor in the Biden administration.

The MetroCard Cookie. The Pizza. The Carvel Treat.

The M.T.A. has worked with six food vendors to say goodbye to the MetroCard, memorialized in various treats.

Trump-Appointed Judge Flays ICE Over Conditions in Long Island Lockup

A detainee and eight others were held in a tiny room with an open toilet in freezing, filthy conditions.

The New School Seeks Path to Survival Amid Falling Enrollment and Money Woes

The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.

Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival

The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.

New York City Raises the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

The legislation, which will make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.

Coming Soon to a TV Near Trump: A G.O.P. Ad in N.Y. Governor’s Race

Bruce Blakeman, an ally of President Trump, is buying ad time on Fox News in the West Palm Beach, Fla., market, where Mr. Trump may be watching.

Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge

Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.

U.S. Accuses Venezuelan of Masterminding Tren de Aragua’s Expansion

The gang, which was the subject of charges brought in several states, is President Trump’s chosen nemesis. The defendant remains at large.

Man Accused of Dismembering Woman Had Surgical Skills

The remains of a woman and her child were found near Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Prosecutors accused Andrew Dykes, the father of the child, who had worked in Army clinics, in the woman’s murder.

Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes

As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.

N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.

Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

The Meaning of Luigi Mangione’s New Suits

In court before his trial for killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, Mr. Mangione tried out a different look.

An Airport Hotel Gets New Life as Affordable Housing

They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

A $600 Suckling Pig? Wagyu for All? On Menus, It’s a New Gilded Age

In Manhattan and across the country, restaurants are trotting out ever-pricier dishes and luxury upgrades to meet the demand from affluent diners.

The Sketch That Reveals the History of ‘American Gothic’

The famous painting by Grant Wood shows a farmer holding a pitchfork and a woman standing next to him. The earlier sketch is a bit different.

City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency

The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans.

New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors

The legislation is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s thousands of vendors get on the right side of the law.

Where ‘Seinfeld,’ a $120,000 Chandelier and a Mysterious Church Converge

Olde Good Things, an antiques giant with stores in New York and Los Angeles, is operated by a group called the Church of Bible Understanding.

Ghislaine Maxwell Asks a Judge to Throw Out Her Sex-Abuse Conviction

Ms. Maxwell, who conspired with Jeffrey Epstein in a sex-trafficking scheme, argued that she had been denied a fair trial.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and More Conservative Figures Announce Their Engagements

Several prominent conservative figures have announced that they are engaged this week, news often celebrated by President Trump.

Twelve Men Saturated East Harlem Housing Project With Drugs, U.S. Says

For more than three and a half years, officials said, the men used the Johnson Houses as “an open drug market” to sell crack cocaine and fentanyl.

Stabbing Near Chabad Headquarters Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime

A dispute on a Brooklyn street appeared to explode after the perpetrator made antisemitic statements, the police said.

Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76

Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.

Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Zohran Mamdani Toast ‘Marty Supreme’

With orange beanies, a roast pig and a mayor-elect, the New York premiere of A24’s buzzy Ping-Pong film was its own kind of flick.

N.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill

Gov. Kathy Hochul cast the measure in unusually personal terms, saying she had felt “the pain of seeing someone you love suffer and feeling powerless to stop it.”

How Do You Afford Life in New York City?

The New York Times is looking to talk to New Yorkers about how they budget, splurge and save in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

What Can Iowa City Teach New York About Free Buses?

The Midwestern city went fare-free two years ago, mainly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘The Queen of Versailles,’ ‘Waiting for Godot’ and More

Catch Kristin Chenoweth basking in the excess, and Bill and Ted having a Beckettian adventure, before the curtain comes down on their productions and others.

Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

Eric Adams’ Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

Widow of Officer Slain in Park Ave. Attack Sues Landlord Over Security

Didarul Islam and three others were killed when a gunman came to a Midtown skyscraper. The suit says the building had few physical barriers and lax surveillance.

Eric Adams Praises Himself and Undermines Mamdani on His Way Out

Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

Sydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say

Investigators said they were also looking into a trip to the Philippines that the father-and-son attackers took last month.

New York Accuses UPS of Seasonal Worker Wage Theft

In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job.

Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom

In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.

‘Beaches’ Was a Novel. Then a Movie. Next, It’ll Be a Broadway Musical.

A musical adaptation of the story will open at the Majestic Theater next spring. And yes, the score includes “Wind Beneath My Wings.”

At a Dark Time, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights

After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

Subways Are for Shopping? A Tough Sell for New Yorkers.

The Turnstyle Underground Market in the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station faces some retail challenges.

Uber and DoorDash Try to Halt N.Y.C. Law That Encourages Tipping

The two food-delivery app companies filed a lawsuit against new rules, starting in January, that require food-delivery apps to provide a tipping option at checkout.

Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected

The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States.

At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights

After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.

‘Titaníque,’ Singing and Spoofing Celine Dion, Sets Sail for Broadway

This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London’s West End, and now hopes to become Broadway’s next hit comedy.

Why New York Has Backed Off on Addressing Climate Change

With affordability and energy costs looming large as political issues, Gov. Kathy Hochul is less focused on going green.

With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?

The number of artists living in the city has declined after growing sharply between 2004 and 2019. Almost 50 arts venues have closed in the past five years.

U.S. Rabbis React to Deadly Hanukkah Attack in Sydney

After gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, rabbis across the United States reflected on how to protect their congregations during their own events.

New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season

The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2019, the National Weather Service said.

Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21.

His Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.

Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.

‘Watching the Twinkling Subway Cars Chug By’

Hooked on Broadway at a young age, an unlikely dog walker and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Officials Target Youth Immigration Program, Speeding Up Deportations

The Trump administration is dissolving long-established protections meant to help undocumented children stay in the country.

Eric Adams Swaggered Into City Hall, and Now He’s Swaggering Out

Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him.