#new-york-city

#new-york-city

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious agenda for his city. In addition to promising big changes to its transportation system, Mamdani vowed to make housing more affordable. The focus on housing affordability is understandable, given that the average rent of a one-bedroom apartment in the Big Apple is more than $4,000 a month. For many in the city, housing costs consume nearly a half of their income, leaving little room for savings or any security.

"Making friends as an adult is hard. Especially if you're looking for friends who share your identity, interests and general proximity. So what are the odds that I found myself on a very rainy New York night (the restaurant was literally leaking), seated at a booth with two strangers around my age, also lesbians, who shared a love of musical theater, can't drive and all wanted salads with protein for dinner?"

I made this image, Man with Windex, in New York City, in 1996. I was, and remain, obsessed with making photographs on the streets of New York. At that time, I was using a Leica Rangefinder with colour negative film because of its malleability and ease. One of the beautiful things about the Leica is its stealth qualities it is quiet and small, though for me right now the iPhone is my camera.

Convicted drug dealer Jonathan Braun, who had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump during his first term, is being sent back to prison after he violated terms of his supervised release with a series of heinous acts, including allegedly assaulting a three-year-old and sexually abusing a nanny. Braun was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday in New York City.

The best Korean restaurants throughout New York City are a mix of old and new: Korean-American mainstays that have been barbecuing meats or slinging bowls of soups for decades, as well as imports of hot spots straight from Korea, plus modern restaurants serving innovative riffs on classic Korean fare. As a Korean American who grew up eating my mom's home cooking and visiting Seoul every summer,

Hark, Christmas has descended on New York City. For several weeks this fall, the trees of the iconic Zuccotti Park, blocks from Wall Street (and the frequent site of anti-capitalist protests), have created a captivating golden canopy, accentuated by the lights that wrap around them. Now, as of Saturday morning, workers unpacking Christmas trees in the park heralded the arrival of a new season: winter.

In 2002, Rachael Ray set off across North America and Europe with a budget of $40 a day for meals. The celebrity chef's show, aptly titled "$40 a Day," aired until 2005 on Food Network. Throughout these three seasons, Ray visited popular cities and tourist spots in search of unique, budget-friendly meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She avoided massive fast food chains like McDonald's or Burger King, opting for more localized but still affordable options.

New York just scored the silver medal on the global stage, coming in as the number two city in the world in Resonance Consultancy's 2026 World's Best Cities ranking. Yes, London hung onto the crown again, but New York City isn't exactly sulking in the corner. Our racked up praise for its cultural might, airport power moves and the kind of urban glow-up only New York can pull off, from shiny towers to subway upgrades that, miraculously, appear to be happening in real life.

The city moves fast, sounds loud, and never really sleeps. Every neighborhood feels different. You can walk through busy streets full of yellow taxis and then suddenly find yourself in a quiet park or a street full of murals and small cafés. If you're visiting for the first time or just coming back, New York always feels new. Here are some of the best things to do, plus a few day trips that will make your visit even better.

"This latest critical investment in child care gives the City the tools necessary to build a system to provide care for families with children from birth to five years old," said Rendy Desamours, a spokesperson for Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Queens Democrat. The city already funds preschool seats for nearly 100,000 3- and 4-year-olds, and the push to expand that system has gathered steam in recent months.

After a sunny, crisp start, New York City's weather will take a turn for the dramatic midweek, with a storm barreling up the coast just in time to soak the city on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, the system will bring one to two inches of rain, gusts up to 40 miles per hour and the potential for minor flooding in poor drainage areas and along the coast during Thursday night's high tide.

Everybody is bracing and everybody is worried, and rightfully so. Not having SNAP is going to make a difference to a lot of families in our area and in our city, and any projected cuts that might come from the past budget are also going to impact our families,

Two hundred fifty years ago, George Washington gave his inaugural speech in Manhattan. And for 250 years, New York City has survived,

"I feel very suspicious of the area now," echoed Ramirez, 40, who has a 14-year-old daughter. "We know that many kids tell their moms, 'Mama, we want to go to the park now,' and then the kids go alone. What will happen if there's a predator? The kids don't know how to defend themselves. We thought it was safe, but I don't feel secure anymore."

The story of how Union Square Cafe, the famous restaurant in New York, became as important to my family as it is to the national restaurant industry begins, in a way, before I was born. Even though my brother, sisters, and I were raised in what we considered a boring suburb of Hartford in the 1980s, my mother always subscribed to New York magazine.

Nearly 1 million New York City households relied on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (known as LIHEAP, or HEAP) last winter to help afford their energy costs, more than any other region in the state. Applications for this season were supposed to open Nov. 3, but are being delayed for at least a few weeks-or until the federal government reopens and reallocates funding, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.

Pennywise the clown and his menacing red balloons from "It" were seen floating around New York City on Wednesday. He traveled all the way from the sewers of Maine while promoting the upcoming release of the HBO series "Welcome to Derry" - a prequel to Stephen King's novel "It" and the franchise's two recent movies. The city that never sleeps might have an even more difficult time doing so, knowing an orange-haired clown in a silver silk suit is roaming the streets.

"Every time they come in, they are stealing about $800 worth of Dominican salamis,"

The move will relieve some or all of the medical debt for 500,000 New Yorkers on a one-time basis. It is part of a program Adams launched last year with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt to acquire debt portfolios from healthcare providers, hospitals, and collection agencies. Since the program launched in 2024, it has thus far canceled $135 million in medical debt for 75,000 New Yorkers.

The block of Great Jones Street between Bowery and Lafayette Street in downtown Manhattan has been named Jean-Michel Basquiat Way in honour of the late Neo-Expressionist artist. A fixture in the bustling East Village scene who became a global art star, Basquiat died of a heroin overdose at age 27 in the home and studio he rented from his friend Andy Warhol at 57 Great Jones Street from 1983 to 1988.

Whether you're looking for a quick bite or you love chasing down some of NYC's most difficult-to-make restaurant reservations, the options might as well be endless. If you're leaning toward the former, one of the city's many Italian delis is always a great option for not only grabbing a great sandwich, but meats, cheeses, salads, sauces, and imports to take home for later.

As the first in the nation to add a warning icon for added sugars, this rule underlines our longstanding work to ensure New Yorkers have information about the food they eat,