New York Region Breaking News & Headlines

New York City’s affordability problems were laid bare by the pandemic. Mayoral candidates offer solutions, but steep political and logistical […]

The Brooklyn Liberation march took place amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender children and violence that disproportionately affects Black […]

Voters seem most concerned about quality of life issues and public safety. They are also trying to figure out ranked-choice voting.

Concerns about crime are dominating the Democratic primary, and the party’s left wing has just started to coalesce.

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

For decades, a string of killings of teenage girls haunted suburban New Jersey. A local investigator began to wonder: Could there be a link to a […]

Encountering an East Village character, an unusual question and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

For decades, certain corners of the city were so smoothed by money they seemed off-limits to those just starting out as adults. But for one brief […]

His agenda and reach, in government and out, extended from criminal justice to urban planning, though his constituency — prisoners, the homeless, […]

When restaurants closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the nationwide market for oysters cratered. That’s not the end of the story.

After occupying parts of the school, some students were barred from entering the building. So they took the demonstration outside.

The creative team of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes and Jon M. Chu explain what it took to create a euphoric spectacle that stayed true to […]

Lucy Lang has spent most of her career as a criminal-justice reformer. But is she too close to the system to bring about real change?

The young stars of the HBO skate comedy discuss how pandemic-era New York shaped the new season. “Our show grows with us and changes with our […]

The mixed-use property currently has two units and the atelier for Markarian, the fashion brand that designed Jill Biden’s Inauguration Day outfit. […]

For those in other boroughs who dreamed of Manhattan, there was a silver lining to the pandemic: lower rents.

It's a seasonal tradition in the city's streets, but the displays might not have the same energy they had last year. 

Should a former C.E.O. of Twitter pay for the damaged artwork of one of the city’s last true bohemians? Faulty plumbing and clashing values erupt […]

Fewer taxis are on the streets, but for many New Yorkers, cabs and subways are inspiring a nostalgic (and budget-conscious) fervor.

The coronavirus hit some Jewish communities especially hard. As he followed his own odyssey during the pandemic, Tzali Reicher tallied the dead — […]