The New York Times

The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Three other people jumped out of windows and were injured.

Recent weather trends favor ticks, which may proliferate this year. Expect a lot of stink bugs, too.

The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.

What began as a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida has gone on to spawn conspiracy theories and tarnish the legacies of influential people.

Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.

A 339-mile buried transmission line is on schedule to bring clean electricity to New York City this spring.

Our climate reporter Hilary Howard explores the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a new transmission line that will deliver hydro power from Quebec to New York City. It’s planned to provide up to 20% of the city’s energy needs.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.

Traveling from Cleveland by thumb, a wallet surfaces in Brooklyn and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Buffalo’s Arakan Rohingya community was rattled after a disabled man’s death. “Our worry comes from future incidents that may happen,” one resident said.

The artist Emine Yilmaz was shoved into a passing subway car three years ago. Six surgeries later, she’s drawing again.

The old Portal Bridge disrupted rail commutes in New Jersey for decades, frequently getting stuck when it swung to let boat traffic pass. Now a new bridge is open to the public.

Christopher Baldner, then a New York State trooper, rammed a family’s car during a high-speed chase in 2020, killing 11-year-old Monica Goods.

Faycal Manz, a German tourist, claimed that a taco had given him diarrhea, a Walmart store had discriminated against him and that an interaction with the police had given him insomnia.

At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.