The New York Times

The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.

A student objected to the potential closure of her New York City middle school. The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school.” The comment was assailed as racist.

The storm was expected to hit much of the Northeast and coastal Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, and could bring at least 16 to 24 inches of snow to New York City, according to the National Weather Service.

“A lot of interesting things happening in the city involve how people get around,” said Stefanos Chen, a Metro reporter and lifelong bus aficionado.

A rough first take in SoHo, a triple bill at the Fillmore East and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Tenants said one of the city’s most notorious landlords let rats run free and left them cold during the winter. Now, charged with harassment, he’s facing up to four years in prison.

Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.

Ahead of a new worker protection law taking effect, Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced the additional measures his administration will take to ensure employees get the time off they are owed.

The congresswoman representing the district where the final will be played asked the director of ICE about his plans. She was not encouraged by his response.

Karl R. Jacobson was arrested and accused of stealing from city coffers as he placed $4.5 million in online bets. He resigned in January, when the accusations first surfaced.

Five Colombian citizens were charged with bilking people facing immigration proceedings by staging fake versions of those proceedings.