The New York Times

Victor Arias, 29, was charged with starting a blaze that killed three people after prosecutors said he tossed a cigarette into a pile of cardboard boxes in the lobby of his apartment building.

A number of works by Manuel Acevedo are being displayed throughout the city in outdoor spots highly visible to the residents who inspired them.

The action, initiated by the U.S. attorney’s office in North Texas, could set up a showdown between NYU Langone and the Justice Department.

Inspired by the popular film series, the play has already run in Britain and in four U.S. cities. It arrives in New York in August after a Boston stop.

The city expects 45 tall ships from 20 nations for the 250th anniversary celebration. Where will they dock?

The police said 15 people were indicted after a series of shootings across Brooklyn that were linked to gang disputes. At least six people were injured and another was fatally shot.

New York City’s emergency management agency, which ran the alert network, said it needed to free up personnel to help translate messages for the World Cup.

Free child care is one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top goals. Now the Bezos Foundation is giving Robin Hood, a favorite philanthropy of wealthy New Yorkers, big money for early childhood education.

Two other children, 6-year-old twins, were critically injured in the fire at an apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood, the police said.

Latin American galleries. World-class photography. Upcycled design. Art fairs will take over New York this week. Here are seven (of many) worth a visit.

Gustavo Dudamel brought the New York Philharmonic and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra together for the first time, at Lincoln Center and uptown.

Several entities tied to Representative Mike Lawler, New York’s most endangered House Republican, paid a political consulting firm he once owned, raising ethics concerns.

Bromated flour, which makes breads and crusts stretchy and springy (and cheap), is among the carcinogens forbidden in pending state legislation.

Keith McNally won the Gotham Book Prize for his memoir, “I Regret Almost Everything.” It tells the story of his life in New York.