The New York Times

Extra effort to hail a cab, an apology for a subway encounter and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has more explicitly attempted to address specific concerns of Black New Yorkers with his policy agenda, but some remain wary.

The pocket watches, a collaboration with the luxury timepiece maker Audemars Piguet, drew crowds to stores and malls around the world.

A court officer delivered the newborn after a woman who was nine months pregnant appeared in court on low-level charges.

Pro-Palestinian New Yorkers celebrated Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to post about the Palestinians’ day of remembrance, but the move was criticized by some Jewish leaders.

The Manhattan district attorney said he was considering whether he would ask a jury to consider a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein for a fourth time after a mistrial on Friday.

Older Americans are getting a chance to do something they’ve always wanted through programs designed to make dreams — from drinking soda to skydiving — come true.

Stephanie Ruskay is seeking to become the first female rabbi to be elected to state office in New York, but the race may hinge on whether voters find her progressive enough.

A contract dispute between transit officials and unions has shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service for the first time in more than 30 years.

A black Mercedes S.U.V. smashed into two parked cars, crossed a bike lane and crashed into a crowd of people, coming to a stop against a parking meter.

Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.

After two incidents, crews made repairs and installed protective netting on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, which leads to the George Washington Bridge.

Demonstrations outside synagogues have turned real estate sales in Israel and in the occupied territories into a political issue in the city. The protesters’ tactics have disturbed some New Yorkers.

After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”

This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.