The New York Times

Two explosions rocked a barge on the North Shore of Staten Island, injuring 34 firefighters and emergency medical workers.

World Cup fans, some of whom are already spending thousands of dollars, seem to prefer the $20 bus to get to MetLife Stadium.

A calendar quirk brings more days of lemonade, glamping and difficult-to-open beach umbrellas to 2026.

The Broadway production takes full advantage of the Palace Theater’s abundant height and depth, making the show feel like “a massive trust fall.”

The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.

The group of friends had used the same corner on the Upper West Side to unwind for years. By the end of the night, two people would be dead after a speeding S.U.V. drove into a crowd.

New York State’s budget is the most delayed it’s been since 2010. That means legislators have gone without pay, creating financial hardships familiar to many New Yorkers.

At Bike New York’s free classes for adults, many novice riders are nervous. Many are embarrassed. And many are women.

A trip to the D.M.V., an unusual place to buy fruit and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.

The explosions at May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, which erupted after a fire on a dock, killed one of the company’s subcontractors, a representative said.

A cave explorer got stuck in a narrow crevice and developed hypothermia. Rescuers brought him miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to keep his energy up.

Two recent moves aligned the department ever more closely with President Trump’s own efforts to whitewash the events of that day.

City beaches are back open, though outdoor pools won’t open for another month. Here’s where things stand at the unofficial start of summer.

Brent Sikkema, who championed artists like Kara Walker, was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Brazil in 2024 amid divorce proceedings with his spouse.