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NYRegionNew Columbia President Attacked by Stefanik Over 2023 Text Message
Mar 31, 2025 08:55 PM EDT
Elise Stefanik, a prominent Republican, questioned Claire Shipman’s commitment to protecting Jewish students. Ms. Shipman pledged “to build on the significant progress we’ve made.”
N.Y.C. Cannabis Boss Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation
Mar 31, 2025 08:40 PM EDT
Dasheeda Dawson, who helped people start dispensaries, was accused of trying to pressure a businesswoman into a relationship in exchange for a city contract.
How a Brief and Inexplicable NYC Altercation Escalated to Manslaughter
Mar 31, 2025 02:58 PM EDT
Gary Anderson hit Domingo Tapia for reasons never explained, sending Mr. Tapia into a coma and Mr. Anderson to prison. Mr. Tapia later died, and his attacker faces manslaughter charges.
Adams Asks Judge Who Could Dismiss Charges Against Him to Hurry Up
Mar 31, 2025 12:42 PM EDT
As the New York City mayor’s race heats up, a judge is deciding whether to drop the federal corruption charges Mayor Eric Adams faces, as the Trump administration has requested.
2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Charged With Burglary and Groping
Mar 31, 2025 08:12 PM EDT
The officers stole money from a prostitute and groped her while on patrol duty in Queens, prosecutors said.
N.J. Police Chief Accused of Violent and Vulgar Harassment
Mar 31, 2025 05:32 PM EDT
Five officers in the North Bergen, N.J., police department have filed notices of intent to sue the township over the allegations, which the chief denies.
‘I Walked to the Q With a Bounce in My Step and a Twinkle in My Eyes’
Mar 30, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
Up early with Jimmie Dale Gilmore, trouble placing a familiar face and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?
Mar 29, 2025 04:56 PM EDT
The former television journalist and co-chair of the university’s board of trustees takes the helm at a time of significant peril for the institution.
In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices
Mar 30, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.
Princeton Senior, Accused of Assault During Protest, Braces for Verdict
Apr 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
A judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether David Piegaro is guilty of assaulting a police officer while recording pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year.
Add More N.Y.P.D. Officers to Fight Crime? Mamdani Has Different Ideas.
Apr 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
Many of the candidates for mayor of New York City support hiring more police officers. Zohran Mamdani has a different public-safety plan.
3-Year-Old Kyng Davis Was Left Dead at a Hospital. Who Failed to Save Him?
Apr 01, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
In the months before Kyng Davis was abandoned at a Brooklyn hospital by his mother and her boyfriend, there were signs that he might have been in danger.
Trump Administration Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show
Mar 31, 2025 09:28 PM EDT
The court papers suggest that the administration has set a low bar for seeking the removal of the Venezuelan migrants, whom officials have described as belonging to the street gang, Tren de Aragua.
On the Night Before Eid, Mothers Made the Magic Happen
Mar 30, 2025 11:22 PM EDT
For the joyous Muslim holiday to work, mothers in New York City spent Saturday night preparing, merging traditions from around the world with ones developed here.
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
Mar 30, 2025 05:02 AM EDT
Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Working Families Party Endorses 4 Candidates in Strategy to Beat Cuomo
Mar 30, 2025 02:39 PM EDT
The progressive group backed Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani, Adrienne Adams and Zellnor Myrie for mayor as part of a broader effort to defeat the former governor, who is leading in the polls.
Driver Charged in Brooklyn Crash That Killed Woman and 2 of Her Children
Mar 30, 2025 06:56 PM EDT
The victims were taking a walk on Saturday when the driver hit another car and veered into their path, the police said. The driver faces several charges, including manslaughter.
Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street
Mar 29, 2025 11:50 AM EDT
A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of documents, including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.
Mar 30, 2025 11:05 AM EDT
Members of the dance company Ballet Hispánico weren’t the only ones who swirled amid the art in the museum’s rotunda during a recent presentation and tango class.
How Melissa Samuel, a Celebrity Nail Artist, Spends Her Sundays
Mar 29, 2025 03:00 AM EDT
Melissa Samuel, the nail artist behind the brand Finesse Your Claws, has French toast and calls her mother, then heads to the studio to make a custom 3-D set.