What Happens When Kids Design Playgrounds? Lava, Mushrooms, Giant Chess.
The people who know playgrounds best want a pink basketball court, hair-braiding station, and pollinator garden.
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Venezuelans in New York Confront Earthquake Back Home
The earthquake that leveled buildings and killed hundreds compounds years of grief for Venezuelans whose country has experienced political and economic collapse.
Judge Scrutinizes Decision to Abandon Charges Against Indian Billionaire
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ordered prosecutors to explain why they moved to drop a bribery case against Gautam Adani, after they said they did not want to “devote further resources.”
On the Streets of New York’s Little Haiti, Panic After Court Ruling
Residents in the Caribbean enclave in Brooklyn worried about returning to a crime-ravaged country after President Trump was allowed a path to deport them.
Brooklyn Democratic Leader Under Fire for Sharing Antisemitic Post
Carmella Charrington, elected on Tuesday as a Democratic district leader in Brooklyn, said it was a “mistake” to recirculate a post supporting antisemitic conspiracy theories.
After Almost 50 Years, Etan Patz’s Father Is Relieved to Have Closure
In a rare interview, Stanley Patz said he hoped that a decision reinstating the conviction of Pedro Hernandez would end the ordeal of going to court and reliving the day of his son’s disappearance.
Mamdani Ends Day Care Contract With Eric Adams’s Former Romantic Partner
The city had accused Jasmine Ray of fiscal mismanagement. She said that she had been unfairly targeted because of her ties to the former mayor.
Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to freeze rents for rent-stabilized apartments became a centerpiece of his campaign. Six months into his first year, a city panel delivered.
Blakeman Suggests Lander, a Jewish Politician, Would Have Aided Nazis
Brad Lander, a Democrat who won his House primary in New York, told voters to reject the “bigotry” of Bruce Blakeman, a Republican candidate for governor who is also Jewish.
After Banner Night, D.S.A. Sharpens Its Policy and Political Ambitions
After democratic socialists captured two House primaries and several state legislative contests in New York, the group’s leaders mulled how to use their expanding influence.