‘This Is the Team,’ Mamdani Says. His Allies Hint Lander Doesn’t Belong.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed three people for Congress in New York City, but some closest to him have chosen to push only Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed three people for Congress in New York City, but some closest to him have chosen to push only Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier.
The Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey has been the site of daily protests for nearly a month. Police officials in Newark are continuing to investigate the incident.
After Representative Dan Goldman visited a left-leaning coffee shop chain, the shop owner posted caustic remarks on Instagram that made it clear the congressman shouldn’t come back.
Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering the 6-year-old boy, but an appeals court in July had said Mr. Hernandez was entitled to a new trial.
Lt. Ricardo Santos of the New Jersey State Police had faced questions about his judgment and conduct before he became the primary suspect in a double murder-suicide.
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, has found it difficult to overcome some of his perceived shortcomings in a high-profile House primary race.
John Alite, a borough council member in Englishtown, N.J., since 2025, had in recent years established himself as a man who learned from his mistakes.
The band Goose was playing on Saturday night when the fall took place. The cause of the episode was not clear.
The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.
Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the actors Andrew Rannells and Tony Danza, share their stories in the first of a special series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary.