Catched from the NYtimes

A little help up a Brooklyn hill in the rain, loose shoes in Gramercy and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

A person was found dead in the Bronx on Saturday morning, the police said. An 81-year-old man was also found dead on a rooftop, though it was unclear whether the cold was to blame.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.

Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.

Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.

Mr. Lutnick had claimed to have distanced himself from Jeffrey Epstein even before the disgraced financier was convicted of a sex crime in Florida.

Ice has clogged the East River, suspending NYC Ferry service for thousands of commuters. More cold and snow is expected this weekend.

The criticism from the former head of the Office to Combat Antisemitism, Moshe Davis, reflects the social and political divide among Jewish New Yorkers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The Democratic primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey in Congress is still too close to call. Much of the advertising focused on opposition to the president and his immigration policies.

The driver is accused of leaving the scene after the collision and faces misdemeanor charges.