Catched from the NYtimes

Commissioner Tisch, the current head of the N.Y.P.D., said she had agreed to serve in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration.

In the waning days of his term, Mayor Eric Adams is spending a significant portion of his time far from New York City.

At Montclair State University in New Jersey, a departmental restructuring plan is igniting concerns about the future of the humanities.

When Ali Faqirzada was detained after a routine asylum hearing in New York, officials from Bard College and the Episcopal Diocese tapped their networks to help.

Mayor Eric Adams painted an alarming picture of his city under his successor, Zohran Mamdani, saying, “If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I’d be concerned about my children.”

Zohran Mamdani takes office on Jan. 1 with ambitious plans to rethink policing and some officers angry about his past criticisms. Winning them over could be a key to a successful term.

Mr. Boyd was wounded early on Sunday in a shooting in Midtown Manhattan. He is in his first year as a defensive player with the team after signing in March.

Three other people, including an 11-year-old boy, were wounded in the shooting on Saturday night, city officials said. It was unclear whether the police had made any arrests.

Authorities said Keith Michael Lisa had a bat when he showed up at the office of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey on Wednesday. He was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility.

The government shutdown halted the program’s funding, and left many hungry New Yorkers with little or nothing to eat.