A Text System Sent Safety Alerts to Private Schools. Now, It’s Silent.
New York City’s emergency management agency, which ran the alert network, said it needed to free up personnel to help translate messages for the World Cup.
Deadly Gang Feud Left Bystander Paralyzed in Brooklyn
The police said 15 people were indicted after a series of shootings across Brooklyn that were linked to gang disputes. At least six people were injured and another was fatally shot.
Bezos Family Gives $100 Million for Preschool Education in New York
Free child care is one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top goals. Now the Bezos Foundation is giving Robin Hood, a favorite philanthropy of wealthy New Yorkers, big money for early childhood education.
1-Year-Old Boy Killed in Bronx Fire
Two other children, 6-year-old twins, were critically injured in the fire at an apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood, the police said.
Need to Hire an Architect or Designer? Try Dumbo.
A Brooklyn neighborhood with waterfront views and pricey apartments has become New York City’s latest design hub, with more than 160 architecture and design firms.
Mike Lawler, N.Y.’s Most At-Risk House Republican, Is Accused of Self-Dealing
Several entities tied to Representative Mike Lawler, New York’s most endangered House Republican, paid a political consulting firm he once owned, raising ethics concerns.
Airbnb Turns to Black Leaders in Its Bid to Make a Comeback in New York
The multibillion-dollar corporation is partnering with influential Black pastors as it seeks to regain a foothold in the city’s short-term rental market.
Can the Country’s ‘Dirtiest Hotel’ Get a Clean Slate?
For decades, the Hotel Carter in Times Square was the site of squalor and crime. Now rundown and empty, its future is tied up in litigation but some hope for a rebirth.
Beware of Wolves, but Straw Houses Could Help With Climate Change
Near Hudson, N.Y., a Princeton University team erected a cottage made from the agricultural byproduct, which they said is more sustainable than bricks or concrete.
Rudy Giuliani Once Helped a Fellow Mayor Get Health Care
As the former mayor seeks help from the World Trade Center Health Program, an episode where he helped his predecessor John V. Lindsay carries resonance.