New York City

New York officials were already hurrying to roll out the tax. A lawsuit by homeowners, which persuaded a judge to issue a temporary pause, has made the process thornier.

The five plaintiffs, all currently or formerly affiliated with the university, said Columbia had failed to adequately protect them from harassment after the 2023 Hamas attack against Israel.

The administration’s lawsuits, which included Connecticut and Vermont, challenged the legality of giving undocumented students in-state tuition.

After more than a decade, the fight over an effort to build affordable housing on the site of a community garden in Manhattan is winding down.

In a private meeting at City Hall, an invited group of rabbis told Mayor Zohran Mamdani that his relationship with Jewish New Yorkers needed to change.

Manuel Hernandez knew there were no life vests for children when he allowed an infant on board, according to a federal complaint. The child and her mother died in the accident.

Investigators are focusing on the tour operator and the captain of the boat that capsized in New York Bay on Saturday, killing a mother and her infant daughter.

A judge sided with homeowners who had sued New York City and argued that the introduction of the tax was mishandled. The city moved to appeal, meaning the rollout can proceed.

U.S. prosecutors were pursuing charges against Gautam Adani, India’s richest man, until the Trump Justice Department moved to drop the case against him.

In a TV interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from positions like “defund the police” and indicated she hasn’t ruled out a presidential or Senate run.