The Best of Metropolitan Diary 2025: The Readers Speak
An anecdote about a questionable bagel order claims the top spot this year, outpolling four other favorites. All five are presented here.
New York Receives Its Heaviest Snowfall in Nearly 4 Years, Disrupting Flights
Central Park got more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside New York City.
Another Front in the Trump Immigration Crackdown: Import Warehouses
Workers at facilities that stock shipped goods say customs officers who inspect merchandise are helping immigration agents arrest migrants.
Girl, 4, Dies After Being Found Unconscious in the Bronx
An autopsy is being conducted to find the cause of death of the girl, whose name has not been released. The police have made no arrests.
How Anthony Ramos, a ‘Hamilton’ Star, Spends a Day at His Brooklyn Bar
Anthony Ramos loves hanging out with customers during busy days that may find him writing a new musical, catching a friend in a show or performing in his own.
What Can Hundreds of Pieces of Litter Tell Us About Manhattan?
Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us.
Will Zohran Mamdani Be the 111th or the 112th Mayor of New York? It Depends.
An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.
New York City Braces for Heavy Snow as Winter Storm Approaches
The region could see accumulations of up to 5 to 7 inches from late Friday into Saturday.
They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.
Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.
That Old Classic Film in the Theater? It Might Be From This Man’s House.
The artifacts of 20th-century cinema are being preserved in museums, and in the care of private film collectors like Brian Darwas, who has hundreds of movie prints at his home.