New York City

In a crowded field of legal sellers, stores in New York City are leaning into looks and vibes to find their customers.

An interactive search through New York City’s revolutionary history gave new meaning to the idea of shoe-leather reporting.

Bartering on the L, a beautiful baritone from behind a closed door and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

“The Odyssey” is selling out in all formats at all times of day. Even at morning screenings, which are packed with newborns and parents desperate to feel “normal.”

A mother and grandmother in the Bronx face charges over the care of twin teenagers with autism. One of the boys weighed 59 pounds when he died. His brother, according to prosecutors, barely survived.

A federal regulator fined the former lawmaker $35,000 over allegations of insider trading by placing bets on Kalshi about whether he would attend the State of the Union address in February.

With no new cases reported in more than a week, New York City’s health commissioner says the threat has passed. Seven people have died from the disease this summer.

The suit is the latest effort by states to crack down on an industry that critics have called predatory. At least 15 states have introduced legislation this year to regulate the markets.

The Washington, D.C., university told incoming freshmen who missed a tuition deadline that they no longer had a spot. But they now can attend a New York State school or CUNY.

The mayor said in recent interviews that it was important to acknowledge the city’s role in slavery but that he could not commit to payouts before his racial equity commission completes its report.