Jay Clayton said he had named James McDonald as a deputy to oversee the transition at the Southern District of New York office. President Trump nominated Mr. Clayton to be his intelligence chief.
A Midtown high-rise that suffered structural damage had not moved since Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. The streets around the building were starting to come back to life after a tense day.
New York City’s public universities propel young graduates into the middle class. But some worry that a bleaker early career job market has added hurdles.
Gov. Kathy Hochul will direct state agencies to eliminate or modernize antiquated requirements, and examine if task forces or councils have outlived their purpose.
A plan announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul lists ambitious steps to speed up New York City buses, which remain some of the slowest in the nation.
An ongoing cluster of the illness has sickened 23 people. That’s not unusual: Most years, 200 to 700 people in the city are diagnosed with the disease.
Offices and hotels around East 42nd Street were evacuated after structural damage affected an office conversion project. Traffic was halted in the area. No injuries were reported.
City officials set up a multiblock “frozen zone” around the building, a construction site near Grand Central Terminal. Beams were being brought in to stabilize the structure, the buildings commissioner said.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company, plans to lease a 16-story building in Hudson Square and to double its work force in New York City to 1,000 people this year.
Interviews with D.S.A. members and organizers in New York City suggest that frustration with the economy has been the most important factor in the group’s growth.