New York City

The new governor of New Jersey signed six executive orders after taking office on Tuesday. They matched the priorities she campaigned on last year.

Federal prosecutors quietly dropped their case against the officer, but a Police Department investigation based on the charges led to his firing, the suit says.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, who faces re-election this year, said that the state budget faced “real volatility” because of threats from President Trump.

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders to learn cursive.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he isn’t pushing.

An anonymous negative ad campaign has been aimed at New Jersey’s departing attorney general. “It’s a warning to others,” one political scientist said.

Some New Yorkers hope that raising a child in the city could become more affordable thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for free child care and preschool.

Mike Flynn, a former intern who rose to the top of the agency, will be under a microscope, but far from the spotlight.

Beyond stuffy old money institutions and noisy sports bars, hidden gems abound.

A tour guide goes one step beyond, a macaw on the Q and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.