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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore, the former chief of New York’s E.M.S., as the first openly gay person to lead the Fire Department.

Linda Sun was accused by federal prosecutors of selling her allegiance and being rewarded handsomely for influence peddling.

The city has bought more than 125,000 acres of land to provide a buffer around water reservoirs. It’s much cheaper than spending billions on filtration systems, officials say.

With the MetroCard retiring at the end of 2025, the OMNY system will become the only way to pay for most transit riders.

Thirty years ago, the newfangled method of paying for New York City’s buses and subways seemed like cutting-edge technology. Now, its days are numbered.

Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary.

An Upper West Side pizza taste test, a can in need of opening and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

There are almost 4,500 people on a waiting list to get into Nine26, a monthly Dominican-themed supper club.

For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence — and a federal prosecution looms.

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s new mayor on Jan. 1, alongside a party spanning seven blocks that will accommodate 40,000 spectators, his transition team said.