For Columbia’s Class of 2026, a Toasty Graduation Day Caps Years of Heat
They encountered demonstrations and ultimatums from the Trump administration. At Wednesday’s commencement, it was all about the sweltering weather.
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Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.
A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards.
Penn Station Renovation Moves Ahead as Developer Is Chosen
The announcement came a day after Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the federal government intended to spend $8 billion on the project.
Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years
Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.
Woman Dies After Falling Into Open Manhole in Manhattan
The woman plunged 10 feet, and a passer-by heard her screams. Con Edison said video footage suggested the manhole cover had been dislodged by a truck 12 minutes earlier.
L.I.R.R. Workers Are in Line for Raises, but at What Cost to New York?
Details are still emerging about the contract reached after a three-day strike that shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service. But the fallout could be felt for years.
Despite Mamdani’s Outreach, Interest in N.Y.C. Pre-K Programs Is Flat
Expanding child care is a pillar of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Newly released application numbers may raise questions about strategy and demand.
2 Die at Troubled Rikers Jail Complex in 24 Hours
The deaths, of a 40-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, bring to four the number of fatalities at Rikers Island this year.
ICE Makes Courthouse Arrest Despite Judge’s Order
A Honduran man was taken into custody on Tuesday in New York City, which his lawyers said violated a prohibition imposed a day earlier. Hours later, the man was released.
Judge Bars ICE From Making Immigration Arrests at Courts in New York
The Trump administration’s practice of detaining migrants at federal courthouses had stirred outrage.