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Sharing a cab with the catch of the day, where two friends met and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking at a rally at Lehman College, lent his support to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s effort to raise taxes on millionaires. The mayor was not present.

How a cascade of seemingly minor events led to the worst runway disaster at LaGuardia Airport in decades.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his former Republican opponent recorded a skit on cat adoption for the Inner Circle, an annual press corps roast. Some politicians weren’t laughing.

After a seven-year drought, including pandemic-related delays, the ferry service is bringing beer back to New York Harbor. It feels like a return to normal, regulars say.

After a fatal runway collision between a jet and a fire truck, one of the key questions is why the truck didn’t heed frantic calls to stop.

A man linked to a pro-Israel terrorist group was charged with making Molotov cocktails for what officials said was a plot to assassinate the New York City-based activist Nerdeen Kiswani.

Days after the disaster on a LaGuardia runway, two veterans of a specialized rescue unit have been released from the hospital.

The company, which Letitia James found was operating illegally in the state, also was fined $875,000 as part of a settlement.

The U.S. government has blocked Venezuela from paying for Nicolás Maduro’s defense lawyers. In a hearing, a judge said repeatedly that the former president’s right to his own defense was “paramount.”