New York

NEW YORK—“Many people have some knowledge of Delacroix the painter; far fewer know Delacroix the draftsman,” Ashley E. Dunn said, introducing the exhibition that she organized, “Devotion to Drawing: The Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Indeed, even for those unfamiliar with the French Romantic painter’s name, Eugène […]

The New York City Council on Aug. 8 agreed to cap the number of licenses for ride-hailing services such as Uber for one year, dealing a blow to the companies that have relied on the largest U.S. metro area for a major source of their revenue. The first such cap by any major U.S. city […]

A baby boy died after he was rescued from the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge and rushed to hospital on Aug. 5. Police estimate him to be around 8 months old. Diana Campbell, a tourist from Oklahoma, spotted the baby floating near the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge just after 4 p.m. The […]

The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is offering programs centered around the music, food, and culture of Hawaii.

NEW YORK—When you walk into Bleecker Street Pizza, you expect one of the best slices in New York. What you don’t expect is the man behind the register, and the legend behind that man. Ralph Friedman is average height, bald, muscular, and covered in tattoos. Frankly, he doesn’t really stick out in the West Village. However, […]

NEW YORK—Standing near the steps of City Hall on July 31, New York state Sen. Tony Avella gave a look of reproach upon hearing a familiar name had again entered the political ring. John Liu, the former New York City comptroller and 2013 mayoral candidate, is running this year for the senator’s seat. Avella’s re-election campaign asked officials on […]

Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed on July 30 in a New York City apartment, police said. Two females, one male and a boy, about five years old, were found dead from gunshot wounds inside the apartment in the borough of Queens, after police and emergency crews were called to the […]

NEW YORK—The re-election campaign committee for New York state Sen. Tony Avella, a Democrat, released a letter on June 26, asking officials to immediately investigate Democrat John Liu for campaign finance violations, recalling a similar case involving Liu from 2013. Liu, the scandal-ridden former New York City comptroller and council member, is running to unseat […]

A New York City driver captured on video attacking another driver with a box cutter has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. Kevin McClean confronted a driver who he believed cut him off in the Greenpoint neighborhood of the Brooklyn Borough on Tuesday afternoon, police officers told the New York Post. Footage captured of […]

The “suspicious” items found at Trump Tower on Friday evening have been determined harmless, the New York Police Department said. NYPD’s top counterterrorism officer, James Waters said on Twitter just after midnight on Friday that the suspicious packages “have been deemed safe” by the force’s bomb squad. The New York Post earlier reported that four […]

NEW YORK—John Schnatter, the founder and ousted former chairman of Papa John’s International, on Thursday, July 26, sued the pizzeria chain, complaining that the company had not provided adequate response to an earlier request for internal documents. The complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court comes after a request by Schnatter and his attorneys access to […]

NEW YORK—“Justice is finally being served, and it can’t be bought,” Toni Natalie, an ex-girlfriend of Keith Raniere, remarked outside the U.S. district court where the leader of the NXIVM secret society faced a hearing on July 25. Raniere sat just feet away from Seagram billionaire heiress Clare Bronfman and former “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, […]

The Cipriani family has opened Mr. C Seaport, its first East Coast hotel, in New York City’s Seaport District. With 66 luxurious rooms, it overlooks the East River, Brooklyn Bridge, as well as the New York skyline. The hotel welcomes guests with a complimentary Bellini, the classic cocktail invented by Giuseppe Cipriani in 1948—a tradition […]

NEW YORK—Carlos Madrid’s insatiable curiosity leads him to explore the beauty of nature and life. He’s been on a long journey of expressing the gifts life has offered him, and the mysteries that have unfolded before him. You can see it in his paintings. They are packed with meaning while exuding a deliberate sense of calm containment. […]

A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Friday for allegedly vandalizing the memorial of a fallen Navy SEAL. The boy was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, pending an arraignment, Fox 5 reported. Suffolk County Police were notified of the vandalism on Thursday. By 3 a.m. on Friday, the teen had been arrested in his home, Fox […]

NEW YORK—Residents and workers from 49 buildings near the site of an early-morning steam pipe explosion in Manhattan were evacuated, many for at least two days, on Thursday after lung-damaging asbestos was found on debris from the blast, officials said. The blast at the start of the morning rush hour near the sharply angled Flatiron […]

Former New York City Comptroller and Council Member John Liu has thrown his hat into the political ring once again, this time against a familiar rival—incumbent Tony Avella. Avella, a Democrat, is the current senator for the state’s 11th district, and has held the position since 2010. He beat Liu, also a Democrat, in 2014 by […]

NEW YORK—Two youngsters frolicking in the surf miles apart along the Fire Island National Seashore in New York suffered puncture wounds to their legs on Wednesday in apparent shark attacks that would mark the state’s first such incidents in 70 years, authorities said. The victims—a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy—were discharged after emergency medical […]

NEW YORK—A subterranean steam pipe explosion on Thursday in New York created an urban geyser that snarled traffic during the city’s morning rush hour, but caused no injuries, authorities said. A thick plume of white steam shot up through a crater that opened up around 6:40 a.m. EDT near Manhattan’s sharply angled Flatiron Building, prompting […]

The New York City Council unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that will require Airbnb to disclose the names and addresses of all hosts to a city agency. The bill is the latest attempt by the city to crack down on the company and root out so-called “bad actors,” or hosts that own multiple units, […]