The B.Q.E. Headache

Zohran Mamdani will be the third mayor to confront the issue of the decaying highway. The city has neither a consensus on how to fix it nor the money to do so.

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School Integration Has Lost Steam. Will Mamdani Revive It in New York?

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spoken about integrating America’s largest education system in striking terms rarely heard from big city leaders.

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Death Toll Rises to 128 in Hong Kong High-Rise Fire

Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment towers still unaccounted for.

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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations.

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She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly

Melissa Bruntlett advocates equitable, inclusive and sustainable mobility — and writes about other women who do, too.

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A Gigolo, a Dead Body, City Mayhem. In Other Words, the Good Old Days.

New York City loves to tell stories about itself. In the new low-budget film “Bunny,” the East Village of the ’90s — before Whole Foods and Target arrived — is a nostalgic template.

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California Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner

For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.

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6 Cobblestones Wrap Up a 6-Year Restoration Project

The project in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, involved replacing cobblestones and the infrastructure underneath them.

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When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest

Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities.

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New York’s Bodegas Are Here to Stay

The iconic corner store is perhaps the ultimate symbol of a city constantly evolving and on the move.

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