3 Injured in Times Square Shooting

One person was in custody after a shooting left three people hospitalized, the police said.

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For Casino Operators, It’s Deadline Day

Applications to open a casino in the New York area are due today, and the state board will then choose the winners after public hearings.

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A Holiday Weekend Will Be a Test for Newark Airport

The airport, which has suffered from staffing shortages and communications breakdowns, faces the first big weekend leading up to summer.

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A Times Square Office Tower Will Be Converted Into Apartments

The 38-story building in the heart of Midtown Manhattan will be turned into 1,250 apartments.

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Times Square Sculpture Prompts Racist Backlash. To Some, That’s the Point.

A 12-foot bronze statue of an anonymous Black woman has become a lightning rod in a fraught American debate about race, representation and diversity.

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New York Helped Thousands of Migrants With Legal Issues. That’s Ending.

The imminent closing of the Asylum Application Help Center marks another turning point in the city’s response to the migrant crisis.

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What Happens to an ‘Antiquated’ New Year’s Eve Ball?

After 17 years, the ball that dropped at the beginning of 2025 is being retired. It will join several other balls from the past in a Times Square exhibit.

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Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

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Mayor Adams’s Inner Circle Has Changed. Two New Year’s Photos Show How.

A lot has happened since Eric Adams was sworn into office in Times Square in 2022 flanked by allies who would join his administration.

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Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later

Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning reflects on a crisis that never was.

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