After a TikTok video of a woman charging to “car sit” gained attention, New Yorkers were reminded that the price of street parking is rarely paid at a meter.

As Mamdani has pledged to make buses free for all riders in New York City, he often cites a pilot program, which made one bus line in each borough free. He also takes credit for getting it passed in ...

And in this unlikely moment of triumph, its most powerful proponent has laid bare the paradox at the heart of this brave new ...

Cuts to transportation and energy. Funding for food assistance and the military. Here’s the latest from the shutdown.

The people who pushed the narratives of national reconciliation in the decades after Reconstruction weren’t Southerners. It ...

Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to ...

Lawyers for James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, mounted an opening defense on Monday against the criminal charges he ...

We’re covering the release of hostages in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners. We’re also covering President Trump’s visit to ...

Federal health, homeland security, education, energy and Treasury Department workers received layoff notices on Friday, ...

Institutions around the country are preparing for the nation’s 250th anniversary, even in the face of political crosswinds.

President Trump left Washington on Sunday afternoon, heading to Israel to meet with hostage families on Monday and then ...

After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to ...