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New York Today
August 8, 2026
A man closes a barb-wire-topped gate opening onto a parking lot at Delaney Hall.

New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall

The state attorney general said that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the migrant detention center had violated civil rights.

By Ana Ley and Tracey Tully

A child’s hand grasps a blue book from a bookshelf.

Reading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program

The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results.

By Matthew Haag

The Little Haiti neighborhood in Brooklyn.

New York City Hall Dismisses Haitian Workers After Loss of Protected Status

Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.

By Emma Goldberg

An aerial view of Lower Manhattan on a cloudy day.

Mamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax

Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.

By Mihir Zaveri

People walking on the Cornell University campus on a cloudy day.

Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.

After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.

By Miles G. Cohen

Luigi Mangione looks toward the camera as he sits in the court room.

Luigi Mangione Is Facing Two Trials. Isn’t That Double Jeopardy?

The legal principle prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime. But Mr. Mangione’s situation shows how complicated the judicial system can be.

By Hurubie Meko

A group of about 50 people, many wearing blue T-shirts that say “100th Putman Reunion 2026, pose for a group photo in a municipal building.

‘Nobody Stays’: What a 100th Family Reunion Says About Rural New York

The Putmans, like their homeland in upstate New York, were once known for their dairy farms. A century later, things have changed.

By John Leland

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