New York’s Anti-Rich Current Reaches Apex With Second-Home Tax Plan

With a new tax proposal, the threat of a building workers’ strike and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s shunning of the Met Gala, the city’s wealth gap was on full display.

By Dionne Searcey

Migrant Children Removed From New York Shelter After Abuse Allegations

Federal officials received complaints about the treatment of children and adolescents at a facility in Westchester County, N.Y.

By Ana Ley

As Enrollment Dips, School Administrators Turn to TikTok to Advertise

Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.

By Troy Closson, Matthew Haag and Jeff Adelson

How I Found Out I Knew a Serial Killer

A Times reporter met the Gilgo Beach murderer through her co-op. Not long after, the ascendancy of prestige true crime narrative began.

By Ginia Bellafante

A Famed Brooklyn Cemetery Wants You to Come Visit … Before You Die

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is opening a $43 million visitor’s center to attract the living by making it easier to navigate the rambling grounds.

By Winnie Hu

In a Restaurant’s Name, a Message of Grief and Hope for Palestinians

Hinds Hall near Columbia University is a place to find Palestinian cuisine and to remember a 5-year-old killed in Gaza.

By Sharon Otterman and Hiroko Masuike

Can This Chaotic Brooklyn Plaza Be Car-Free? Mamdani Says Yes.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to propose linking Grand Army Plaza with Prospect Park by closing a dangerous stretch of road between them.

By Stefanos Chen

Affording New York

How a Database Manager Lives on $118,000 in Inwood

Matthew Kaal keeps a detailed budget to plan for the future and to carefully splurge on the present.

By Winnie Hu