Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House may have a significant effect on large Democratic cities, but perhaps none more profound than his hometown, New York City. Mr. Trump, ...
When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently announced its decision to shut down part of the A subway line for extensive repairs, the decision upset many of the 9,000 riders who ...
There are few places in America that are bluer than the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., where Democrats have held supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature, as well as ...
Nearly 70 years ago, New York City began a campaign to warn pedestrians of the dangers of jaywalking. “Cross at the green, not in between,” the slogan said. Seldom has ...
Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a very important New York City institution that is 120 years old. On an afternoon in October 1904, the New York City ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority did not look far for an executive to run one of the New York transit agency’s most important divisions. On Wednesday, the M.T.A. chose Demetrius Crichlow, ...
In the 1970s, New York City’s population fell by 823,000 people, a loss of more than 10 percent. Crime rose by a third. As people and businesses fled, the city ...