Zohran Mamdani, a front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, will announce a second cross-endorsement with Michael Blake, a former state lawmaker.

The men had been on the lam for three days after breaking out of the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.

A punishing housing market has conditioned some people to have low expectations, but others aren’t afraid to be demanding.

Betting against rain in Forest Hills, unusual pets in Central Park and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Conditions had been deteriorating at Delaney Hall in Newark for days. Detainees complained about erratic meals and crowded conditions. Then their frustrations boiled over.

A group backed by Mark Ruffalo and other celebrities faces eviction from West Park Presbyterian Church, which may be replaced by luxury housing.

Registered voters in the city can cast ballots in the Democratic primary for mayor and other races starting on Saturday, which is also the deadline for voter registration.

A new documentary explores the life and work of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, who compared the indignities suffered by women to those endured by sanitation workers, forced to clean up messes they didn’t make.

Records show that air traffic controllers handling Newark Liberty International Airport flights have grappled with equipment outages since at least 2023, an anxiety-causing situation they call “plug and pray.”

He was best known for his success in business, notably the international beauty company he built with his mother, Estée Lauder. But he was also an influential art patron.

Andy Martinez, founder of the shoe brand &e, goes running with friends before scouring New York City thrift shops for the coolest cowboy boots.

Larry He, who served as Mr. Cuomo’s Asian outreach director, held senior posts at a multibillion-dollar firm owned by China but omitted the experience from his résumé.

Bernardo Caceres was at New York City’s jail complex to meet with a client when an envelope he had drew the attention of a Correction Department dog, officials said.

The decision is a blow to Mayor Eric Adams, who sought to help the Trump administration expand its immigration crackdown.

The lifestyle brand brought artists, models and performers together at a downtown Manhattan event that included creating art on the spot.

The contribution by Michael R. Bloomberg is the largest to a super PAC in the New York City mayor’s race this year and follows his endorsement of Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a searing interview that his political nemesis, Andrew M. Cuomo, should not be mayor of New York City.

In a candid interview, former Mayor Bill de Blasio strenuously argued that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should not be elected to lead New York City: “He is a vindictive person,” Mr. de Blasio said.

Dao Yin was charged after a New York Times investigation revealed that he reported receiving campaign contributions from people who said they had not made them.

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the two leading progressive candidates in the race, hope their partnership will help them leverage the ranked-choice voting system to defeat Andrew M. Cuomo.

A federal judge ruled this week that the government could not continue to hold the Columbia University graduate under the rarely invoked law it originally used to detain him.

Ozmo, a system for washing windows, is safer and faster than humans, its company president says.

A museum veteran and a financier are planning Canyon, an organization on the Lower East Side that will focus on video, audio and performance art when it opens next year.

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other galaxies await.

Zellnor Myrie, a state senator from Brooklyn who is running for mayor, visited The New York Times for an interview.

The primary has taken on national implications, with the top two candidates tapping into Democratic voters’ hunger for a fight.

Timothy Mucciante, a former lawyer convicted of fraud, helped exonerate Anthony Broadwater of rape in 2021. Soon after, their friendship fell apart.

As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.

The two front-runners in the New York City mayor’s race, Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, traded barbs over their records, immigration and a host of other issues.

The detainees went missing after days of unrest over conditions at Delaney Hall.

As Democratic mayoral candidates vowed to protect New York’s immigrants, Brad Lander, the city comptroller, confronted former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over his use of the term “illegal immigrants.”

Two plaintiffs had accused the police of systemic discrimination against victims of sexual assault.

Zohran Mamdani sought to draw a sharp distinction between himself and the former New York governor as the two front-runners traded barbed criticisms early in the mayoral debate.