New Hampshire’s House of Representatives, whose speaker died of the coronavirus, has refused to meet remotely. Continue reading As State Legislatures Aim to Convene Amid Covid, One Tries a Drive-in

Living near Penn Station was convenient, but these new buyers wanted some human connection — not to mention another bedroom and outdoor space. Did they find it in Manhattan or Brooklyn? Continue reading Harlem or Bed-Stuy: A Couple Seek a Friendly New Neighborhood. Which Would You Choose?

His quest? To remove garbage from the branches of trees throughout our fair city. Continue reading The Don Quixote of Brooklyn, Tilting at Plastic Bags

The Netflix series, featuring Lebowitz and directed by Scorsese, offers acerbic commentary and a sense of yearning for a pre-pandemic metropolis. Continue reading Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese Seek a Missing New York in ‘Pretend It’s a City’

The rupture highlighted the frail state of the city’s aging infrastructure. Continue reading Drivers Trapped as Water Main Break Floods Bronx Expressway

The two-pound coin from the Royal Mint features imagery from Wells’s books. But fans observed that the writer’s Martian tripods have three legs instead of four. Continue reading Fans of H.G. Wells Cry Foul Over Errors in Commemorative Coin

His fiction often featured strong Black women, and Black women were among his most enthusiastic readers. Continue reading Eric Jerome Dickey, Best-Selling Novelist, Dies at 59

“We believe the risks of allowing the president to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, said. Continue reading Facebook bans Trump indefinitely.

Sinovac Biotech has sold more than 300 million doses to the developing world, filling a gap left by Western countries. Continue reading A Second Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Is Said to Be Effective

With the state facing a budget crisis, a Democratic supermajority in Albany may pave the way for new taxes and the legalization of recreational pot. Continue reading Legalized Marijuana in New York: This Could Be the Year