New York City news

Dahiana Pérez takes us inside Veerays, the first Indian speakeasy in New York City. Check out the prohibition-inspired vibes, beautifully crafted cocktails, and delicious dishes.

A New York City family is suing a funeral home for mistakenly sending their mother’s casket to another country for burial.

A tent shelter on city parkland — Randall’s Island — got the official word Wednesday that it will be closing down in four months.  “We are going to be able to close that site by the end of February,” said Anne William’s-Isom, New York City’s deputy mayor who oversees the humanitarian response.  She cited 14 consecutive weeks of decl...

The Turkish Airlines pilot who died was 59 years old. The flight was operating from Seattle to Istanbul.

Customers inside the store were suddenly treated to a live song by Coldplay — during which Chris Martin invited a woman celebrating her 70th birthday on stage.

The Private Offices are central to the fabled British automaker’s strategy of growing sales and profits from selling more customized, higher-priced vehicles.

Another top member of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has said goodbye to City Hall. Philip Banks III, brother of recently ousted NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, resigned his position of deputy mayor of public safety Sunday night, the mayor told NY1 on Monday. Adams said he spoke with Philip Banks Sunday and again Monday, when he accepte...

Israelis are holding vigils and somber ceremonies to mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the country’s history, an attack that sparked the war in Gaza and scarred Israelis indelibly. Its aftershocks still ripple. They flocked to ceremonies and cemeteries around New York City and the nation on Monday, as pol...