Jayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, Die; Gave Thousands of Backpacks to Those in Need
Jayson Conner and Jeffrey Newman, a Queens couple who spent years walking the streets of New York and…
Mamdani Nears Deal to Resolve Budget Fight Over Housing Vouchers
For four days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council leaders had been locked in a heated disagreement over…
Trump Suspends Funding for Los Angeles Homeless Agency
Trump administration officials said on Thursday that they were pulling federal funds from a troubled homelessness agency in…
New York City Can Move Men’s Shelter to East Village, Judge Rules
New York City received the go-ahead from a judge on Wednesday to move its main intake shelter for…
How Three Chess Friends Battled Demons and Saved Two Lives
They began as strangers playing chess in Central Park. Frank was a scholar of South Asian textiles, known…
Happy, an Elephant of Distinction
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at the life of Happy the Elephant. Happy the Elephant, a…
Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Murders of 4 Sleeping Homeless Men
A man convicted of bludgeoning four homeless men to death was sentenced to 40 years to life in…
Gates Around Washington Square Park? Greenwich Village Is Divided.
When Harry met Sally, they drove from their college campus in Chicago all the way to New York…
Teen Charged in Fatal Stabbing That Police Say Was Inspired by TikTok
A 17-year-old boy was charged on Thursday with murder in connection with an attack on a man in…
Inside a Once-Grand Building That Housed the Vulnerable for a Century
The hulking brick building on 30th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan was conceived with the best of…
Plan to Move Men’s Shelter Is Temporarily Blocked by N.Y.C. Judge
A judge in Manhattan has temporarily blocked New York City from moving its main intake shelter for homeless…
Opponents Sue to Block Mayor’s Plan to Move Shelter to East Village
When New York City officials announced last month that the long-established 30th Street Shelter in Manhattan, for decades…