Posts published in “New York City”

Trump’s Backing of Donovan May Muddle Staten Island’s Love for Grimm President Trump used Twitter to endorse Representative Dan Donovan, who faces a challenge from Michael Grimm, a felon and local favorite who formerly held the seat.

As New Jersey’s Democratic Primaries Take Center Stage, Some Progressives Feel Squeezed Out With New Jersey central to the effort to regain control of the House of Representatives, candidates in the Bernie Sanders wing of the party have largely been…

The #MeToo Movement Came to Albany. But Will It Stick? In the waning days of the state’s legislative session, amid a few victories for sexual harassment victims, some wonder whether the reckoning will last.

A Bet That Luxury Can Be a Part of Asbury Park’s Comeback Story The site of a decades-long eyesore is about to be gleaming condominiums. But is there room for Hamptons-like lifestyle and prices in this quirky town?

Big Ticket: Penthouse Sale in Chelsea Sets Downtown Record The apartment at the newly built Getty, overlooking the High Line, closed at $59.06 million. But that wasn’t the only sale above $50 million in May.

Connie Kurtz, Gay Rights Advocate, Dies at 81 Ms. Kurtz and her wife, Ruth Berman, were plaintiffs in a New York City lawsuit that helped extend health benefits to domestic partners.

Up Next: A Brooklyn Designer Who Is All About Linen Alex Crane, who designs head-to-toe linen clothing including jeans, is opening a store — in his apartment.

Big Units and Big Prices in New Upper West Side Rental A new 19-story tower across from Zabar’s will have family sized apartments with rents that start at $10,000 a month.

New York Today: New York Today: Our Collective Breath Friday: Breathing with New Yorkers, wet weather and OutdoorFest.

Character Study: The Exacting Art of Saxophone Repair In Perry Ritter’s tiny saxophone repair shop in Midtown Manhattan, prominent jazz musicians mix with a menagerie of sculptures Mr. Ritter makes from sax parts.

the tony awards: She’s Photographed Broadway for Years. Now Broadway is Honoring Her. Sara Krulwich has been shooting plays and musicals for The New York Times since the 1990s. On June 4, her work is being recognized by the Tony…

Sunday Routine: How Angela Goding, of MoMA PS1, Spends Her Sundays The director of development was a “hardcore Manhattan snob” for decades. But now her heart belongs to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

Finding Your First Apartment The New York City rental market can be brutal: Rents are high and landlords demand a ton of financial documentation. What is your rental story?

Gentrification’s Empty Victory Squatters turned an abandoned schoolhouse into a thriving arts center. Then it was sold to a developer, who evicted the tenants. Nearly two decades later, the building remains vacant.