It's Tuesday in New York City, where commuters have nine days left to use a MetroCard.
Come Jan. 1, the MTA will complete its transition to the OMNY tap-to-pay system. But for New Yorkers who still have money on their MetroCards — or don't know how to use OMNY — there are still opportunities to get everything sorted.
Holiday traffic alert: The Port Authority said a record-breaking 14.8 million people are expected to travel through airports and vehicular crossings in the New York City area now through Jan. 4.
A Brooklyn jury deliberating in the case of a former New York state official accused of acting as an unregistered agent of Chinahas deadlocked, officials said.
To cap 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed laws requiring more cameras in state prisons and regulating new AI models. Here's a full rundown of what she signed and vetoed in the last few weeks.
Rama Duwaji, the artist and soon-to-be First Lady of New York City, gave a long interview to The Cut about how she envisions the role.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed Sam Levine, the former director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, to fight wage theft and oversee delivery worker protections as the head of the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
A fancy restaurant in Chicago called Smyth is suing a more casual restaurant in Tribeca called Smyth Tavern for allegedly infringing on its name. (For what it's worth, the Tribeca one is located inside the Smyth Tribeca hotel.)
New York City's medical examiner will begin offering free genetic testing to blood relatives of people who die suddenly from inherited conditions — a first-of-its-kind program that officials say could save lives.
According to his transition team, the block party will stretch from Liberty Street to Murray Street, where New Yorkers can enjoy music and watch the ceremony.
Hochul’s veto is a blow to the Transit Workers Union, which had championed the bill for decades, arguing that having two-person train crews is crucial for safety.
