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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes

19 December 2025 at 02:30
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.

© Heather Khalifa for The New York Times

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised to build 200,000 new affordable homes over the next decade as part of the housing plan he released during his campaign.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

Stabbing Near Chabad Headquarters Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime

18 December 2025 at 05:22
A dispute on a Brooklyn street appeared to explode after the perpetrator made antisemitic statements, the police said.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

The violence took place in the heart of a Crown Heights, just steps from the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a globe-spanning sect of Hasidic Judaism.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Eric Adams’ Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

17 December 2025 at 16:00
Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

The 8-year-old son of Ara Calcano, whose mother had to push for years to provide him with reading help.

Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

17 December 2025 at 07:04
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

© Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Mayor Eric Adams is leaving for Mexico, his fourth international trip in the last three months.
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