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Today — 17 September 2024Main stream

Why Are Museums So Afraid of Hans Haacke?

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By: M.H. Miller
16 September 2024 at 17:02
As cultural institutions face an existential crisis over who funds them and how, the 88-year-old artist Hans Haacke is still making curators and collectors clutch their pearls.
Yesterday — 16 September 2024Main stream

Looming Insurance Crisis Threatens Taxis and Ubers in New York City

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By: Winnie Hu， Eli Tan and Ana Ley
16 September 2024 at 15:00
American Transit, the largest insurer of the city’s for-hire vehicles, is insolvent. Its collapse could create a crisis that would take thousands of cars out of service.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

American Transit Insurance Company provides coverage for about 74,000 for-hire vehicles in New York, or more than 60 percent of the available cars, according to city records.

2 N.Y.C. Fire Department Chiefs Arrested on Bribery Charges

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By: William K. Rashbaum and Michael Rothfeld
16 September 2024 at 21:19
The officials, who oversaw safety inspections, are accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in connection with building projects.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

The two chiefs may appear in United States District Court in Manhattan later on Monday.

Pressure Grows on Mayor Adams as Key Officials Leave Amid Investigations

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons
17 September 2024 at 01:52
As calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign grew on Monday, he canceled an appearance at a Democratic fund-raiser.

© Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

Two prominent New York City officials resigned last week as federal investigations swirled around Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Eric Adams’s Chief Counsel, Lisa Zornberg, Resigns Amid Federal Investigations

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and William K. Rashbaum
16 September 2024 at 06:17
Lisa Zornberg, the chief counsel to Mayor Eric Adams of New York, suddenly stepped down on Saturday.

© Benjamin Norman for The New York Times

Lisa Zornberg tendered her resignation from the administration of Mayor Eric Adams late Saturday night, and it took effect immediately.

What Mayor Eric Adams’s Crises Mean for New York City

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays
15 September 2024 at 15:00
As federal investigations swirl around Mayor Eric Adams, his political influence, his agenda and his re-election effort are at risk.

© Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams has four Democratic challengers in next June’s mayoral primary, an unusually high number for an incumbent seeking re-election.

New York Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Why Do Buyers Take the Risk?

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By: Hilary Howard
14 September 2024 at 15:00
New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change.

© José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times

Last year, about 20 percent of the one- to three-family homes sold in New York City were likely to flood before the end of a 30-year mortgage, according to a new report from a nonprofit organization.

After Commissioner’s Abrupt Exit, the N.Y.P.D. Struggles to Right Itself

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By: Maria Cramer and Hurubie Meko
14 September 2024 at 15:00
The new top police officer will take over an agency that Mayor Eric Adams has seeded with loyalists, who have created an atmosphere of intrigue and aggression.

© Jeenah Moon/Associated Press

Edward A. Caban was Mayor Eric Adams’s second police commissioner. There has not been a mayoral term with three since the 1930s.

In ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor Will Die for Love

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By: Alexis Soloski
11 September 2024 at 17:02
As the stars of the “Romeo + Juliet” that opens on Broadway, they will die for love. And to make that convincing, they need to become friends first.

© Scott Rossi for The New York Times

“I can joke with you, which is nice,” Zegler said to Connor. “If I can’t joke with you, how are we going to fall in love every night to the point that makes us suicidal?”
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