Jennie Coughlin

200 Animals and a 95-Year-Old Are Found Inside a Squalid Suburban Home

There were pets like cats, dogs, parrots and hamsters, and an exotic menagerie including hedgehogs, chinchillas and flying squirrels. Most of them were in cages strewed with waste, in a house infested with insects and so full of trash and debris that some areas were impassable, the authorities said.

As Trump’s Justice Dept. Pursues His Enemies, an Ally Goes on Trial

Lawyers for Mr. Lou have sought to exclude certain evidence from the trial, including witness statements, that would suggest Mr. Lou was “coordinating a shadowy effort to steer Chinese funds to President Trump’s re-election campaign.”

Is Adams’s Exit a Game-Changer for Cuomo? Not So Far.

Polls suggest that Mr. Cuomo’s chances will only meaningfully increase if Mr. Sliwa drops out — a scenario that the Republican nominee has repeatedly rejected.

Where in the World Is Eric Adams? Try Albania.

Yes, Albania.

Adams flew to the Balkan country on Sunday for what an aide said were talks on business and tourism. He was also set to meet with the nation’s prime minister, Edi Rama, who featured prominently in the successful 2023 corruption prosecution of a former top F.B.I. spycatcher.

Zohran Mamdani Has Ambitious Plans for New York. How Much Will They Cost? (Gift Article) Mr. Mamdani’s signature plans aim to make New York City more affordable. Here’s how he intends to pay for them and why they could be difficult to implement.

Mamdani’s meteoric rise to become the front-runner in the NYC mayor’s race was fueled by his promise to make the city more affordable. He has highlighted four signature policy proposals: universal child care, free buses, city-owned grocery stores and a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments.

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

Journalists at 3 Alaskan newspapers quit over stealth edits to their Charlie Kirk coverage 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Politics Threaten a Crucial N.Y. Area Tunnel Project. Again.

Years in the making and dependent on federal funds, the projects — two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States — were still moving forward this week despite finding themselves in a familiar role: political football.

Trump to Withhold $18 Billion for New York-Area Transit Projects

The $187 million is a separate pot of money from the $18 billion that the Trump administration plans to withhold from previously approved infrastructure projects, including the Hudson Tunnel in the Gateway project and the Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem.

Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million

If the cuts were carried out in New York, they would reduce the federal contribution to the counterterrorism programs to just $30 million — an 86 percent reduction from what the state received under the Biden administration.

Trump to Reverse $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

BREAKING: The White House will restore $187 million in cuts to law enforcement funding that would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a bipartisan effort to reinstate the funds, two administration officials told The New York Times on Friday.

A Candidate Vanished at Sea. His Opponents Insist He Stay on the Ballot.

Five months ago, a Democratic political candidate and triathlete from Long Island took a nighttime ocean swim. He was not heard from again. Republicans have managed to keep Democrats from replacing his name on the ballot.

Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades

The gifted program — which generally offers the same curriculum as general education classes but with accelerated instruction — offers spots to only about 2,500 children, out of roughly 55,000 total kindergartners. (About 1,800 additional students are offered seats in third grade.)

Does Your Backyard Need a Stegosaurus?

The stegosaurus, over 29 feet long and described as “housebroken,” is selling for $1,260. The adult triceratops? $2,230. A life-size T. rex, 39 feet long, 18 feet tall, “slightly used” and “well loved,” will cost you $2,700.

Does Your Backyard Need a Stegosaurus?

I sent this to my sister, who is probably saying no. One of her kids, OTOH, would think this was the perfect addition to their yard.

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure

The Gateway Development Commission, which oversees the Hudson tunnel project, held its monthly board meeting on Tuesday. No mention was made of a possible suspension of funding.

M.T.A. Approves Major Contract to Expand the Second Avenue Subway Line

Likewise, in August the MTA approved a $1.97B construction contract to start the majority of the next phase of the expansion of the Second Avenue subway line. Politicians have promised for nearly a century to extend the line farther north to East Harlem, a working-class enclave.

$16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Gets Final Green Light (Published 2024)

Back in June 2024, the planners of the Gateway project said they passed the “point of no return” when the federal government told Congress that it would provide an additional $6.88B to the project. It gave planners the green light to hire engineering and construction companies.

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure

In a statement, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, specifically mentioned the expansion of the Second Avenue subway line and the construction of new train tunnels under the Hudson River, a $16 billion project known as Gateway.

Everything You Need to Know About Vaccines in 2025

In July, we asked what readers wanted to know about vaccines. We received hundreds of questions. Here are some of the most common, answered by me and five other NYT health and science reporters.

20-Story Apartment Building in the Bronx Partially Collapses

Officials said no injuries were reported after the incident at 205 Alexander Ave., though fire rescue operations were continuing.

N.Y.C. Subway and Bus Fares Will Rise to $3 in January

A 7-day fare cap, which lets subway and bus passengers ride for free for the remainder of the period after 12 paid rides, was made permanent and will cost $35. One-way tickets on LIRR and Metro-North will not expire four hours after purchase but will remain valid until 4 a.m. the next day.

How Zohran Mamdani Built a Campaign Around Food

In posts with hundreds of thousands of views, he has framed his central message — making the city more affordable — around specific culinary benchmarks like the rising price of halal chicken and rice, and used Bengali sweets as props to explain ranked-choice voting.

How Zohran Mamdani Built a Campaign Around Food

No mayoral candidate’s relationship to food has been more scrutinized or showcased than Mamdani’s, often by his own choice. A devotee of delis and bodegas who once filmed a music video at Kabab King under the rap moniker “Mr. Cardamom,” he is harnessing food as both campaign tool and policy plank.

Breaking Down the Mayor’s Race After Adams’s Exit

The election on Nov. 4 is officially five weeks away. For the homestretch, we are reviving The Sprint for City Hall, a limited-run newsletter series on this crucial race. Katie Glueck is taking over the reins of the newsletter from Dean Chang for the general election.

Proposal for Casino Near Citi Field Moves Forward in Bid for License

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Metropolitan Park in Queens joins 3 other bids — Resorts World in Queens, MGM Resorts in Yonkers, and Bally’s Bronx — from an initial group of 8. All 4 will be considered in December, first by the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board and then by its Gaming Commission.

Eric Adams’s Campaign Is Over. His Campaign Finance Problems Are Not.

The CFB recently asked the judge who presided over the federal case to amend an order that limited disclosure of other evidence in the case. The judge granted the request last week.

What to Know About the Charges and Scandals Surrounding Eric Adams

Even without those charges, there were still plenty of scandals and charges for people in Adams's orbit.

How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams

The series of events — in which the acting No. 2 official at the Justice Department seemed to guide criminal defense lawyers toward a rationale for dropping charges against a high-profile client — represented an extraordinary shattering of norms for an agency charged with enforcing U.S. laws.

Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Sharply Criticizes Trump’s Justice Dept.

A judge ended up dismissing the charges, but did so with prejudice, meaning DOJ could not later refile them. The lawyers requesting the case be dismissed had wanted the judge to do so without prejudice, which would have let them hold the charges over Adams's head.

A Justice Dept. in Turmoil Moves to Dismiss Eric Adams’s Corruption Case

Emil Bove, whose order specified that the decision to dismiss the case had nothing do with its legal strengths, was ultimately compelled to sign the motion himself, along with two other Washington prosecutors, Edward Sullivan and Antoinette T. Bacon.