Homelessness Is Especially Hard on Children. Making Music Helps.

Therapists from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music have found that teaching homeless children to make beats and write songs is a way to heal trauma.

The New York Comedy Scene Mourns Kenny DeForest

Kenny DeForest was beloved among his fellow stand-ups. After his sudden death, they came together to grieve ? and to confront comedy?s eternal question: Too soon?

How a New Trial for Harvey Weinstein Could Again Test the Legal System

A new jury would hear from only one or both of the women whom he was convicted of assaulting, in what analysts say will be a much narrower and weaker case.

Columbia Bars Student Protester Who Said ?Zionists Don?t Deserve to Live?

After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong.

?We Locked Eyes, and Her Face Broke Into a Huge Smile?

Missing a morning ritual, an accidental act of recycling and more reader tales of New York City in this week?s Metropolitan Diary.

Nobody Saw Andy Kim Coming. That?s What He Was Counting On.

Mr. Kim, the New Jersey congressman, has become the odds-on favorite to win Robert Menendez?s Senate seat. His strategy? Don?t ask anyone for permission.

How Louis Cato, Bandleader for ?The Late Show,? Spends His Sundays

Before Mr. Cato gets ready for his week with Stephen Colbert, he?s playing games with his daughter, hiding in hoodies and making music of his own.

At Trump?s Trial, Pecker?s Testimony Offers Look Into the Golden Era of Tabloids

The testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, included stories of celebrity encounters and his own wild journalistic tactics.

Echoing Their Client, Trump?s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense

Donald J. Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics.

Blade Now Offers a $275 Bus Ticket to The Hamptons

Blade, after a decade of flying passengers to eastern Long Island on helicopters, is getting into the luxury coach business.

The Offense That Harvey Weinstein Can Never Be Convicted Of

The movie producer won his appeal in New York on Thursday. But his story, at its core, is about work, and it can?t be measured by a criminal court.

If My Favorite Bookstores Were People

An illustrator in New York City imagines the personalities of some local bookshops and how they might be embodied.

Fact-Checking Trump?s Remarks in the Hush Money Trial

Each day before and after court proceedings, the former president stepped out in front of the cameras and offered his version of the case.

Barnard Ends Suspensions for Most Student Protesters Who Were Arrested

The students had been among more than 100 who were suspended for participating in an encampment at Columbia University.

Can Weinstein?s Overturned New York Conviction Help Him Appeal California Case?

Harvey Weinstein faced similar sex crimes charges in New York and California, but the arguments used to overturn one case may not help in the other.

Trump Hush-Money Trial: Takeaways From the 2nd Week in Court

A tabloid publisher?s testimony dominated a week that began with opening statements setting the stage for the first prosecution of a president.

Who Is Gary Farro, the Banker Testifying in Trump?s Trial?

Donald J. Trump?s lawyer has said he arranged a hush-money payment through First Republic Bank, where Gary Farro worked.

Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious

Experts say the partisan political context in Washington is a driver behind the spread of protests at American universities even as overseas campuses have stayed relatively calm.

Pecker Is Defiant at Trump Trial as Lawyers Try to Shake His Confidence

David Pecker, who was the keeper of Donald J. Trump?s secrets, insisted he had testified truthfully about his dealings with the former president.

Bronx Woman Charged With Murder in Death of Her 6-Year-Old Daughter

Lynija Eason Kumar also faces manslaughter charges in the killing of Jalayah Eason, who was found bruised and unconscious in her family?s apartment last May.

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