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New York Today
December 14, 2025

Up All Night in New York, Selling Christmas Trees

Before Santa comes to town, the tree sellers do, packing themselves into trailers and vans across New York City to claim a slice of the competitive tree market.

By Addie Morfoot and Tessa Belle Dillman

Detective Theresa Mahon and Sgt. Karolina Ostrowska-Tuznik walk side by side as they hold the leashes of three dogs: Glory, Emma and Jenny.

Emma and Glory Are N.Y.P.D. Therapy Dogs. Will They Get to Stay?

The dogs are part of a mental wellness program that began after a rash of officer suicides. The unit’s fate is unclear as Commissioner Jessica Tisch shifts more officers to patrol duty.

By Maria Cramer

See the New York Neighborhoods That Swept Mamdani to Victory

Zohran Mamdani captured a broader section of the electorate in the New York mayoral election compared with the primary. A Times analysis maps the differences.

By Ashley Cai and Jeff Adelson

A wide-angle view of MetLife Stadium, filled with people watching a soccer game.

Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

By David Waldstein

Sarah Raffetto makes pasta in a kitchen.

Routine

How the ‘Pasta Heiress’ Spends Her Day

Sarah Raffetto, the fourth-generation owner of Raffetto’s, spends her days cutting pasta and her nights singing her heart out.

By Lia Picard

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