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Community members and students sued the school last year to reopen the gates.
New York Today
September 6, 2026

Her Name Is Rina, but You Can Call Her Mister Softee

Rina Bajana, 32, spends seven hours a day driving a Mister Softee truck in New York City. Her customers make her feel like a celebrity.

By Claire Fahy and Photographs and Video by José A. Alvarado Jr.

Dale G. Caldwell, lieutenant governor of New Jersey, stands in front of a lectern.

New Jersey Lt. Governor Is Said to Be Under Ethics Investigation

An outside law firm has begun an investigation into Dale Caldwell, according to two Democrats familiar with the inquiry. He also serves as secretary of state.

By Tracey Tully

An old map of New York City imposed onto a still of a recent one.

The New York of the Past Is Still Visible Today. You Just Have to Look.

Traces of New York’s layered histories can be found scattered throughout its contemporary urban landscape.

By Anna Kodé, Todd Heisler, Eden Weingart and Umi Syam

Jill Parsons, in a lab wearing purple latex gloves, stares into a vile.

Affording New York

How a Graduate Student Lives on $49,500 in Washington Heights

Most of Jill Parson’s friends have higher-paying jobs, but she loves working in research, even as cuts to science funding make it more difficult to find a sustainable career.

By SHARON OTTERMAN

A leafy green London plane stands in front of a large tan home on a sunny day.

A Developer Wants to Knock Down a Big Tree. Neighbors Are Rebelling.

The standoff in a New Jersey suburb has tapped grievances that seem to spread far beyond the tree’s 98-foot canopy.

By Tracey Tully

Shea Dunlop in a white T-shirt, Mr. Lamberti in a green T-shirt, Mr. Lerner in a black-and-white shirt and Ms. Rodriguez set up a card game on a wood table.

‘I’ve Hit My Limit’: Some New Yorkers Opt for Fun at Home to Save Money

When wages are low and activities are pricey, the frugal find new ways of socializing.

By Christina Caron

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