A Mayor in Disrepute Saved by an Ambassadorship. The Year Was 1950.

Eric Adams would not be the first to leave Gracie Mansion for an embassy. William O’Dwyer did it decades ago.

By Sam Roberts

‘They Keep Us Rolling’: Wheelchair Tennis at the U.S. Open Has a Pit Crew

A trio of technicians must rush to the aid of players whose wheelchairs break during the tournament. They have just 15 minutes.

By David Waldstein and Hiroko Masuike

The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic

After making millions in a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now he’s determined to be the best rescue medic anywhere.

By Christopher Maag and Sean Jackson

The Endangered Frog That Lives Next to an Amazon Warehouse

The Atlantic Coast leopard frog, first identified in an industrial section of Staten Island in 2012, is now on the state’s endangered species list. Conservation groups see an opportunity.

By Aaron Short

Those New Announcements in the Subway? They’re Art

Chloë Bass’s new audio-based public art project will be heard over the P.A. system at 14 M.T.A. stations around New York, urging commuters, “If you hear something, free something.”

By Aruna D’Souza

Routine

How a Peloton Yoga Instructor Spends a Day at the Studio

Aditi Shah’s day stretches from a 5:30 a.m. meditation to an after-dinner walk, with business meetings in between.

By Sarah Khan

METROPOLITAN DIARY

‘A Few Minutes Later, a Group of 3-Year-Olds Toddled By’

Youth brigades in Cobble Hill, a heart-stopping moment in Midtown and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.