A visitor pauses at the reflecting pools to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images On September 11, 2001, members of Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger airliners. They flew two planes into the twin skyscrapers of…
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I can’t stop thinking about Gloria Steinem’s living room. For years, Steinem gathered people in her New York City brownstone and asked them to sit together, without a head of the table, without hierarchy. She called them “Talking Circles.” She said the practice was inspired in part by Indigenous traditions of gathering in a circle,…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks during a media event showcasing the airline’s new premium “Elevated” aircraft interior at Los Angeles International Airport, March 24, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images NEWARK, New Jersey — Scott Kirby says he doesn’t believe in revenge. “Everyone thinks I do, but no, I don’t,” said…
When most people are wrapping their workdays and commuting home, Dr. Ronald Primas is often on his way to meet with patients. Primas’ in-office work hours usually end by 6 p.m., but as a New York City-based concierge doctor who makes house calls and has patients whose “work, travel, or medical situation makes a conventional…
I’ve been cooking professionally for most of my life. But if you’d told the teenager peeling potatoes after school that one day he’d have his own pizzeria —and operate it out of a Smart car, no less — I’m not sure he would have believed you. As a sophomore in high school, I wasn’t running…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on Friday, May 15, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently announced on social media that she was freezing her eggs, she called attention to the cost of the procedure. The…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on August 12, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York City’s pied-à-terre tax can continue its planned rollout while it faces a legal challenge, an appellate judge ruled Thursday. The ruling comes…
A Kalshi billboard displaying New York City mayoral election odds in Times Square in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images The New York City Council is investigating marketing practices by prediction market platforms, the office of Council Speaker Julie Menin said on Wednesday. In letters to…
Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joshua Lott | Getty Images Progressives and moderates will face off again in Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections in Wisconsin and Minnesota as the party decides whether to lurch further to the left or chart toward the middle…
