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New York Today
August 30, 2026
Two people walk under trees along Lake Ontario.

‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’

President Trump on Thursday signed an order rechristening Lake Ontario as Lake America, but businesses around Niagara Falls say they won’t be changing their tune.

By Claire Fahy and Paul Lane

A six-story apartment building with sheets of plywood over every ground-floor window.

How a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the Ground

After decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price.

By Christopher Maag

Two small children in a play pen look up at the camera.

Bronx Woman in Psychosis Found Not Responsible for Killing Her 2 Sons

A judge found Dimone Fleming not responsible for the deaths of her children at a shelter in 2022. Doctors said she had postpartum psychosis.

By Maria Cramer and Emily Palmer

Jen Flanz smiles while watching a taping of The Daily Show.

Routine

How the Woman Behind ‘The Daily Show’ Spends a Day Making Bad News Funny

Jen Flanz, who has worked on the show for nearly 30 years, plans a “laughternoon” meeting and secures the perfect candy for tapings.

By Talia Barrington

A man sits on a bench.

Affording New York

How a Social Services Worker Lives on $40,000 a Year in Brooklyn

At age 63, Everette Green is considering how to afford a future he never thought he would get after being incarcerated.

By Eliza Shapiro

A woman holding a yellow basket passes a sushi package to another yellow basket.

New Yorkers Can’t Stop Lining Up for This Sushi

At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on sushi and other items are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.

By Emmett Lindner and Kareem Black

A dinner banquet with a brass band wearing yellow hats with yellow plumes marching behind a long table.

The Influencers’ Thanksgiving

In the middle of August, Macy’s hosted a dinner for social media stars in advance of the 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade.

By Sarah Maslin Nir

Dozens of white signs with parking rules parked in red are stacked on four rows of shelves.

There Are Over 1 Million N.Y.C. Street Signs. Here’s How They Are Made.

From Cornelia Street to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the 46 workers in this Queens building bring to life the words and symbols that guide the city.

By Winnie Hu and Juan Arredondo

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