Mike Bloomberg’s excellent 12 years as NYC mayor
Zohran Mamdani will take the oath office at midnight and become New York’s next mayor, after the drift of the Bill de Blasio years and the scandals of Eric Adams.…
Family mourns Bronx mom stabbed in elevator by upstairs neighbor on suspect’s birthday
A Bronx mom was stabbed to death in her apartment building’s elevator by her upstairs neighbor over a long-running dispute about the victim’s dog being left in the hallway, prosecutors…
This is your teen’s brain on phones and social media, according to science
University of Pennsylvania researcher Ran Barzilay is a father of three. His first two children received cellphones before they turned 12. But this summer, as early results from his own…
The urban designer whose weekly work commute is a trip from Philadelphia to Atlanta, and back
Philadelphia’s congested highways or crowded SEPTA platforms don’t get in the way of Daniel Rodriguez’s commute to work. That’s because the Philadelphia-based urban designer’s commute between his firm’s two offices…
Federal policy undermines N.Y. college access
For generations, higher education has powered New York’s promise of opportunity. Across New York State, public and private, not-for-profit colleges and universities educate more than 1.1 million students each year…
Are you satisfied living in Philadelphia right now? For many, the answer is ‘no.’
Do you like living in Philly? In a global survey that asked residents of 65 large cities how satisfied they were with where they lived, Philadelphia came in almost dead…
Build a fairer, more creative New York
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take the reins at City Hall, no promise rings more loudly than his analysis of how affordability threatens to sap the vitality that has defined…
A look back at Philly-area businesses that didn’t survive 2025
Last year, you may have celebrated Christmas or New Year’s with a meal at an Iron Hill Brewery. At the time, your holiday preparations may have included trips to Joann…
Only hope for infant with rare new genetic disease was risky transplant at NYC hospital
When little Dhruvan Gopi was taken by his parents to a New Jersey urgent care center, they never imagined he was suffering acute liver failure at just 7 weeks old.…
Injuries reported after explosion at nursing home in Bucks County
Multiple injuries were reported after an explosion rocked a nursing home Tuesday afternoon in Bristol Township in Bucks County, authorities said. Shortly after 2 p.m., firefighters and police responded to…