New York City

Almost 19 percent of office in New York City remain completely empty despite coronavirus restrictions being lifted more than two weeks ago and easing starting months earlier.  Although many companies have either called or are preparing to request workers to return to their offices, the amount of space available to…

When New York City’s mayoral election plunged into chaos earlier this week, Donald Trump declared victory. “It was announced overnight in New York City that vast irregularities and mistakes were made and that Eric Adams, despite an almost insurmountable lead, may not win the race,” Trump said, in a statement…

Some voting experts are concerned the disastrous mayoral election in New York City will cause Americans to blame ranked-choice voting — rather than problems with the city's election board. Between the lines: There's slowly growing support for ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to choose not only their top candidate but…

On top of being a Peloton instructor, the founder and CEO of Love Squad, and the host of the Brooklyn Nets, Ally Love is also a bride-to-be. After meeting her fiancé, Andrew Haynes, years ago at a New York City nightclub, the couple got engaged in January, and wedding planning…

A California woman who wrongly accused a black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel late last year and grabbed at him as he tried to leave has been charged with a hate crime. Miya Ponsetto was arraigned in court in Manhattan via videoconference on Wednesday…

A woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in an incident captured on video was indicted on hate crimes charges Wednesday. Miya Ponsetto, 22, pleaded not guilty to four charges brought by a grand jury, including unlawful imprisonment…

Last week, Israel, with one of the highest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the world, reported something troubling: The so-called delta variant was driving another Covid-19 spike in the country—and half of the cases were among fully vaccinated people. The delta variant is what experts have long feared: It’s more contagious,…

New York City’s mayoral election has been thrown into chaos after the board of elections mistakenly included 135,000 “test ballots” in its vote tally. The board of elections had published updated vote totals for the Democratic primary earlier on Tuesday, which showed Kathryn Garcia, New York’s former sanitation commissioner, narrowing…

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New York City voters are selecting Democratic and Republican nominees for mayor.  New York is using ranked-choice voting for the first time, so the winner may not be known for weeks. Eric Adams' initial lead was cut down by Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley. See more stories on Insider's business…