Although Chairman Joseph J. Lhota was once known as the “rat czar” as a deputy mayor, he assailed State Senator Bill Perkins’s proposed ban.

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M.T.A. Chief Opposes Ban on Eating in the Subways

Last year, the land trust that manages the Trout Brook Valley preserve in Connecticut placed a moratorium on allowing dogs off leash, igniting a battle.

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At Connecticut Preserve, a Battle Over Leashing Dogs

Anthony Horton, who died in a fire Sunday night, made the subway the subject of his canvases, the muse for a graphic novel he co-wrote, and the place he called home.

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The Fiery End of a Life Lived Beneath the City

Of the record 40,000 people in New York City’s shelters, a growing number belong to seemingly ordinary families, rushing off to school and work, smartphones in hand.

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Homeless Families, Cloaked in Normality

Amid arrests and outrage over bad parenting, the matter of how long and under what circumstances it is acceptable to leave a child unattended goes unanswered.

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Big City: A Sometimes Murky Line Between Reasonable Parenting and Neglect

New York Waterway recently introduced an iPhone app that allows riders to use their smartphones as their tickets.

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App City: A Smartphone Can Be a Ticket to Ride

Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.

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Camilla Williams, Opera Singer, Dies at 92

A woman who worked in the finance offices of the Archdiocese of New York was arrested on Monday, accused of channeling funds for nonexistent services to accounts she controlled.

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New York Archdiocese Worker Accused of $1 Million Embezzlement

As Italy reins in its spending, institutions in New York City dependent on the European nation’s money are being affected.

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In New York City, Feeling Pain of Italy’s Belt-Tightening

As the median price of first grade in private schools has gone up by 48 percent, parents at Horace Mann, Columbia Grammar and Trinity are braced to find out whether they will join families in the $40,000-a-year club.

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Scraping the $40,000 Ceiling at New York City Private Schools

The autumn of Occupy Wall Street has been followed in New York, however incongruously, by a winter of showcasing wealth’s traditions.

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Big City: A Glimpse of Wealth’s Past and Present in Antiques and Museums

Five pairs of neighborhoods that look and feel alike, without costing the same amount.

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So You’re Priced Out. Now What?

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, not ordinarily a fiction reader, made an exception for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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Bloomberg, No Fan of Fiction, Finds ‘Tinker, Tailor’ an Exception

The New York City police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, acknowledged being interviewed for “The Third Jihad,” which was shown to officers and has been condemned by Muslim and civil rights groups.

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Police Commissioner Kelly Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Regrets It

In New York City alone, nearly $70 billion worth of commercial mortgages that were issued as collateral for bonds in 2007 are maturing this year.

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Square Feet: In New York, Anxiety Over Billions in Maturing Real Estate Loans