Parts of New York City saw record rainfall on Thursday, and the deluge flooded some streets and subway stations. According to NYC Emergency Management, the National Weather Service reported that 1.8 inches of rain fell in Central Park on Thursday. That would preliminarily break the previous known record set in 1917, the department said .

NYC mayor race poll shows Zohran Mamdani's lead over Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo narrowing to 16 points, down from 24 points in October polling data.

S ome fifty years ago a young lawyer representing a bank dropped by the office of New York City’s assistant comptroller with a question no one had bothered to ask before, about the “tax anticipation” bonds the city was issuing to cover its debt.