“Our messaging started innocently. He liked some pictures, I clapped for his movie release, and then we just started chatting like the oldest of friends.”

Conversations should be like clothes and come in different sizes.

BY ELANA RABINOWITZ  |  The first rap album ever to hit number one was birthed in Brooklyn. From three Jewish guys — how was that possible?

Endless misspent hours of telephone mischief became a coming-of-age story for generations of teens in the pre-internet age.

Cat owners are social people whose felines make them happier and healthier

It breaks my heart to think that amongst everything else we are taking away from children this year, we’re removing the greatest winter pastime: the snow day. With a pandemic amongst us and a…

Nathan’s Famous has been acquired by Smithfield Foods for $450M, extending a longtime partnership and securing the brand’s future.

I have an advice addiction. I usually seek other people's opinions before making decisions, — big or small — but I need to trust my gut more.

We moved the plates in the foyer first — holding each one with the delicacy of a newborn. Then, the hanging ones in the dining room. Each one was now neatly wrapped in layers of newspaper in the livin...

When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.

I'm not married and I don't have kids, so I never felt the need to have a will. Now in my 50s, I'm glad I know where my money is going when I'm gone.

I'm not married and I don't have kids, so I never felt the need to have a will. Now in my 50s, I'm glad I know where my money is going when I'm gone.

Including two major museum reopenings, a trippy 1960s exhibit, a collection of rarely seen Monet paintings and powerful pieces in response to the UN General Assembly.

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You can easily bail afterward or keep the night going — dealer’s choice.

Why I love my life as a satisfied soloist.

“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.

A Mexican Navy training ship struck the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday night, according to police and the Mexican Navy.

Streaming services may bring the world to your doorstep, but they don’t bring friends and family to your couch

Some people think puns are cringey, but to me, this form of wordplay is masterful. Puns are clever uses of language.

BY ELANA RABINOWITZ  |  The first rap album ever to hit number one was birthed in Brooklyn. From three Jewish guys — how was that possible?

An up-and-down routine on the E, a pretzel and a Playbill, and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.