Stories from The New York Times

A young man screamed antigay slurs at another man before killing him on Friday night in Greenwich Village.

After two of their children were fatally stabbed in their Upper West Side home last fall, Kevin and Marina Krim announced on Facebook that Ms. Krim is expecting a baby.

Since Hurricane Sandy hit last October, workers have been manually shoveling sand back onto Staten Island's beaches.

When Mitchell Kezin was little, "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" seemed to be about him. Now he has made a documentary about a dozen Christmas songs and given that one a new sound.

When Mitchell Kezin was little, "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot" seemed to be about him. Now he has made a documentary about a dozen Christmas songs and given that one new meaning.

Metropolitan Diary: A family waiting to board a flight wondered what kind of animal was making loud squeaking noises in a pet carrier.

Planners and residents of Lower Manhattan imagined a new World Trade Center that would be integrated in the neighborhood, but now they fear that security measures will keep it isolated as ever.

Planners and residents of Lower Manhattan imagined a new World Trade Center that would be integrated in the neighborhood, but now they fear that security measures will keep it isolated as ever.

The sales record was aided by soaring prices for modern masters like Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

On a royal visit that has led to glowing headlines, Prince Harry met with Gov. Chris Christie and visited hurricane-ravaged areas in New Jersey.

Metropolitan Diary: A cyclist in Brooklyn Heights discovered a street audience for a piano concert coming from an upstairs window.

The sale, the first of three consecutive evening auctions of contemporary art in Manhattan, totaled $293.6 million.

Katz's, the Lower East Side delicatessen that began 125 years ago, has adapted as the landscape has been remade.

Christine C. Quinn opened up about her bulimia and the alcoholism that accompanied it, which she will discuss at a speech at Barnard College and in a memoir to be published next month.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was quick with the retorts when reporters sought his perception of the effects of corruption charges filed recently against state lawmakers.

A fund-raiser for Bill de Blasio highlighted a splintering of the gay community in the mayor's race, laying bare frustrations with Christine Quinn from parts of a voting bloc she has long symbolized.

Metropolitan Diary: While a human cacophony rages outside the park, a paradise for insects lies inside as nature quietly thrives.

A growing number of teenagers from wealthy families in China are attending schools in New York City, seeking an advantage in admission to American universities.

The authorities went to a home in South Trenton near the Delaware River on Friday and discovered at least one dead and others being held by an armed man.

The police said that a man had killed at least one person inside a home and was holding children hostage.