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 ...

Elon Musk wasn’t the first to shape the national conversation. Joshua Norton, a San Francisco cult figure, was.

As authoritarian forces try to fracture our communities, we must remember that our collective survival is intertwined.

A bigger store. Twice the number of gas pumps and parking spots. Bulldozing for new space. Here's what's in the works, according to officials' discussions at a recent city planning commission.