Dave Sanders

A hundred thousand New Yorkers currently live in low-lying coastal neighborhoods affected by chronic flooding. About half of them reside in the working- and middle-class enclaves surrounding Jamaica Bay. nyti.ms/3soQC07

Smoke from Canadian wildfires once again blanketed parts of the U.S. on Thursday. The impact of the smoke was less severe than earlier this month and was most strongly felt in cities from Pittsburgh and Cleveland to Chicago and Detroit. nyti.ms/3JytQbl

The New York City Air Quality Index reached 392 on Wednesday, even higher than the record set earlier in the day, according to the AirNow Index. The worst period of unhealthy air will last through Thursday morning, according to a New York Times analysis. nyti.ms/3NhlKGl

A parking garage collapsed in Manhattan last month, killing one person and injuring five others. Serious structural problems in New York City’s garages are widespread, records and interviews reveal –– and many have gone uncorrected for years. nyti.ms/42HhaGP

It may not have been the traditional mug shot, but this picture of Donald Trump as he entered the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday as his indictment was unsealed will go down in history, @VVFriedman writes. nyti.ms/3UbWC5S

Experts in mental illness, homelessness and policing expressed skepticism that a New York City plan to hospitalize more mentally ill people involuntarily could effectively solve a crisis that has confounded city leaders for decades. nyti.ms/3VpeqKK

He said he went to Burning Man. (His photos were taken in Queens.) He said he was born in Italy. (New Jersey.) He told his wife he was having an affair with Kourtney Kardashian. (He wasn’t.) He maintains that his compulsive lying is a mental illness. nyti.ms/3u9M2QI

Greenwich, Connecticut, was once home to George Bush and has historically been a moderate conservative stronghold. But now, the culture wars have spilled into its precincts, led by Trump acolytes who have taken control of the town’s Republican committee. nyti.ms/3UwOJHh

@dylan_easterday That's a lanternfly nymph. Late stage, in the earlier stage they're black with white spots.

Hey NYC #biology and #entomology folks. Would love your help identifying this little friend found at the playground. Maybe 1cm long and walked more upright in the front than back and was a real jumper! Really brightly colored and kinda weevil like mouthparts maybe?

Amazon spent millions to fight worker unrest. The company deployed an “incident commander," according to court documents. Union organizers in New York had a budget of $120,000. They deployed TikToks, homemade ziti and free marijuana. Here's how they won. nyti.ms/3uWsoI2

NEW: 12 days ago, a group of New York City taxi drivers stopped eating. Here is our story on how it came to this, what officials are saying about it, and what it might take to resolve the impasse: nytimes.com/2021/11/01/nyr…

Yellow taxi drivers with @NYTWA have been staging a sit-in outside City Hall for a month, calling for more help for medallion owners facing ruin. They say they'll begin a hunger strike tomorrow. W/ @dsandersphoto nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn for 18 years. Robert Brennan, a Bronx native and the current Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, will succeed him. nytimes.com/2021/09/29/nyr…

Thousands of health care workers in New York got vaccinated against the coronavirus as the deadline for shots loomed, health officials said. The rush of last-minute vaccinations seems to have made worst-case staffing shortages less likely. nyti.ms/3m45kTc

Fly the state flag at half mast nytimes.com/2021/08/06/nyr…

The nuclear age in the New York City area will end Friday night with the push of a button. @NYTPatrick got a look inside the control room at the Indian Point power plant where the shutdown will happen. nyti.ms/2QAN5sV

after a year of covering nyc restaurants during the pandemic era, this is still my favorite discovery while researching for a piece

Demonstrators in Brooklyn and Manhattan last night responded (nonviolently) to Wednesday's pro-Trump ransacking of the U.S. Capitol. Story with @nateschweber pictures @dsandersphoto nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/…

“He took the best son we could have ever asked for." Story by @edjsandoval on the young casualties of New York's surge in gun violence. Additional reporting by @AshleyAtTimes and me. Edits by @ellentumposky and @jamesmckinleyjr. Photos by @dsandersphoto nytimes.com/2020/10/29/nyr…