N.Y. Today: How Hudson Yards Went From Ghost Town to Office Success Story

The vacancy rate at Hudson Yards' office towers is considerably lower than in the rest of Manhattan.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story April 28, 2024 Karsten Moran for The New York Times How Hudson Yards Went From Ghost Town to Office Success Story The vacancy rate at Hudson Yards' office towers is considerably lower than in the rest of Manhattan, though its luxury housing and retail offerings have been less successful. By Matthew Haag What's So Funny About a Dead Comedian? Kenny DeForest was beloved among his fellow stand-ups. After his sudden death, they came together to grieve — and to confront comedy's eternal question: Too soon? By Christopher Maag New York City's Everlasting Scaffolding Why the protective barriers over sidewalks stay up for so long. By Patrick McGeehan Homelessness Is Especially Hard on Children. Making Music Helps. Therapists from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music have found that teaching homeless children to make beats and write songs is a way to heal trauma. By Andy Newman and Photographs By Todd Heisler Echoing Their Client, Trump's Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense Donald J. Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics. By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum Big CITY What Columbia Should Have Learned From the Protests of 1968 Sending in the police to arrest students only inflamed tensions on campus then. Why would this time be different? By Ginia Bellafante How Louis Cato, Bandleader for 'The Late Show,' Spends His Sundays Before Mr. Cato gets ready for his week with Stephen Colbert, he's playing games with his daughter, hiding in hoodies and making music of his own. By Tammy LaGorce METROPOLITAN DIARY 'We Locked Eyes, and Her Face Broke Into a Huge Smile' Missing a morning ritual, an accidental act of recycling and more reader tales of New York City in this week's Metropolitan Diary. Want more news? Check out our full coverage. The Mini Crossword: Here is today's puzzle. New York Today is published weekdays around 6 a.m. You can also find it at nytoday.com. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for New York Today from The New York Times. To stop receiving New York Today, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018