N.Y. Today: Lowriders Gain Visibility and Respect

The rolling works of art celebrate Mexican American culture.

View in browser|nytimes.com May 19, 2024 How Lowriders Put a Vivid Stamp on New York City's Car Scene These lovingly customized cars, long embraced as a way to celebrate Mexican American culture and bring families together, are gaining visibility and respect as bouncing, rolling works of art. By David Dee Delgado and David Gonzalez The Battle for the Streets of New York Now more than ever, the city is being forced to rethink how its thoroughfares are used. By Dodai Stewart A Hospital's Slow Death: As Beth Israel Shrinks, Patient Care Suffers Amid a standoff with the state over whether Beth Israel Hospital will close, severely ill patients keep arriving to a hospital that cannot always care for them. By Joseph Goldstein At Chaotic Rally in Brooklyn, Police Violently Confront Protesters Officers were filmed punching several people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bay Ridge. By Christopher Maag Big CITY Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters? The university calls it a "restorative practice"; the students call it a coerced confession. By Ginia Bellafante How Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, a W.N.B.A. Star, Spends Her Sundays Ms. Laney-Hamilton, who plays for the New York Liberty, is often in the gym for hours on Sundays, for practice or games. But when she's not, it's time to shop and pray. By Claire Fahy METROPOLITAN DIARY 'I Selected a Friday Evening in June to Celebrate With a Barbecue' How to cool drinks in a pinch, a keepsake brought back to life 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. ADVERTISEMENT 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