N.Y. Today: Punk’s Not Dead. It’s Just Renovating

Decades after it opened, an art space makes a deal with the city for a new building.

View in browser|nytimes.com October 13, 2024 Chris Boarts Larson An Artists' Squat Fought New York City for Decades. Did It Just Win? ABC No Rio was a vital, dangerous and confrontational art space on the Lower East Side. Decades after it opened, it has made a deal with the city for a new building of its own. By John Leland square feet Can Hudson Square Reinvent Itself as New York City's Next Hot Neighborhood? Once known as a gritty, industrial area on Manhattan's West Side, Hudson Square is now trying to lure new tenants and businesses, and create its own identity. By Arielle Paul and George Etheredge $160 Million Later, New Pool and Rink Will Replace Central Park Eyesore The new Harlem Meer Center, opening early next year, will serve the largely Black and Latino communities surrounding the northern end of the park. By Eliza Shapiro 50 Years of Broccoli (and Mockery): A Co-op Co-Founder Calls It Quits In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement? By Pete Wells How Eric Adams Could Leave Office, and Who Hopes to Succeed Him Mr. Adams's political future is in doubt after federal prosecutors indicted him on corruption charges in one of several inquiries ensnaring City Hall. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Alice Fang Big CITY The Life-or-Death Consequences of Killing Congestion Pricing Increased 911 call volume in New York and the city's unwieldy traffic have led to slower response times for ambulances on their way to save lives. By Ginia Bellafante How Taryn Delanie Smith, TikTok's Heaven Receptionist, Spends Sundays Taryn Delanie Smith, a former Miss New York, takes a long stroll with her husband and Great Dane and cues up her Sunday playlist with an Ina Garten-inspired dinner. By Melissa Guerrero METROPOLITAN DIARY 'We Would Take the Bus to Her Home on East 37th Street After School' Remembering a best friend, packed into a subway car 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. 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