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She Danced Naked at Woodstock. She Dated Serpico. At 93, She’s Not Done.
Betty Gordon came to New York to become an actress (and have a good time). But her greatest talent may have been helping others.
By David Waldstein and Sarah Blesener
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Can New York City Ever Win Its War Against Rats?
Checking in with New York’s rat czar and the progress she has made in reducing the city’s rodent population.
By Ginia Bellafante
CreditLucia Buricelli for The New York Times
1. ‘The Bite’: Democrats Debate Councilwoman’s Bizarre Assault Charge
  Susan Zhuang, a first-year City Council member from Brooklyn, was charged with assault for biting a police officer. Democrats are split over how harshly to reprimand her.
  By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Hurubie Meko and Claire Fahy
  CreditJefferson Siegel for The New York Times
2. New York today
  A Chance to Walk Into Edward Hopper’s World
  Three famous canvases by the painter will be made into life-size installations this weekend in the meatpacking district.
  By James Barron
  CreditNighthawks/Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago; Soir Bleu and Early Sunday Morning, via Courtesy Whitney Museum of American Art

‘My Property, My Trees’: New Tree-Cutting Law Divides N.Y. Town
A Westchester County suburb updated its law about tree removals from yards, upsetting tree advocates, who want stricter rules, and residents who don’t want to be told what to do.
By Hilary Howard
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When the Taliban Took Kabul, She Fled, and Made a New Life in New York
Nargis Baran was a rising legal star in Afghanistan. She became a target once the government fell.
By Karen Zraick
CreditAmir Hamja/The New York Times
New York City Bill Would Mandate Air-Conditioning for Tenants
Landlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city councilman wants to change that.
By Hilary Howard
CreditBing Guan for The New York Times
Four Tornadoes Touch Down in Upstate New York, Killing 1
The tornadoes swept through Central New York during a week of extreme weather in the region. The worst of the damage was in the city of Rome, east of Syracuse.
By Claire Fahy
CreditCindy Schultz for The New York Times
Inmate Dies After Fight Breaks Out at Troubled Brooklyn Jail
Edwin Cordero, 36, died at the Metropolitan Detention Center, where his lawyer said conditions were “awful.”
By Lola Fadulu
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Ocasio-Cortez Warns of ‘Enormous Peril’ if Democrats Push Biden Aside
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the idea of having an open Democratic convention where candidates would compete for the nomination was “crazy.”
By Nicholas Fandos
Founder of Fandango Dies After Plunge From Manhattan Hotel
J. Michael Cline was the co-founder of an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies.
By Annie Correal
Upstate Art Weekend Offers a Year’s Worth of Art in Four Days
By car or train, there’s no better time to get out of the city than now, during the fifth edition of this sprawling festival north of New York City.
By Will Heinrich
On the Market
Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut
This week’s properties are a five-bedroom in Ossining, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Redding, Conn.
By Anne Mancuso and Alicia Napierkowski
On the Market
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in Sutton Place and Bedford Stuyvesant.
By Heather Senison
New York Today
Regulars Mourn Neary’s, an Old-Time Bar That’s Closing
The Irish bar was opened in Manhattan 57 years ago. The building on East 57th Street has been sold.
By James Barron
Menendez Tells Allies He Is Considering Resigning After Conviction
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was found guilty on Tuesday in a sweeping corruption scheme and faces a potential expulsion vote.
By Nicholas Fandos and Tracey Tully
T. Rex Dethroned? A Stegosaurus Fossil Sells for a Record $44.6 Million.
The stegosaurus had been expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million. It set a record in the contentious fossil trade, where scientists fear being priced out of the market.
By Zachary Small and Julia Jacobs
City Councilwoman Is Charged With Biting Police Chief During Protest
Susan Zhuang, who represents a Brooklyn district, was protesting at the site of a proposed homeless shelter. The authorities said she resisted arrest with her teeth.
By Hurubie Meko and Nate Schweber
Robert Pearson, Hair Stylist Turned Acclaimed Barbecue Chef, Dies at 87
His Texas-style brisket, made with exacting precision, inspired a generation of New York City pit masters, who opened a wave of smoky joints in the 2000s.
By Clay Risen