N.Y. Today: We Found the Very Worst Commuter Train in America

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

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We Found the Very Worst Commuter Train in America

Train 2606 has failed to show up for its morning run nearly 20 times this year, leaving riders in New Jersey fuming.

Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Princeton Graduate Killed Father Over Allowance. He Got 30 Years to Life.

A jury had rejected Thomas Gilbert Jr.'s insanity defense, deciding that he murdered his father after the older man slashed his weekly $1,000 allowance.

Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Bailout for Taxi Drivers

The congresswoman referred to their plight as "indentured servitude," becoming the most prominent voice to back a rescue plan.

Holly Pickett for The New York Times

Why Construction Noise Is Keeping You Up at 3 A.M.

A building boom in New York City means that more cacophonous construction is being done overnight. A proposal would lower the volume.

Rachel Papo for The New York Times

Kehinde Wiley's Times Square Monument: That's No Robert E. Lee

The sculpture, of an African-American man in streetwear and mounted on a horse, was unveiled Friday and will eventually move to Richmond, Va., home to a number of Confederate memorials.

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