New York Headlines

• Transit union boss touts Zohran Mamdani’s free bus fare plan at campaign rally

  (by Carl Campanile for The New York Post a minute ago)
  "Fare-free businesses should be the future. It would drive up bus and subway ridership and be an economic engine," Transport Workers Union president John Samuelsen said.
  
  

• 2 of 4 Men Who Escaped From Immigration Detention Center Are Caught

  (by Chelsia Rose Marcius for The New York Times 9 minutes ago)
  The men had been on the lam for three days after breaking out of the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark.
  
  

• Manhattan borough-president candidates duke it out over public safety, bail reform

  (by Matthew Fischetti for The New York Post 40 minutes ago)
  The city's only borough-president primary race considered competitive by political observers is heating up over the issue of public safety and the state’s controversial bail law changes.
  
  
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• Two disgraced ex-NYC council members seek comebacks in Democratic Party primaries

  (by Carl Campanile for The New York Post an hour ago)
  Anthony Weiner isn't the only bad boy attempting a comeback for a City Council seat. Ex-Council members Andy King and Ruben Wills are also seeking seeking redemption at the ballot box.
  
  

• Oil Prices Climb Further After Israel Strikes Iran’s Energy Assets

  (by Rebecca F. Elliott for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  U.S. oil prices already jumped last week, which could cause prices at the pump to rise about 20 cents a gallon in the coming weeks, according to one estimate.
  
  

• Many Lawmakers Share Their Home Addresses. Political Violence Is Changing That.

  (by Mitch Smith for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  The Minnesota assassination is causing some state legislators to rethink home security and how much personal information they make public.
  
  

• Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead

  (by Steven Erlanger for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  The push to do a deal on the country’s nuclear program could be revived, even after the Israeli strikes scuppered the latest round of talks.
  
  

• Cuomo and Mamdani Vie for Support as Early Voters Flock to the Polls

  (by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays for The New York Times 10 hours ago)
  Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.
  
  

• What New York City Apartment Hunters Can’t Live Without

  (by Mihir Zaveri for The New York Times 17 hours ago)
  A punishing housing market has conditioned some people to have low expectations, but others aren’t afraid to be demanding.