New York Headlines

• Netanyahu, ‘King of Israel,’ Exits a Stage He Dominated

  (by David M. Halbfinger for The New York Times 9 minutes ago)
  Israel’s longest-serving prime minister was a polarizing figure who sidelined efforts to resolve the Palestinian conflict but opened relations with four Arab countries.
  
  

• Early Voting Begins in Wide-Open Race for New York Mayor

  (by Emma G. Fitzsimmons for The New York Times 11 minutes ago)
  Voters seem most concerned about quality of life issues and public safety. They are also trying to figure out ranked-choice voting.
  
  

• Israel Approves Coalition Government, Ending Netanyahu’s 12-Year Reign

  (by The New York Times for The New York Times 44 minutes ago)
  The prime minister’s supporters have put heavy pressure on lawmakers to reject the coalition. Its fate will be decided today. Here’s the latest.
  
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• Man dressed as ‘The Joker’ gets into fight at Washington Square Park

  (by Steven Vago, Tina Moore, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon for The New York Post an hour ago)
  Cops said no arrests were made Saturday night into Sunday as out-of-control revelers once again packed the famed Greenwich Village green space.
  
  

• Yair Lapid Won’t Be Israel’s Next Leader. But He’s the Power Behind the Throne.

  (by Patrick Kingsley for The New York Times an hour ago)
  If a new coalition government wins a confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday, Naftali Bennett will be Israel’s next prime minister. He wouldn’t be there without Yair Lapid.
  
  

• One dead, 19 wounded in another weekend of heavy gun violence in NYC

  (by Tina Moore, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon for The New York Post 2 hours ago)
  Police reported 12 people shot in as many incidents on Friday and another five victims in four shootings on Saturday, including the fatal Bronx attack.
  
  

• Eric Adams decries ‘open disorder’ in NYC parks, calls for comprehensive approach

  (by Reuven Fenton, Steven Vago, Sam Raskin for The New York Post 2 hours ago)
  Mayoral hopeful Eric Adams decried the "open disorder in our parks" after The Post reported on recent violence and vandalism at Washington Square Park.
  
  

• Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective

  (by Michael Wilson for The New York Times 13 hours ago)
  For decades, a string of killings of teenage girls haunted suburban New Jersey. A local investigator began to wonder: Could there be a link to a series of infamous Times Square murders?
  
  

• Has New York Hit a Progressive Plateau? The Mayor’s Race Is a Key Test.

  (by Katie Glueck and Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times 1 day, 4 hours ago)
  Concerns about crime are dominating the Democratic primary, and the party’s left wing has just started to coalesce.
  
  

• The Importance of Teaching Dred Scott

  (by Jeannie Suk Gersen for The New Yorker 5 days, 3 hours ago)
  By limiting discussion of the infamous Supreme Court decision, law-school professors risk minimizing the role of racism in American history.
  

• Netanyahu’s Likely Departure Is Not Easing the Fears of Palestinians

  (by Raja Shehadeh for The New Yorker 5 days, 7 hours ago)
  Attacks by settlers in the West Bank have been on the rise for years—and a new Israeli government is no guarantee of change.