James Barron

2 days ago | nytimes.com | James Barron

Maria Notaro got to work as soon as Pope Leo XIV waved from the balcony at St. Peter's Basilica. Good morning. It's Monday. Today we'll meet a bakery owner who has put pictures of Pope Leo XIV on cookies. We'll also get details on a warning from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about possible air travel delays as summer vacation season approaches. Like everyone else, Maria Notaro had to wait. She had to wait for the white smoke. She had to wait for the announcement. Only then could she get to work.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | James Barron

Jennifer Bergman, who owns West Side Kids, said she would have to shut down if she doesn't have toys to sell. Her mother opened the store more than 40 years ago. Good morning. It's Tuesday. Today we'll look at toy stores in New York that are struggling to cope with President Trump's tariffs. We'll also look at why New York City is slow to pay nonprofit organizations that it hires to provide social services. And, later today our new limited-run newsletter about the race for mayor will come your way.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | James Barron

Good morning. It's Friday. We'll look at a father-daughter team that is preparing to ride in the Five Boro Bike Tour this weekend. We'll also find out what prompted a composer to write a tribute after Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 while campaigning for president. Thomas Panek has run more than 20 road races. His time in the New York Half Marathon last year was 2 hours 9 minutes 21 seconds.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | James Barron

Good morning. It's Thursday. Today we'll look at how an indoor flower show stays fresh. We'll also get details on a possible strike by train engineers for New Jersey Transit. When the last customers have been shooed out of the giant Macy's store at Herald Square - at 9 p.m. most nights, an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays - the hoses come out. It's time to spritz what's above the perfume and cosmetics aisles - carefully, so the counters don't get drenched. It's time for touch-ups.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | James Barron

The former Rockaway Beach line could be a park, or trains could conceivably run there again. Some local residents would prefer for the corridor to stay overgrown. Good morning. It's Wednesday. We'll look at what might happen to an abandoned rail corridor that slices through Queens. We'll also get details on how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to spend the $68.4 billion in capital funds it is getting under the state budget agreement that was announced on Monday.