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New Yorkers Are Killing Spotted Lanternflies. Is It Working?

The infestation of invasive spotted lanternflies is leveling off in some parts of the city, and growing in others. Officials are urging New Yorkers to keep killing them.

Eric Adams Promised to Be the Bus Mayor. Riders Are Still Waiting.

Mayor Eric Adams pledged to create 150 miles of bus lanes in New York City in four years. Then politics interfered.

‘Lethargic’ Alligator Rescued From Prospect Park Lake

The four-foot-long alligator, now being evaluated at the Bronx Zoo, is presumed to have been abandoned by someone who kept it as a pet.

Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

Happy the Elephant Isn’t a Person, Top New York Court Rules

An animal advocacy group had argued that the elephant was being illegally detained at the Bronx Zoo, in a case involving deep ethical questions about the basic rights of highly intelligent animals.