Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

In 2012, I got to do what most young writers dream of and moved to New York City in my early 20s. My goal wasn’t necessarily to be the next Carrie Bradshaw, but simply to carve out a space for myself ...

Bright lights and towering billboards promise unforgettable moments, but many visitors quickly learn that not everything ...

The simple flick of a cigarette may have been all it took to spark a massive explosion in the Bronx, sending a fireball into the night sky and and multiple firefighters to the hospital. Surveillance ...

The Bronx has long been one of New York’s most overlooked culinary gems. This tour changes that—featuring Filipino feasts, street classics, and the family-run Italian delis that give Arthur Avenue its ...

The Boys’ Club of New York (BCNY) celebrated the opening of its Tiger Clubhouse in Mott Haven, which joins existing clubhouses in East Harlem and Flushing to offer free programming for boys and young ...

In the Bronx, color and flavor collide. Sunlight falls on flowers that sway right out of a Van Gogh canvas, and by afternoon, the streets of Arthur Avenue are alive with the scent of fresh mozzarella, ...

An NYPD officer suffered a serious head injury after getting into a physical struggle with a man suspected of trying to pull off an armed robbery of two family members in the Bronx, according to ...

Video from the scene shows a massive hole on one side of the Mitchel Houses building along Alexander Avenue in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx. Mayor Eric Adams said authorities believe the explosion ...

A NYCHA apartment building in the Bronx partially collapsed Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, 2025, following a gas explosion. The incinerator shaft running along the 20-story Mitchel Houses building in the ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Life and the three Bronx YMCA branches today announced a $75,000 donation through the company's Strikeout Series partnership with the New York Yankees. The funding ...