Beginning in 1924, prominent guests of the publisher autographed leather-bound books during their visits to The Times’s ...

A swap on the subway in the Bronx, a nightly ritual in Chelsea and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

And, of course, escapism is a supply-and-demand business. As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more ...

Mitch Rosen turned his life around after surviving an emotionally and physically traumatic upbringing. He also worked with ...