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By the time Zohran Mamdani stepped into the vast, silent chamber of the Old City Hall subway station just after midnight on January 1, 2026, New York had already signaled its intention to turn a page. Outside, Times Square hummed with revelers celebrating the New Year. Below ground, amid the echoing Beaux-Arts arches and the lingering smell of dust and cold stone, history was being made. It was here, in a decommissioned subway station that had not seen regular service since

Lamparski/Getty Images At precisely 11:59 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, the iconic Times Square ball descended from atop One Times Square, illuminating a crisp winter night and heralding the arrival of 2026. Crowds filling the crossroads of Midtown Manhattan erupted in cheers, their breath visible in the cold but spirits undampened by the chill—a testament to the enduring allure of one of the world’s most watched New Year’s celebrations. This year’s festivities featured the Constel

Washington, D.C. — Dozens of Tanzanians from across the United States gathered this weekend outside the Tanzanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., staging a solemn vigil for civilians killed during the country’s post-election unrest, a political crisis whose full toll has yet to be counted and whose shockwaves are now rippling well beyond Tanzania’s borders. Drawn by grief, anger, and a sense of obligation, members of the diaspora stood shoulder to shoulder beneath the embassy’