The plan is among several Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing to address what leaders have called a maternal health crisis in New York. nyti.ms/3S3oN7w

These cops walk and dance to a beat. And get “Mamacita” stuck in their head all day. nytimes.com/2024/01/04/nyr…

Today in New York Today:
• More about the earthquake that shook New York ever so slightly.
• Unpacking statistics showing that overall crime fell slightly in New York City last year. nyti.ms/3NSvc2Z

Hundreds of pages of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and registered sex offender, were made public Wednesday — but as most legal experts familiar with the affair surmised, there was no smoking gun list. nyti.ms/48KdDdz

Overall crime fell slightly in New York City last year compared with 2022, though the number of felony assaults and car thefts remained stubbornly high, the police said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/3vo7xB6

Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was charged with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors.

Here’s what to know about the complicated schemes that prosecutors believe Menendez and his co-defendants participated in. nyti.ms/3tFlOZB

After 14 years running the Frick Collection, its director, Ian Wardropper, said he would retire next year. nyti.ms/4aGgE0d

A major winter storm could deliver some major cities in the Northeast their first large snow in almost two years — or it could bring just a rainy mess. nyti.ms/3ROwA7M

An imam, whom the governor identified as Hassan Sharif, was shot and critically wounded outside a New Jersey mosque early Wednesday morning, the authorities said. nyti.ms/3vj9FtT

The city saw significant drops in the number of shootings and murders, as well as in robberies, burglaries, sexual assaults and grand larcenies. nyti.ms/48GFqvu

New York City experiences numerous small earthquakes every year, experts say. Usually, people don’t feel them. nyti.ms/3S6xIFa

Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was charged with accepting bribes, including cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz, in exchange for political favors. nyti.ms/3Oda8of

Esau Grant left the bank like a satisfied customer who hadn’t just robbed it. nyti.ms/48hIVIT

It seemed like 2023 would be the year New York did something big to help solve its housing crisis. Instead, lawmakers went home without doing much at all. nyti.ms/3tuwL0g

New York State ranks 32nd in reading proficiency. Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing changes to literacy education to address that. nyti.ms/47ssO9X

Today in New York Today:
• A librarian who has been recognized for work with migrants in Queens.
• The legal issues as the National Rifle Association goes on trial in Manhattan. nyti.ms/3vgcFHk

An imam was shot and critically wounded outside a New Jersey mosque on Wednesday, the authorities said. nyti.ms/47gsjjm

Several children died in a house fire that destroyed a two-family house in Somers, Connecticut, late Tuesday night, a town official said. Other residents were seriously hurt. nyti.ms/4aLrJxc

New rules in New York designed to ease congestion effective Wednesday will ban vending from the Brooklyn Bridge and all the city’s bridges.

Even licensed vendors will be barred under the new rule, though many of those selling trinkets are unlicensed. nyti.ms/3NOfhTt

The 2024 legislative session, set to begin on Wednesday, will again test New York State’s willingness to tackle its housing crisis. nyti.ms/41OrqNN