Commanded to admire the moon, popping a cork on the 2 train and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Commanded to admire the moon, popping a cork on the 2 train and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Some residents will be paying more - but seeing no extra cleaning - under the City of Cape Town’s new 'cleaning sundry tariff’.

Some residents will be paying more - but seeing no extra cleaning - under the City of Cape Town’s new 'cleaning sundry tariff’.

Some Cape Town residents are outraged after noticing a strange new line item on their municipal bills, a ‘cleaning fee’ that doesn’t actually...

The New York City Board of Elections asked prosecutors to investigate potential ballot stuffing in a City Council race in southern Brooklyn.

The New York City Board of Elections asked prosecutors to investigate potential ballot stuffing in a City Council race in southern Brooklyn.

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in...

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in...

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announced that he would not drop out of the New York City mayoral race this week. On Tuesday, however, he dropped a...