Get your spoons ready, we're heading out in search of great soup in the city.

This weekend's Brooklyn Folk Festival and beyond. Our music critic picks his highlights for the month.

New Jersey Democrats saw midterm gains far beyond victories in the House and Senate.

With the death penalty back in the news, we revisit a 2016 episode that asks: what is cruel and unusual punishment?

Plus, the midterm success of the religious left.

The staff writer Jesús Rodríguez on the way in which the midterms played out in the state, the effects of gerrymandering, and how both parties have courted Latino voters.

Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by millions around the world. But what does the holiday look like in New York City? Anu Sehgal, founder of The Culture Tree, joins us to talk about growing up celebrating Diwali in India, passing traditions down to her children here in the city.