N.Y. Today: Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence

December 13, 2025

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Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence

David Gentile spent just days in prison for his conviction in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

By Santul Nerkar and Kenneth P. Vogel

Zohran Mamdani poses with members of the Talking Headers, a coed rec-league soccer team.

Soon He’ll Be Mayor Mamdani. To His Soccer Teammates, He Was Just Z.

Zohran Mamdani isn’t just a superfan. Until recently, he was a key player on the Talking Headers, a rec-league team in Brooklyn.

By Andrew Keh

A man in a sweater vest and jacket stands in an elegant office space and holds a newspaper. “ts businesses, its politics, its cultural affairs.”

Arthur L. Carter, 93, Dies; Investment Banker Founded a Cheeky Newspaper

After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.”

By Sam Roberts

Laurie Metcalf, wearing a blue vest and gray pants, stands on the left while talking to Micah Stock, who is reclining sideways on a couch with a purple blanket draped over his shoulders.

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ to Close Early on Broadway

The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin’s comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft.

By Michael Paulson

An illustration of a group of people of all ages dressed in Santa outfits and hats crowded onto a street. They hold drinks, while two Santas hang and sit from a traffic light above the crowd.

Fleece, Love and Vomit: New Yorkers’ Best (and Worst) SantaCon Stories

The bar crawl and charity fund-raiser has been eliciting strong reactions in the city for more than 25 years. Readers shared theirs.

By Callie Holtermann

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