Mr. Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history.

Eric Adams Is Elected Mayor of New York City

The law, which imposes strict limits on carrying guns in public, faced a skeptical reception from the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Justices’ Questions Suggest New York Gun Control Law Is Unlikely to Survive

An ambitious property management company that pitches upscale off-campus apartments across the country has left tenants and investors stewing.

A Sinking Student Housing Empire

Some people are resigning. Some are sitting on the sidelines awaiting a prime gig. Others are flexing their muscles — requesting raises, or remote options — while still clocking in.

In a ‘Workers Economy,’ Who Really Holds the Cards?

New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, pays a lot of attention to what he wears. You should, too.

‘Everything About You Must Say Power’

The Taliban takeover was supposed to bring an end to war, the new government promised. But a growing insurgency is upending security and raising alarms for the international community.

ISIS Poses a Growing Threat to New Taliban Government in Afghanistan

A potential agreement on steel trade provides the clearest look yet at how the Biden administration plans to implement a trade policy that is both protectionist and progressive

European Steel Plan Shows Biden’s Bid to Merge Climate and Trade Policy

The Federal Reserve is dealing with high inflation at a time when millions of workers remain on the job market’s sidelines. Wednesday’s announcement that it will slow bond purchases is a step toward more normal monetary policy.

Fed Takes First Step Toward End of Pandemic Measures

Three years ago, the company walked away from a Defense Department project after employees objected to it. Now the company is working on a new proposal for the Pentagon.

Google Wants to Work With the Pentagon Again, Despite Employee Concerns

Movies about men who make movies are common, but female auteurs don’t often get such chances. That’s just one reason two new releases are so surprising.

When Women Filmmakers Get to Tell Their Origin Stories

He said high inflation was mostly a result of pandemic effects like supply network disruptions, a problem he thinks the Fed can’t fix.

What Jerome Powell Didn’t Do: Lay the Groundwork for Higher Rates

Party officials say the White House and Congress must do more to address the electorate’s deep malaise or risk watching voters lurch back toward the G.O.P. by default.

Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022

The victory over Jack Ciattarelli, which ended Democrats’ 44-year re-election losing streak in the state, was far tighter than polls had predicted.

Murphy Narrowly Wins Re-Election as New Jersey Governor

Rallying around what it calls “parental rights,” the party is pushing to build on its victories this week by stoking white resentment and tapping into broader anger at the education system.

Republicans Seize on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party

Cathy Curtis’s “A Splendid Intelligence” diligently covers the life of the essayist and critic who has been best known to the writers who revere her.

The Critic Elizabeth Hardwick Was Very Tough on Biographies. Now Here’s One of Her.

Knopf plans to publish a book next year based on hours of recordings the movie star left behind, as well as interviews with family, friends and associates.

Paul Newman Will Tell His Own Story, 14 Years After His Death

One fish, two fish. Green fish, blue fish. Outer teeth, inner teeth. These fish grow a lot of teeth.

This Fish Loses 20 Teeth Each Day, Then Grows Them All Back

Once a destination for international jet-setters, Acapulco has been plagued by violence in recent years, though it remains popular with Mexican tourists.

House Hunting in Mexico: A Modern Hillside Masterpiece in Acapulco

Listening to the album. Singing along at the show. And wearing a loincloth to play the title role. All fresh in our readers’ minds in the 50 years since.

What You Remember About ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

For its first in-person show since February 2020, the Italian brand made movie-adjacent magic. Lots of stars aligned.

Gucci Makes a Hollywood Entrance

Flashy new car technology may be exciting, but it might also be distracting us from what we need.

Tech Can’t Fix the Problem of Cars

The novelist, shortlisted for two of his previous books, received one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards for his cutting depiction of a white family in post-apartheid South Africa.

Damon Galgut Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Promise’

That was Glenn Youngkin’s approach. Watch other Republicans mimic it.

There’s a New Wizard of Oz. It’s Donald Trump.

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Amid Privacy Fears, Facebook Is Dropping Facial Recognition

Gina Gibney unveils an expanded company in three premieres by Sonya Tayeh, Alan Lucien Oyen and Rena Butler at the Joyce Theater.

November 3, 2021

Headlines from November 3, 2021

Eric Adams Is Elected Mayor of New York City

Justices’ Questions Suggest New York Gun Control Law Is Unlikely to Survive

A Sinking Student Housing Empire

In a ‘Workers Economy,’ Who Really Holds the Cards?

‘Everything About You Must Say Power’

Billboard 200

Certified Lover Boy

Dangerous: The Double Album

Planet Her

Sincerely; Kentrell

Sour

Historical Context for November 3, 2021