Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.

At Bike New York’s free classes for adults, many novice riders are nervous. Many are embarrassed. And many are women.

A trip to the D.M.V., an unusual place to buy fruit and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.