Then-Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez, the first Latina elected to the Council in the 44% Hispanic district, had initially opposed the Bruckner Boulevard rezoning project that would build 350 new ...

More than 55,000 runners are expected at the 54th New York City Marathon Sunday — and about two million spectators are expected to cheer them on, organizers said. It’s a great day to get around on ...

The best time to see a shooting star is on Nov. 16 and 17, when the Leonids peak during an almost completely dark waning crescent moon. The meteors from the Leonids can be very bright and colorful ...

United flight 580 was turning into its gate after arriving from Chicago when it struck the tail of United flight 434, which was parked on the taxiway, according to the airline. Both Boeing 737-800 ...

The tough math facing Andrew Cuomo as he runs for New York City mayor was on full display at a Staten Island early voting site, with some conservative voters saying they held their noses as they voted ...

In a ruling on Friday, a judge said the Trump administration needed to use contingency funds to make November payments.

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Friday to hire 5,000 additional police officers by 2028, but the NYPD is already struggling to hire and retain officers at its current head count.

Juan Carlos Montoya Hernandez died attempting to perform electrical repairs during the storm. Aaron Akaberi died trying to rescue his pit bull from a flooding apartment.

Because "who's that" could be honest or just a way to neg the guy who gave a lot of money to Andrew Cuomo, here are your early links: Michael Bloomberg also gave a lot of money to a pro-Cuomo PAC, a ...

The latest example of school-bus brinksmanship highlights the complexities of achieving long-term improvements to a dysfunctional system.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, said it will stop making payments Nov. 1. If the department makes good on that promise, it would be the first time the program has been ...

For most of the year, the city's mechanical brooms eat regular street trash. But during the fall, leaves occupy much of the street sweepers’ diet.