Multiple blazes have broken out in New Jersey and New York amid a drought. Rain was falling across the Northeast on Sunday afternoon, bringing a much-needed assist to firefighters battling a major ...

New York, New York — you once were a helluva town. Now? The Bronx stays up all night and the Battery’s running down. In 1860, weeks before I came to be: A Gilded Age. Growth, industrialization ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch on Thursday celebrated the destruction of 3,375 seized illegal handguns and 200 rifles.

US judge to hold hearing on New York bid to bar Trump from killing congestion pricing program A U.S. judge will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the request of New York city and state and the ...

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to issue so-called “inflation refund” checks to millions of residents, offering direct payments of up to $400 ...

In 2019, when New York passed its landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, or CLCPA, it became a shining example of national climate action. The law established a roadmap for the ...

New York lawmakers have reached a deal to ban cell phones from “bell to bell” in all public schools statewide, Gov. Hochul announced. Starting this September, all school districts will have to ...

For that reason, New York State opened applications for the Cooling Assistance Benefit, which gives free air conditioning and installation to eligible New Yorkers in need. If you are eligible ...

NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced to 1-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday over his 2023 conviction for acting as an illegal Chinese agent.

New York-Presbyterian, facing economic headwinds, is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, roughly 2% of its staff. The hospital announced the plans in a video from CEO Steven Corwin to staff ...

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul shored up her public safety agenda this week when state lawmakers agreed to loosen the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a ...