The Erie Canal had opened in upstate New York in 1825, providing the first navigable waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. The canal ran 363 miles between Albany on the Hudson River ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a CaziCon comics convention, Carnaval, Joyfest and Hong ...

Town residents are raising concerns over a proposed 250-megawatt Terra-Gen lithium-ion rechargeable battery electricity production plant replacing the former Coleman Catholic High ...

Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to ...

The first free Muslim settler in Manhattan, Anthony Jansen Van Salee, landed in 1633. Six years later, the Dutch and North ...

May 23rd, marked an anniversary of what would become an infamous chapter in Niagara County history. One hundred thirty-one ...

Prospect Park Hiking Trails. Prospect Park is home to a remarkable diversity of habitats, including Brooklyn's last remaining upland forest, pollinator meadows, wetland kettles, a ...

The Pavilion at Bethel Woods was recently named the best outdoor concert venue in America by readers of USA Today. The venue ...

A founder of New York City’s Greenmarkets, Barry Benepe’s legacy extends into the Hudson Valley, where he kickstarted the ...

On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As ...

Eibs Pond Park Hiking Trails. Despite this park's small size, it boasts the largest kettle ponds in New York City. Configuration of these kettle ponds has changed over the last hu ...