Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch the next leader of the NYPD. Tisch will become the second woman police commissioner in the NYPD’s 179-year history ...

Think of a college student, and you might picture an 18-year-old moving in to a new dorm room. But at CUNY schools, the reality is often different. “More than 41,000 CUNY undergraduates are over ...

But the Manhattan district attorney's office expressed some openness to delaying the case until after his impending second ...

In January 1994, the MTA debuted MetroCards as part of its effort to phase out subway tokens. Now, the transit agency is working toward having a completely contactless fare payment system.

That’s exactly what has alarmed public health officials. RFK Jr. has no formal training in medicine or public health and has ...

A federal judge issued an opinion about the city’s management of Rikers Island, setting the course for a possible federal takeover. Hernandez Stroud, a senior fellow in the Justice Program at ...

After years of violence and dysfunction, continually violating court orders demanding reform and change, a federal judge is holding the city and the Department of Correction in contempt.

TYRE, Lebanon — Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants returned home on Wednesday as a ceasefire took hold, driving cars stacked with personal ...

While many New Yorkers are getting ready to gather around the Thanksgiving table, some face challenges to having access to healthy food. This is an issue that especially impacts older people.

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres said Monday he is "considering" a challenge to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and launching a listening tour in December and January before making a final decision.

A water main break on the Upper West Side is causing subway service disruptions along several lines, the MTA said. B and C trains are suspended in both directions due to the street-level break at ...