New York Attorney General Letitia James endorsed City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for mayor Wednesday. She announced the endorsement alongside DC 37, one of the city’s largest unions ...

Amadou Diallo came to New York from West Africa to live the American Dream, but was tragically killed by police gunfire.

Shower chances return Thursday.Storms this evening wind down after sunset. We have another chance for showers and storms on Thursday, with more heat and humidity. Drier weather moves in on Friday ...

An ongoing heat wave has knocked out power to thousands of Con Edison customers in the five boroughs over the past two days. As of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3,521 customers in the city were without power ...

Charles Rangel, the longtime Harlem congressman and influential Democratic lawmaker, has died at the age of 94, with many dignitaries paying tribute on Monday. The family confirmed the death in a ...

New York City became the first city in the country to allow supervised drug use sites where people can use illegal drugs without threat of arrest, under the watch of trained staff, Mayor Bill de ...

An inmate held on Rikers Island died Thursday, marking the first death this year of a person in the custody of the city’s Department of Correction.

Mayor Eric Adams on Friday did not rule out a switch back to the Republican Party, deflecting questions about the possibility by saying he was "part of the American party." Adams was a registered ...

What You Need To Know The 110th Street–Central Park North subway station has been renamed in honor of Malcolm X Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the renaming into law Sunday The renaming honors the ...

A new city law for short-term rentals in the city took effect Tuesday. Local Law 18, also known as the Short-Term Rental Registration Law, requires hosts on Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com and other ...

The chief medical officer for Rikers Island says the city can’t safely manage the jail, asks the Council to request state or federal assistance.

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule ...