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 ...

As Thanksgiving Day is near, state lawmakers are trying to figure out if Gov. Kathy Hochul is in the holiday spirit. More than 200 bills still await her possible signature and legislators and ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

This week, a handful of organizations are coming together to giveaway thousands of turkeys for the holiday season. One of this year’s turkey giveaway in Manhattan is a partnership between a host ...

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 12-inch street-level ...

Last week, President-elect Donald Trump named former Long Island congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The move has raised major concerns ...

It has been almost a year since part of a building in the Bronx collapsed. Last December, residential units on a corner of the 1915 Billingsley Terrace building in Morris Park fell to the ground.