The first of multiple storm systems hit our area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, bringing with it more accumulating ...

Researchers on coastal ecology have studied for decades the conditions that can lead to plummeting oxygen levels in sensitive ...

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and ...

New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven ...

Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will be shut down for a week after seven cases of ...

Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said.

Measles cases are rising in the United States and Canada, primarily among the unvaccinated, according to statistics from both ...

Staten Island receives an SOS team to combat homelessness and provide support for mental health and substance use issues.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Commuters are waking to a coating of snow with a threat of ice on roadways and sidewalks for the morning ...

The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...

Known as the neighborhood grandma, 88-year-old Edna Schubert often spent her days helping children with their math homework ...