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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

As New Yorkers gear up for Thanksgiving Day, the city that never sleeps will certainly slow down, with a mix of closures and special schedules in honor of the holiday. Here’s a list of what will ...

The election might be two years away, but two ambitious members of Congress on both the right and left appear to be angling for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s job. Democrat Rep. Richie Torres and ...