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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump is turning to two officials with experience navigating not only Washington but the key issues of income taxes and tariffs as he fills out his ...