There is a new COVID-19 variant that is driving infections across the globe. Several cases have been detected in New York.

On a dreary May afternoon, students from Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability saw one of the 100 piping plovers that come to city shores each year. “From Far Rockaway to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-nine shows on Broadway got Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy — and the box office attention they usually bring. Here are some ...

Cartoonist Andrew Drilon first found out about the Art Students League of New York on a trip to the city from the Philippines in 2013. He returned to study fine arts oil painting at the league ...

Whether she's woodworking or chatting with others, Ros Davis is at home at GRIOT Circle. "Being around people just like you, your confidence is up good,” Davis said. “You know, you can do, say ...

It’s a difficult day for more than 500 Rite Aid employees citywide. According to the New York state Department of Labor, 33 Rite Aid locations across the city are expected to start to close on ...

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the ...

Another week of testimony in the Sean "Diddy" Combs case wraps up Friday. A former personal assistant to Combs took the stand for a second day in his sex-trafficking trial. The woman testified ...

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 ...

City Hall is ramping up its push to rapidly increase the number of new housing units across the five boroughs. This week, the City Council voted to approve a rezoning plan for Atlantic Avenue in ...

The Trump administration is trying to expand natural gas supply flow throughout the Northeast using interstate pipelines — a goal that’s been stymied in the past by fierce local opposition and ...

New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 100,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying ...