New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

Josiah Patkotak received tens of thousands of dollars for at least 15 trips with his family — then the assembly voted to ...

Hundreds of seniors gathered at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday morning to protest a proposed $102 million budget cut ...

Cherry Blossom season is expected to arrive in New York City in the next few days, with over 30,000 trees across the five ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

Brooklyn residents protest a homeless shelter, feeling deceived over its originally intended purpose as affordable housing.

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

The City Planning Commission (CPC) has approved a plan that could create up to 4,600 housing units along Atlantic Avenue in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City will soon start enforcing a new series of rules targeting drivers with obscured license ...

The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding to New York City’s transit system if it doesn’t provide a ...

It has been half a decade since the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in New York City, and on Friday two mayors and a number ...

A pilot program from the state’s court system meant to reduce the ballooning population on Rikers Island has seen early successes, officials claim.