Pope Leo XIV on Thursday announced a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, tapping Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois to lead one of the nation’s largest and most influential ...

Another person was found dead outdoors in New York City over the weekend, bringing the death toll amid weeks of extreme cold to 18, a city official said Sunday. The person was found Saturday near East ...

Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul and former DSNY commissioner, will become the next executive director of Port Authority, Hochul announced Tuesday. The news comes after Rick Cotton ...

As a crowded field of candidates lines up to replace Mayor Eric Adams, we're breaking down key information about the contenders before you cast your vote this year. Background: Born in Uganda, Mamdani ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will keep NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch in her role when he takes office in January, he announced Wednesday. Tisch, the department’s 48th commissioner, has led the NYPD ...

Roughly 250,000 commuters who take the Long Island Rail Road each weekday may need to find an alternate route. Union workers went on strike Saturday, sending the busiest commuter rail in North America ...

Admissions data once again shows that the students being admitted to the city’s specialized high schools do not reflect the demographics of the public school system, with the percentage of seats going ...

Rep. Dan Goldman on Tuesday officially launched his reelection campaign for his congressional seat, setting up a Democratic primary battle with former city comptroller and close ally to Mayor Zohran ...

A five-alarm fire that tore through a Bronx apartment building early Thursday left one person dead and four firefighters with minor injuries, the FDNY said. The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. at a ...

Federal prosecutors probing public corruption in New York have charged the leaders of a homeless shelter nonprofit with stealing $1.3 million from the taxpayer-backed organization and steering ...

One person has died after a fire and two explosions Friday at a New York City shipyard, officials say. Officials said 36 people were injured, most of them firefighters and other first responders, and ...

New York City is largely returning to normal Tuesday after a winter storm dumped heavy snow across the region over the weekend, though some lingering disruptions remain as crews continue cleanup ...