At the time Aaron Burr served as vice president, from 1800-1804, the new ... city became reality. The plan featured diagonal avenues radiating across a grid of streets, thrilling vistas from the ...

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of the 19th century abolitionist in the U.S. Capitol. The push to put Tubman’s ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

Three were scheduled for New York City. Despite the rain, hundreds turned out at protests in New York City Saturday. Related: 'Hands Off' protests happening across Lower Hudson Valley, NYC April 5.

Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane ...

The European settlement of what would become New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624. They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.