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 ...

The Rent Guidelines Board cast a preliminary vote Thursday night, indicating that they're considering a rent freeze for the city’s approximately 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The board voted ...

Long Island Rail Road service to and from Penn Station will still be disrupted during the evening rush, the MTA said Friday. An electrical fire broke out inside the station around 11 a.m. on Thursday, ...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed the westbound lanes leading to the lower level of the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning after receiving reports of falling debris. The ...

Anti-choking devices are designed to clear the airway of a person while they are choking. The City Council passed legislation at the end of last year to require the devices in every school in the city ...

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that killed three people in the Bronx last week, authorities said. Daniel Santana, 45, intentionally started a blaze that tore through a building on ...

Subway and bus fares are set to rise to $3 under a fare hike plan approved by the MTA board on Tuesday. The vote passed 11-0, with two mayoral appointees abstaining. The plan, which is set to take ...

Mayor Eric Adams on Friday did not rule out a switch back to the Republican Party, deflecting questions about the possibility by saying he was "part of the American party." Adams was a registered ...

The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. The railroad, which serves ...

More than 100 houses of worship statewide are opening their doors to the public as part of the Sacred Sites Open House. Peg Breen, the president of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, joined “Weekends ...

In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment, known as the ERA, which guaranteed equal rights for women. But the ERA then had to be ratified by at least 38 states, and that threshold was only ...

For nearly two decades, Democrat Thomas DiNapoli has served as state comptroller, almost under the political radar, winning four elections without a lot of drama. But for the first time, he’s facing ...