A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...

When the bags inevitably leak or break open, they spill litter into the street, providing smorgasbords for rats. In the ...

Joslyn Garrido hasn't been seen since Monday, Nov. 25, the New York City Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...

New York City onlookers were surprised on Monday when a whale was spotted swimming under the Williamsburg Bridge on Monday, ...

Getting to any of the airports that serve New York City can take too long or cost too much. Devising a way to ease the ...

Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic are popping up all over the world – ...

New York City's High Line, hip boutiques, and the Standard Hotel have grown up around it: Now the Meatpacking District will ...

Investor Whitney Tilson, who often pushed corporations to perform better for shareholders and employees while running a New ...

Landscape architect Kate Orff’s unique shoreline protection device off Staten Island is designed to both prevent flooding and ...