Competitors Take Off In Annual Empire State Building Climb
Hundreds of people will take to the stairs at the Empire State Building on Wednesday night, climbing from the lobby to the 86th-floor observatory.
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Hundreds of people will take to the stairs at the Empire State Building on Wednesday night, climbing from the lobby to the 86th-floor observatory.
As temperatures jumped to 40 degrees on Wednesday, melting and falling ice put pedestrians and drivers at risk.
The woman whose was killed when a Metro-North train smashed into her sport-utility vehicle was getting ready to celebrate her 50th birthday, while an art museum curator and a Wall Street executive were among those killed on the train Tuesday.
An American Airlines flight attendant has been arrested after 700 pounds of coins intended for UNICEF were found in his car at Kennedy International Airport.
Police are searching for two men who have been preying on the elderly in their own homes.
Another doctor pleaded Wednesday guilty in a long-running bribes-for-test referrals scheme involving a northern New Jersey firm.
A New Milford, New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to scheming to sell several firearms federal that prosecutors said are believed to have once belonged to the family of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
A lawyer at a nonprofit who appears in an anti-police music video called "Hands Up" has resigned from the legal agency.
The 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is already making a splash before it hits newsstands.
The New York Civil Liberties Union was set to go to court Thursday, as the group demanded the release of the grand jury transcript from the Eric Garner case.
A special student on Long Island is still feeling like a king. His basketball coach put him in a recent game for the first time and made a lifetime dream come true
A main break sent water shooting down like a waterfall Wednesday evening, beneath an overpass on Interstate 280 in East Orange, New Jersey.
Fears are being expressed that an NBA All-Star concert next week in one of the city's busiest neighborhoods could hurt local business and stop traffic.
A man went on a slashing spree in Manhattan early Wednesday morning, sending four people to the hospital, police said.
Rail passengers can improve their safety by familiarizing themselves with emergency procedures, a commuter advocate says.
