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Sen. Charles Schumer is demanding that both of New York's big commuter railroads -- not just the one that suffered a fatal derailment -- test their engineers for sleep apnea, the disorder blamed for the 2013 accident.
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz visited the Barclays Center and sat down for a closed-door meeting with Mayor Bill de Blasio ahead of deciding the site.
Restaurant servers and other tipped workers in New York state would make $7.50 an hour before tips under a proposal recommended by a state wage board Friday
If all this cold weather has dried out your skin, there are many things you can do to help get the moisture back.
Dartmouth College is making a bold move to combat binge drinking and sex assaults on campus by banning all hard liquor, beginning this spring. But is that the right approach?
Authorities on Friday released 911 calls from the fire last week that devastated a sprawling apartment complex in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Opening statements began Friday in the trial against Pedro Hernandez, the New Jersey man accused in the disappearance and killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
With extreme cold on the horizon, some people may think it's safe to go out on the ice on a frozen lake or river.
Doug Baldwin led the Seattle Seahawks in catches and yards receiving. He ranked 42nd in the NFL in both categories. Forty-second.
New Jersey lawmakers are again speaking out against plans by the Obama administration to open up part of the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil and gas drilling.
One day after NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino exposed holes in the investigation into the Patriots' use of deflated footballs, league commissioner Roger Goodell staunchly defended the integrity of the league-sponsored probe.
Before dozens of Citi Bike docking stations begin popping up along the Upper West Side, City Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal said they want to hear from the people who will be affected by them.
Long Islanders will likely roll their eyes when they hear the news PSEG Long Island wants to increase bills.
The head of the teachers' union is speaking out over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to alter the number of charter schools.
Police in Riverhead credit a 7-year-old child with helping save the life of a man trapped in a fire.
