De Blasio Claims Progress In Reforming Rikers Island's 'Dehumanizing Environment'
The mayor says improving conditions on New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex will require deep-seated cultural change.
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The mayor says improving conditions on New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex will require deep-seated cultural change.
Gay Talese, who covered the building of the bridge for The New York Times, said he made it a point to tell the stories of the "virtually anonymous figures" who constructed Verrazano, which opened 50 years ago Friday
Investigators say the New York City Department of Education was not in error when it hired a teacher who has since been charged with sex abuse.
It was a case of higher learning that triggered a fire alarm and forced the evacuation of 100 students from a Princeton University dormitory.
The small, plastic microbeads found in some facial and body washes have prompted a Suffolk County legislator to push for a study of their effect on the environment.
U.S. prosecutors have described the 46-year-old Barrera as one of the largest cocaine distributors in history. They alleged he processed about 30,000 kilograms -- more than 60,000 pounds -- of raw cocaine into cocaine powder each month since 1998.
Artyom Matusov filed a federal lawsuit against the council and its speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, on Wednesday.
Organizers of the annual SantaCon pub crawl are exploring their options after deciding against moving the party to Bushwick, Brooklyn.
A new and special staffer has joined the Nassau County district attorney's office.
Stamford officials are making strides toward improving safety for drivers and pedestrians on downtown streets, but there's still much work to be done, the city's mayor says.
The 43-year-old driver was conscious when he was transported to University Hospital's trauma center, investigators said.
Several thousand people lined up outside Yankee Stadium to get a voucher they could use at a local supermarket for a Thanksgiving meal.
Sotheby's New York says the 1932 painting, "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," was purchased during the auction house's sale of American art.
Pointing to reports of incidents in regions outside the current air bag recall areas, the Connecticut Democrat said the evidence points to the need for nationwide action.
At sunset, the windows will be revealed with help from the cast of Broadway's "You Can't Take It With You."
