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In the wake of Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement Sunday that he wants to diversify the elite high schools in New York City, there has been an avalanche of criticism from parents, students and alumni.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is demanding that eight elite high schools scrap admissions tests so more minority students can get in.
With tensions in the Middle East escalating in recent weeks, security was extra tight at Sunday's Israel Day Parade in Manhattan.
The move signals the Democratic governor's stance to keep New Jersey's traditional partisan balance of judges on the court.
While New York City's marijuana laws and public policies may soon be changing, for many the forgiving stance comes too late for their legal fate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio led mourners Friday at the funeral of former Assemblyman Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr.
Employers appear to be shrugging off recent concerns about global trade disputes.
The 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union became effective at midnight.
Reaction around Ivanka Trump's tweet is escalating after Samantha Bee made a vulgar call for her to address her father's immigration policy.
Lawmakers have given an initial green light to a developer to come up with plans for a new destination development in the heart of Suffolk County.
The president was to meet with victims of the latest mass shooting, as another meeting of his school safety commission convened
New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray answered off-topic questions from the media Wednesday.
The Jets thanked the Veterans on Monday. Many in the Twitter mob were not having it.
City beaches opened this weekend for the summer season, but a stretch of Rockaway Beach remains closed.
Farrell spent 42 years in office and earned respect for working across the political aisle.
