De Blasio: Planned Festival Shows How Far Crown Heights Has Come Since Riots
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that he supports a planned festival marking the 25th anniversary of the four days of deadly riots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that he supports a planned festival marking the 25th anniversary of the four days of deadly riots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
A suspect has been charged with the murder of an imam and his associate in Queens this past weekend, but community leaders want to know why the executions have not been classified as hate crimes.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney are calling on Congress to pass emergency funding to help fight Zika.
A man was arrested and charged late Monday in the fatal shootings of an imam and his associate.
On Tuesday, Mark-Viverito tweeted a picture of a broken pedestrian signal with a polite message to the agency, asking that it be repaired. She thought the response she received was a joke.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced Monday that she will be sponsoring a bill to spend federal funds for expansion of manufacturing.
John Gotti, grandson of the deceased mob boss John Gotti nicknamed "Teflon Don," has been arrested and charged with six others in connection with a drug distribution ring, sources said.
Flags were flying at half-staff outside the French consulate on the Upper East Side Friday as extra security was seen outside.
New York City is becoming the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails.
The City Council Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved a trio of bills aimed at police reform.
The city saw declines in reports of both homicides and shootings in the first half of 2016, according to crime statistics released on Monday.
The NYPD is telling officers to be extra vigilant while on patrol and all officers must be paired up for the time being.
Hundreds of people marched through Manhattan with signs and messages of frustration Thursday evening, after two police shootings that left African-American men dead this week.
Former Deputy Mayor Peter Powers, the right-hand man to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, has died at the age of 72.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer offered a stinging assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising apparatus Thursday – labeling it nothing more than a slush fund.
Hillary Clinton will not face any criminal charges for her use of a private email server while secretary of state.
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted Tuesday to reports that he knew more about the Bridgegate scandal than he let on.
Police said a man was seen on video grabbing a woman from behind before shoving a bag of feces down her pants.
Detectives investigating a suicide from a West Street roof found cocaine in the apartment, and a cell phone which led to three men described as major cocaine dealers.
Comptroller Scott Stringer is calling on the city to provide free sunscreen dispensers at public parks, beaches, playgrounds and pools.
VW admitted to installing software that turned on pollution controls during emissions testing then turned them off when the cars were on the road.
A new report issued Monday claims that 55 percent of unique Airbnb listings in New York City are for an entire apartment or home and likely violate state law.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Marcus Dobson was seen on surveillance video entering and leaving his grandfather Reynold Dobson's apartment at 120 Bellamy Loop.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday told New Yorkers that the city will stand by the immigrant population -- even as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against immigration reforms.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday was taking to heart complaints from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that reported sex crimes are on the rise in the subway system.
