A special ball was dropped in Times Square at midnight Friday to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in the Eastern time zone. The red, white and blue ball is dropping eight times to mark the start of ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate its independence, Mayor Zohran Mamdani struck a reflective and largely positive tone in a nearly 15-minute address from City Hall that sounded like a history lesson ...

The ships come from as far away as Argentina, Italy and India. Forty-three tall ships anchored in Sandy Hook Bay, awaiting their trip up the Hudson for America’s 250th birthday on July 4. Some ...

New York City is experiencing a heat wave that is expected to last through the Fourth of July. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning through 9 p.m. on Friday, with an Extreme ...

Two people are dead and nearly 20 more were hurt after a coach bus overturned on the Long Island Expressway in Queens overnight, authorities said. Police say the crash happened around 11:40 p.m.

The City Council unanimously voted this week to repeal a controversial deadline that would have required many small businesses across the city to replace their roll ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this upcoming city budget will give New Yorkers the information some have long been seeking on city records after 9/11. "New Yorkers who have become sick have had to fight ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council have reached a deal on a $125.8 billion budget that includes the largest-ever expansion of the Fair Fares program and increased funding for housing vouchers.

In parts of Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, some residents were coping with power outages as soaring temperatures put extra strain on the electric grid “I was dripping sweat coming here, so it’s ...

As the nation marks America 250 with celebrations across the country, one New York tradition is once again taking center stage on the Fourth of July: the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in ...

A daredevil couple scaled the Empire State Building's antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” and peace, apparently as part of an audacious, high-altitude marriage proposal — ...

A pair of social media influencers who scaled the Empire State Building’s antenna were arraigned in Manhattan on Thursday. Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, have been charged with ...