The Newtown Creek Alliance hopes their portable tank of mussels and marsh grass can make a small dent in restoring one of the most polluted waterways in the country.

On the upside, July 4 should be the end of the brutal heatwave that has gripped New York for the past week. Temperatures will reach mid-to-high 90s Saturday and an “extreme heat warning” was in effect ...

New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of 10 Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side, the city health department said. Officials confirmed the first two cases on ...

Food writer Robert Sietsema joined us this week (with red, white, and blue streamers on his bicycle) to talk about that distinctly American creation that gets its biggest headlines on July 4th: The ...

For too long,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a recent news conference about workplace heat standards, “working New Yorkers have been overlooked when it comes to heat protect ...

Adult populations in the Hudson River are still strong. But reproduction is low, and that has officials worried about the future.

Prosecutors charged Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, with eight counts including reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and burglary.

State officials say the $700M in public funding will cover the cost of building platforms over the Vanderbilt train yards.

During his time as a state legislator, Kean helped pass mental health parity laws but also voted against paid sick leave.

The National Weather Service warned that the heat was potentially deadly for people without adequate cooling or hydration.

Supporters gathered more than 45,000 signatures from registered voters to force a question that would allow non-affiliated voters to cast ballots in city primary elections.

In anticipation of the FIFA World Cup, Astoria's Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden made a strategic decision to invest in nearly two dozen big-screen TVs and completely overhaul its sound system. The ...