A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent through the mail.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner.

A man who officials say carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan has been charged with three counts of murder.

The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed scenes for a music video has been stripped of his duties.

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall.

Officials say a man has carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan that killed three people.

Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers.

A judge has ruled that New York City can’t use a two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city.

New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water.

Jaywalking is now legal in New York City.

A makeshift aquarium that popped up this summer in a puddle beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant is no more.

A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times.

Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.

A major redesign has been proposed for Manhattan’s famed luxury store row Fifth Avenue.

Voters in a ring of congressional districts encircling New York City where Republican candidates often do well but Donald Trump struggled in 2020 could decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.

A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence as a federal investigation led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks.

In late August, shortly before resigning under a cloud of scandal, New York City’s former police commissioner blocked the discipline of three officers involved in a melee outside a Brooklyn juice bar.

New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief after Mayor Eric Adams' indictment.

The indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams on federal bribery charges has sparked debates among Black leaders and community advocates about whether to stand behind a figure who, for many, represents a milestone of Black representation in government.

Federal prosecutors say they might bring additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and indict others in the corruption case against him.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday delivered his most thorough public defense to date since his indictment on federal bribery charges.

Another top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has resigned.

New York City officials are assuring residents that water flowing from their faucets will continue to be perfectly safe even if it might taste a bit different.

For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration.

Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges and other counts in a case that has roiled the nation’s biggest city after months of investigations, searches and subpoenas.

The indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams contained five charges alleging that the Democrat solicited and accepted bribes or illegal campaign contributions from wealthy Turkish donors in return for various favors.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed.

The head of New York City’s public schools system says he will step down at the end of the calendar year, becoming the latest high-ranking departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration amid an escalating federal inquiry.

Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration.

New York City’s interim police commissioner has revealed that federal authorities executed search warrants at his homes.

Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a knife shows they fired at him as he was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to a train.

As New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces a swarm of investigations into his top ranks, federal prosecutors are now seeking information from the director of New York City’s asylum seeker office.

The top legal adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned abruptly over the weekend, the latest sign of instability in the Democrat’s administration as it deals with multiple federal investigations.

A consulting firm run by the brother of two top New York City officials is facing federal scrutiny over his work on behalf of companies that were seeking city contracts.

New York City lawmakers have approved legislation to study the city’s significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people.

New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned.

A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in his lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say if he remains confident in the city's police commissioner, days after federal agents seized the cellphones of the head of the police department and at least four other high-ranking mayoral deputies.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting questions over his ability to govern after federal investigators seized phones from multiple officials in his administration.

Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda.

A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim.

A makeshift aquarium established by two longtime Brooklyn residents in a sidewalk tree pit often flooded by a leaky fire hydrant has stirred controversy.

Outdoor tables saved thousands of New York City restaurants from ruin when they were forced to close their dining rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York City’s mayor has issued an emergency order suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees.

Millions of Americans are facing major heat waves with temperatures consistently exceeding 90 degrees.

New York City authorities say three people were killed and eight others injured after a pickup truck drove into a group celebrating the Fourth of July.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his key to New York City after a request from Mayor Eric Adams in response to the release of a video showing the music mogul attacking R&B singer Cassie.

People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum, including its Jewish director.

A proposal seeking to eliminate a hefty price tag for New York City renters is drawing fierce opposition from the real estate industry.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for food delivered fast has skyrocketed.

New York City’s rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about his commitment to a suite of reforms required by a federal settlement aimed at changing how the NYPD polices protests.

New York City is stepping up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters as it begins enforcing a new rule that limits some adult asylum-seekers to a month in the system before they have to find a bed on their own.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.”.

Many college and city leaders have blamed outside organizers for recent protests at universities around the country against U.S. support of Israel’s war in Gaza.

New York City police officials are defending their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark office.

A wave of student protests has spread across U.S. campuses over the last two weeks, led by students who have pitched tents or occupied buildings in protest of the Israel-Hamas war.

Before and after police officers arrested more than 100 people at Columbia University who were protesting the war in Gaza, New York Mayor Eric Adams blamed “outside agitators” for leading the demonstrations.

Columbia University has announced that it is canceling its main commencement ceremony scheduled for next week because of ongoing pro-Palestinian protests.

New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops.

New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants.

An artificial intelligence-powered chatbot meant to help small business owners in New York City has come under fire for dispensing bizarre advice that misstates local policies and advises companies to violate the law.

One of the suspects in the fatal shooting of a New York City police officer has been arrested on weapons charges.

A New York City police officer was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city’s mayor said.

New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles.

New York City’s mayor has nixed a planned trip to the U.S.-Mexico over security concerns.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is denying allegations outlined in a new lawsuit that he sexually assaulted a former police colleague in 1993.

Prosecutors say a man who shot and critically wounded another man on a New York City subway train will not immediately be charged with a crime while prosecutors investigate whether the shooter acted justifiably in self-defense.

A Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor has been found guilty in federal court of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.

The New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts.

New York City’s tradition of piling garbage bags on the sidewalk for pickup is going the way of the dinosaur.

Four years after the coronavirus pandemic first sent students and teachers into online learning, some school systems in the U.S. are returning to the method during inclement winter weather.

A quick-moving winter storm that hit the Northeast on Tuesday has brought significant snowfall to some areas while others got less than expected.

Authorities say one person was killed and five others wounded following a dispute between two groups of teenagers at a New York City subway station Monday at the start of the evening rush hour.

Parts of the Northeast are preparing for a coastal storm that's expected to dump a foot or more of snow and pack 60 mph winds in some areas.

As schools across the country respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the thorny legal, ethical, and practical challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.

Newly-released body-camera footage shows the chaotic lead-up to a brawl between migrants and police in Times Square.

A video showing a group of migrants brawling with police in Times Square has touched off a political furor and renewed debate over a long-standing New York City policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities.

NYPD officers will have to record the race of people they question under new police transparency law.

New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam says he was pulled over by city police without being given an explanation.

New York City’s mayor has vetoed bills aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and requiring more transparency in police encounters with civilians.

A Texas transportation company is taking the nation’s third largest city to federal court, ratcheting up a legal battle over the migrant crisis that’s left U.S. cities struggling.

A years-long effort to erase Donald Trump’s surname from a New York City golf course is now complete.

New York City’s hasty pre-storm evacuation of a massive tent shelter for migrants has become a flash point in the national debate over migrants entering the country’s southern border.

Migrant families are leaving New York City’s shelter system under an eviction notice imposed by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.

New York City is suing more than a dozen charter bus companies for their role in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s operation to send tens of thousands of migrants to urban areas.

New York City has banned vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge.

Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities.

New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York’s Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns across the globe.

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers, tourists and celebrities are expected to pack into Times Square on Sunday for the annual New Year's Eve bash.

The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver have renewed pleas for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities by bus and plane.

New York City’s teachers union is suing Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to stop his planned budget cuts that will slash spending on the city's public schools.

New York City lawmakers have passed a bill meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails.

Migrant families and their advocates marched outside New York City Hall on Tuesday to demand Mayor Eric Adams end his plan to limit the number of days newly arrived immigrants can remain in city-run shelters.

It could be a cold and grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system.

The United States has experienced a 12% increase in homelessness, to its highest reported level.