A new state law aims to curb youth mental health harms by forcing platforms like Instagram and TikTok to display alerts about addictive design features.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblymember, was elected as New York City’s next mayor in November, beating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Current Mayor ...

The Department of Corrections published a response to the ombudsman and said it will release its own report on deaths in custody in early 2026. For now, Schuster said he hopes that his office’s report ...

Older people are particularly vulnerable to scams, lawmakers and advocates say. The bill would try to align agencies' enforcement strategies.

A Queens man was shot and killed by police officers Sunday morning after he charged at them with a box cutter during a domestic dispute, NYPD officials said.

The veto is a blow to the powerful Transit Workers Union, which had supported the effort for decades. Budget watchdogs welcomed the governor’s decision.

NYC’s Unsilent Night was earlier this month, but for those willing to go a bit beyond the boroughs, Kinderhook, New York and Philadelphia’s are on Dec. 20, and Montclair, New Jersey’s is on Dec. 21.

Climate advocates in New York are celebrating some rare positive news after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law that will likely curb the proliferation of new gas hook-ups statewide.

NJ Transit said service has resumed after two trains collided in Montclair, New Jersey Friday night, injuring more than a dozen people. The agency began alerting customers at around 7 p.m. that train ...

Jose Cesari, 29, was sentenced for leading a theft ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beer from ...

The Trump administration vowed to block Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that perform the procedures for people ...

The Council had been considering a slew of housing bills, including looser short-term rental rules and new affordable housing ...