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Police waited outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue for more than seven hours, but painting crews from the NYC Department of Transportation never showed up, as the mayor blamed “logistics” for the abrupt postponement

After a roman candle was accidentally fired right into a bedroom window, the group setting off the fireworks didn’t seem to notice — and continued to fire more off for over five minutes before realizing what was wrong

State Sen. Julia Salazar is still experiencing mild symptoms and is still quarantining at home, according to State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins

An overwhelming majority of New York City parents want to send their children back to the five boroughs’ public schools in September, but a surprising number of families aren’t so eager to get back to in-person learning, according to a survey Mayor Bill de Blasio discussed at his daily COVID briefing Thursday. The city’s Departmen...

An economy ravaged by COVID and workers’ decreased necessity to be in the city fueling a suburban flight is leaving landlords hurting — but that might make them more willing to make a deal with prospective tenants

President Donald Trump says he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but that “it has to be done properly.”

Nearly two dozen of New York City’s Open Streets will now feature Open Restaurants summer weekends thanks to a new initiative announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday. “Starting this weekend 22 Open Streets will also have Open Restaurants on them,” de Blasio said during his daily press briefing. “Some of them will be exist...

The High Line announced Thursday it will reopen to the public with limited capacity on July 16. The famous elevated New York City park has been closed since March to help limit the spread of COVID-19.  “We are happy to be able to reopen the High Line and we invite our neighbors and fellow New Yorkers across the City to…

There were nearly a dozen open violations for the building, including two regarding cracks on the exterior that had been the subject of multiple complaints dating back to 2006

From UV light disinfecting check-in touch screens, to planes being cleaned with electrostatic mist and equipped with hospital-grade air filters, flying during the pandemic is a different experience than before

The tri-state area has plowed forward with its reopening process after a months-long shutdown. While the region is far from a return to pre-pandemic times, increasing steps are being taken to safely return to a new sense of normal. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut all have slightly different strategies, but all focus on a singular objective: Pr...

After coronavirus forced millions of school children to stay home for the rest of the academic year, there’s now hope for kids and parents of a return to in-person classes in the fall as COVID-19 cases number drop around the tri-state. While some parents are still skeptical about schools reopening after summer, worried about the spread of inf...

This interactive map shows the spread of the new coronavirus around the United States since March 1, when there were about 100 cases confirmed around the country. Health officials in China first announced they were treating dozens of cases of an unknown illness on Dec. 31 and reported the first known death from the new coronavirus on Jan. 11. The&#...