East River

Brooklyn’s East River State Park was renamed Monday after Marsha P. Johnson on what would have been the transgender rights activist’s 75th birthday. Marsha P. Johnson State Park is New York’s first state park to honor a LGBTQ person and transgender woman of color, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. State Parks staff have installed public art intended to reflect...

The East River Esplanade at E. 76th St. was shut down Tuesday to ensure safety after a sinkhole opened up right into the river.

In the final report filed by the NTSB regarding the crash that claimed five lives, investigators found a tether from a safety harness worn by a passenger in the front seat got caught on a floor-mounted fuel lever

The NTSB released its final report on a helicopter crash in the East River that killed all 5 passengers on board, with only the pilot surviving. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Two towering mixed-residential buildings, along with retail space, a YMCA and even a beach, are planned for the waterfront in South Williamsburg, garnering mixed response from those who live in the area. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

The city has announced a settlement that prevents floating digital billboards in New York City waters

Video from inside a doors-off sightseeing helicopter that crashed in a New York City river last year shows doomed passengers struggling to free themselves from harnesses as the aircraft fills with water, federal investigators said Monday.

The NTSB released photos and a transcript of the final moments before the sightseeing helicopter went down into the East River in 2018, trapping the passengers inside. NBC New York’s Stefan Holt reports.

The company that chartered the “doors-off” helicopter that crashed into the East River last year, killing its five passengers, is allowing dogs on its flights, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

The little vine-grower was spotted by a kayaker growing on top of a piling in the East River off Brooklyn Bridge Park

The pilot of the helicopter who died when he crash-landed on the roof of a 54-story high-rise in midtown Manhattan Monday, sparking a fire and evacuations in the heart of the city, was a “respected” volunteer fire chief and “beloved” family man, according to relatives and colleagues.

The man was given the $50 bill before heading off to college, 21 years ago. He kept it all that time, and sadly had to part with it after realizing he had no other money to pay a toll. Now he’s trying to get the bill back. NBC 4 New York’s Rana Novini reports.

When Ryan Dubray was given a $50 bill from his grandparents as he headed off to college in case of emergency, he never dreamed it would be spent at a toll — more than two decades later

A landmark Pepsi sign along New York City’s East River will also promote JetBlue for the next six weeks, and critics are finding it hard to swallow

The sign has become a beloved part of the Brooklyn skyline as it lights up at night, but now a new advertisement added to it has some people upset. NBC 4 New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

A man and a woman were out together on a 20-foot boat in Queens Thursday night when they decided to go for a swim − but the man never surfaced from the waters.

Emergency crews responded to a house that was sinking into the East River on Sunday afternoon, officials said.