"Without access to nutritious food, New Yorkers are at risk of rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and other preventable illnesses—and, our city’s children are affected the most."

A residential development will finally rise on the corner of West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem after years of delays and debates. The New York City Council on Monday approved the One45 for Harlem plan,

Mr. Cuomo, the former governor of New York, has vowed to run a more energetic campaign than he did in the mayoral primary, and aimed to demonstrate that on Tuesday.

A New York City baseball coach said he confronted immigration agents who questioned minors at a park: "I may die here, but they will not take one of these kids."

Two people in Plainfield, New Jersey, died after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during a severe storm overnight. The storm caused flash flooding across the US Northeast. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed the fatalities on Tuesday.

WEST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- When there is baking, summer heat, New York City's 1 train is "number one," for all the wrong reasons. The train line has gotten the most complaints for being too hot - more than any other line in the city. If you think it's broiling topside, at least up there's a breeze, but underground, you're trapped in the heat.

Two men who went to prison as teenagers for a 1994 killing were exonerated Thursday, after prosecutors said new DNA testing and a fresh look at other evidence made it impossible to stand by the convictions.

Intense afternoon and evening storms brought flash flooding to the tri-state Monday, with the sudden and heavy downpours leading to impassable roads and dangerous conditions for drivers. Flash flood warnings were issued for different counties in and around New York City starting after 3 p.

Flooding at the Rockland Plaza in Nanuet was just one of many locations across the Tri-State area slammed with heavy, soaking rain.

New York City is testing new bins to contain the 14 million tons of waste it produces each year.

The Council voted to approve One45, the name of a $600 million roughly 1,000-unit complex from developer Bruce Teitelbaum, at its Monday meeting. The body was largely expected to approve the project after it won the support of local Councilman Yusef Salaam in June, but its path forward until then seemed anything but assured.

The Museum of Urban Arts is on a mission to transform communities through creativity. Director Stephanie Sulaiman discusses how the organization’s efforts to keep New York City creative, connected and alive!