The city plans to allocate $5,000 relief payments to at least 1,800 local artists under the New York City Artist Corps program. It will also give $65 million in relief funds for the taxicab industry.
New York's Rikers Island reportedly plans to release "scores" of inmates early due to a shortage of corrections officers in the jail.
The First Labor Day occurred in 1882 in New York and later became a National Holiday in 1894 thanks to President Grover Cleveland. Here are 13 fun facts about Labor Day.
President Biden will travel to Louisiana on Friday to visit communities most affected by the hurricane and to meet with local leaders as the death toll rises in the Northeast. Sixty people have died in eight different states after the storm caused billions of dollars in damages.
At least seven people were allegedly found dead in New York City apartment basements this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.
President Biden addressed the damage hurricane Ida has caused assuring citizens affected by the hurricane 'We are here for you.' Biden unveiled his plans to aid those in need and will travel to Louisiana Friday to meet with Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The tornado watches and flash flood warnings come as the East Coast states are battered by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
The U.S. Supreme Court brought an end to President Joe Biden’s eviction moratorium extension last week, but these states are continuing to provide ways for renters to stay in their homes.
The father had 60 prior arrests on his records. According to locals, he was a known troublemaker but had never been violent before.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after he was caught on camera shoving a woman onto the train tracks of a New York City subway station this week.
Surveillance footage showed two New York City policemen doing nothing when a man near them seemingly shot himself in the leg.
The Weinermobile is surprising a few lucky Lyft riders.
A 6-year-old girl died after she was struck by an SUV while crossing a Brooklyn street, police said.
The child's father was charged with attempted rape and menacing with the child's mother.
R. Kelly allegedly promised a 17-year-old aspiring singer stardom in exchange for sex but later gave her herpes and beat her with his sneakers.
Andrew Cuomo will not be a gubernatorial candidate for New York in the 2022 election.
Henri, now a tropical depression, could still lead to flash floods in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Nicholas Faber, 25, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after he hacked the social media accounts of female students from his alma mater and stole their private nude photographs.
Luis Ortiz, 39, allegedly beat and threw 46-year-old Ariel Alvarado down a flight of stairs after the latter leered at his teen daughter.
An unidentified man is wanted for forcible touching after he was caught on camera grabbing a woman's buttocks and punching the victim several times when she tried to fight back against him, police said.
An unidentified man was caught on camera assaulting a 51-year-old victim with a hatchet while the latter was trying to use an ATM inside a bank.
Chris Cuomo finally about the resignation of his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after avoiding CNN’s coverage on his sexual harassment scandal.