New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment, following a series of violent crimes in the New ...

Edgar Matobato said he fed a man to a crocodile, but only once. Mostly, he said, he ended people’s lives with a trusted weapon: his .45-caliber Colt M1911 pistol.

Such an effort could make a big difference because overall turnout at the Democratic primaries is usually low — and whoever wins the Dem primaries in races such as for City Hall usually ...

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says the city needs more cops to crack down on subway mayhem and other crime, noting there ...

After eight months of contentious talks that cost CEO Pedro Martinez his job, Chicago Public Schools teacher contract negotiations are entering a decisive phase.

Millions in the U.S. are in the path of the first major winter storm of the year, which is expected to dump snow and ice and create dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.

Congestion pricing could hang around Hochul’s neck when she seeks re-election the same way that term limits helped torpedo then-City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s bid for mayor in 2013. Quinn and ...

A mix of high-profile and local races will take place in the first few months of this year, which could serve as a barometer ...

Applications for the position of traffic enforcement agent in New York City are being accepted now for testing that begins in April.

The planned Jan. 13 strike would pause treatment from doctors at four hospitals: Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, Jacobi ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more people with mental health struggles into treatment.

A lot has happened since Eric Adams was sworn into office in Times Square in 2022 flanked by allies who would join his ...