Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.

School buses will be running Monday for New York City public school students after the bus companies said they will sign an emergency contract extension to continue negotiations. The 30-day extension includes a 30-day grace period, which means bus service should continue without disruptions through the end of the calendar year.

Heavy rains lashed New York on Thursday, killing two people in the city, Mayor Eric Adams said, while accompanying storms disrupted flights and weather authorities warned of floods in some areas.

S ome fifty years ago a young lawyer representing a bank dropped by the office of New York City’s assistant comptroller with a question no one had bothered to ask before, about the “tax anticipation” bonds the city was issuing to cover its debt.

At least three men, two of them disguised as construction workers, broke into a New York City home and drove off with a safe and jewelry worth more than $3 million, authorities said Tuesday. The daring heist happened on Oct. 16 at about 2:20 p.m. ET in the Jamaica Hills neighborhood of Queens, police said.

Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.

The story was just one of hundreds of inspirational tales that depicted prominent figures performing inspiring acts of kindness.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist critical of Iran, was 'chillingly close' to being murdered, the Justice Department said.

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York City is turning its heartbreak into action: filling warehouses with emergency supplies to send to