New York City

The Timess Corey Kilgannon writes: New York City is not known for producing collegiate athletic powerhouses. An exception was the basketball team fielded in 1950 by City College in Harlem the only basketball team to ever win two national championships in th…

Dear Diary: I was out at 3 p.m. on a Friday. I found a bench in Union Square Park. I had a bagel in one hand, an iced coffee in the other and just sat there. After a while, I went to catch the L. When the train came, it…

There have been times, over the years, that I've wondered about our family's move out of NYC to New Jersey, what we've lost and what we're missing. Then SantaCon comes to town, and, you know what? I'm good. — John Schwartz (@jswatz) December 14, 2019

The steps that we said we would take that would mitigate the horrible things that happened to Ms. Headley have been taken, Steven Banks, the social services commissioner, said in an interview on Friday. Ms. Headley had taken the day off from her job cleaning…

Today, the New York City Council passed one of the countrys most comprehensive bird-safe glass laws yet. The law, Proposed Initiative 1482B, requires any new construction and certain renovations to use bird-safe materials designed to prevent bird-strike deat…

What is playing out is frustration among everyone who uses the streets, said Marco Conner, the deputy director of Transportation Alternatives, a group that promotes cycling. For bicyclists, they are navigating traffic with no protection, navigating among truc…

He grabbed my bag, brought it down the stairs and waited while I slowly made my way to the platform. He led me onto the train, chose a seat, put the suitcase next to me, smiled as I expressed my gratitude and left. I sighed with relief, set for the…

Plywood is used to make cabinets, nooks and dividers inside this olive green retail store in Lower Manhattan that Brooklyn studio ABA has designed for London streetwear brand Maharishi. Designed by architects Emily Abruzzo and Gerald Bodziak of Abruzzo Bodzi…

Mary Cain, an activist and professional runner, and Sarah Cahill, chief executive of Mind and Movement Partners, discuss the importance of play in sport at Outdoor Voices in Manhattans Flatiron district. 6:30 p.m. Saturday Feast at the …

(CNN)UPS, Amazon and DHL will be allowed to make deliveries with cargo bikes in lower Manhattan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, in a move that's intended to alleviate traffic congestion. "New Yorkers are now getting 1.5 million packages a day, and traffic h…