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Many advocates are still hopeful the Legislature can push through full legalization in the future. Under the new law, possessing between one and two ounces of marijuana will no longer be …

If you're driving in San Francisco one week and then New York City the next, you're probably not paying attention to the small differences in rules when it comes to sharing bikes lanes, passing school buses, and turning right on red.  If you're in a self-dri…

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City on Wednesday after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to call attention to the need for quick action to save the planet. Thunberg, a 16-year-old from Sweden, embarked in the racing sailboat Mali…

Image copyrightPA MediaImage caption Greta Thunberg said her voyage across the Atlantic would be "a huge challenge" Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has landed in New York after a 15-day journey across the Atlantic by boat. She will be partic…

A 16-year-old New York City girl has been missing for four days, and her parents believe she may have flown to the UK to meet an older man she had been texting with. Victoria Grabowski was last seen at her home in Maspeth, Queens, Saturday morning around 1…

New York City teen vanishes after traveling to London, police say

A toxic blue-green algae that is potentially lethal to dogs has been found in three New York City park ponds––the latest place it’s cropped up after leaving a trail of sick and dead pets across North Carolina, Texas and Georgia. According to the New York Cit…

10. And finally, the U.S. Open is opening with a bang. Serena Williams plays Maria Sharapova tonight. They lead off the tournaments first night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, after an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. (ESPN2; streaming on ESPN+). …

Welcome to the Oldest House, a New York City location that you can't find or even see unless you know to look for it. This is where the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control resides. The fictional U.S. government agency is like an FBI for weird and u…

He later upgraded his residence, buying property over the years at the United Nations Plaza, at 740 Park Avenueand in Southampton. Mr. Koch made his fortune in the family business, the energy and chemicals conglomerate Koch Industries, and founded its New Yo…