Five unions representing half the LIRR workforce walked away from the negotiating table on Friday without reaching a deal, setting the stage for the first strike on the railroad since 1994.

The Long Island Rail Road inched perilously close to a full shutdown on Friday as five unions prepared to go on strike if they don't reach a deal with the MTA by midnight. The deadline was the ...

Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit service to Penn Station remained severely strained Friday morning due to an ongoing transit meltdown caused by an East River tunnel fire a day earlier, officials ...

Commuters attempting to travel through the New York metropolitan area are in for a rude awakening as Friday afternoon's rush hour begins. The Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak are still ...

America is turning 250 years old this year, and in the Big Apple, spectators will be able to watch the iconic Macy’s July 4th fireworks in person from spots along both the East and Hudson rivers.

Six out of 10 New Yorkers are struggling to pay their bills and don’t have enough money to cover unexpected expenses or save for the future, according to a new report by the nonprofit Urban Institute.

Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata was deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a judge ruled she could not be deported to her home country of Colombia.

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More than half the callers to the city’s domestic violence hotline are single people, but few are getting shelter.

The weather is warming up this weekend — and so are all sorts of events on the streets of New York City that will bring significant road closures. Among the largest of at least a dozen-odd major ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promise to make the city's buses "fast and free" is on a collision course with the MTA's push to crack down on fare evasion.

The mayor said city spending on private education for children with disabilities is projected to rise to $1.5 billion this year.