Sophia Chang

The sanitation department says data shows the boroughwide program is hugely popular with New Yorkers.

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Now in its eighth year, the calendar honors the New York City Sanitation Department’s employees.

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On Monday, state legislators announced plans for a hearing on March 4th over whether to grant the city’s new mayor continued control over the nation’s largest school system.

Increased whale activity in the New York Bight might mean the captivating mammals are shifting breeding habits or adapting to climate change.

The L train line will now have elevator access at all Manhattan stations except Third Avenue.

A look into the DOI background checks and how the 6,000-case backlog was created.

A 16-year-old boy was killed and three other teens were injured when an unlicensed driver crashed the car they were in early Friday in Gordon Heights, police said.Three of the teens were students -- t