A tragedy spawned the strict regulations in place today. City lawmakers enacted measures to expand inspection requirements ...

Anti-abortion activists, carrying crucifixes and signs that read "pray and act to end the sin of abortion," marched through ...

New York City has drafted a rule to implement a law making jaywalking legal — despite prior objections from transportation ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Colm Toibin about his new novel Long Island, which centers around a woman dealing with the fallout of a pregnancy caused by her husband's betrayal.

The New York Attorney General's Office found insufficient evidence of criminal negligence in the death of Yi Qin Chen in ...

If nothing else, the River Walk trains you to expect the unexpected. Like I didn’t expect to see a uniformed waiter get handcuffed and trundled away by bicycle cops before I even walked down the ...

The city has implemented what are called "leading pedestrian intervals," which give pedestrians the walk signal five seconds before drivers travelling in the same direction get their green light, at ...

The Brooklyn Nets, while still in the hunt for the Play-In Tournament at 21-41, are slated to be 6th in the draft with a 42.1% chance at a top-four pick. They sit just 3.5 games back from the 10th ...

Getty Images Some interpreted the move as a signal by the king to Donald Trump that he is Canada's sovereign in the context of the U.S. president suggesting Canada should become the 51 state.

A bill making its way through the Minnesota Senate would limit the potential citations for someone "jaywalking" in Minnesota. The proposal says a person could only be issued a citation while ...