If you want to boost your chances of being paired with a Waymo vehicle, you can opt in by going to the Uber app, tapping Account > Settings > Autonomous vehicles (under Ride Preferences), and then ...

New York legalized recreational marijuana in 2021. Now its cannabis industry is booming but rising concerns about high-potency pot have surfaced.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other state attorneys general are calling on Congress to pass federal laws requiring federal immigration agents to identify themselves, in order to ...

A Queens man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing EMS Captain Alison Russo in 2022. Peter Zisopoulos, of Astoria, was convicted in May of second-degree murder ...

Critics are worried New York City’s plan to address school safety staffing shortages by hiring 400 assistant safety agents under 21 could pose significant risks. Mayor Eric Adams ...

e-bikes Ex-DOT Official Warns NYC’s ‘Counterproductive’ E-bike Speed Limit Will Curb Biking, Safety The mayor is working overtime to undo the decade of gains for cycling in the Big Apple, a former de ...

Syracuse’s Police Chief said public safety will be impacted by budget cuts that are now in effect.

Whether serving as sites of protest, celebration, communal mourning, or remembrance, public parks have always played a vital role in the history of New York City’s LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed the Rent Guidelines Board, has attacked Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to freeze the rent if he becomes mayor.

A new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.

Now, a new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute points to a deeper problem: Oakland's public safety issues are directly tied to its ongoing budget crisis.

The city's specialized high schools are one of the lone bright spots of its struggling public school system.