The women's section of Rikers Island is getting a redesigned and more kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day

A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to and assist in much-needed conservation efforts.

Nurse Sandra Miceli, from Webster, New York, was fined $55,000 after allegedly falsifying vaccine records for more than 100 children.

Trevor Bickford was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for a "brazen" 2022 New Year's Eve knife attack that seriously injured three NYPD officers, the DOJ said.

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with TikTok star and comedian Rachel Coster about her TikTok series "Boy Rooms," which sees her document the sometimes very messy spaces of New York's young men.

Sandra Miceli, from Webster, was fined $55,000 by the state health department.

A cruise ship sailed into New York City with a 44-foot dead whale across its bow

Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for luring thousands of fans to New York’s Union Square last year

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday defended the police crackdown on campus protests there, which have become the epicenter of demonstrations seen around the country

New York Police Department officers entered Columbia University's Hamilton Hall through a second-floor window amid ongoing protests on campus.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul offered support for Columbia and other college commencements in the state to proceed in a statement addressing the campus protests.

When Donald Trump walked into 100 Centre Street for his criminal hush money trial, he entered a courthouse with a storied history that dates back more than 80 years.

An upstate New York district attorney has apologized after police video showed her cursing at an officer who tried to give her a speeding ticket

ABC News' Danny New spoke with the 22-year-old who devoured an entire jar of cheeseballs before an adoring crowd of thousands.

Local leaders are demanding an investigation into the upstate New York district attorney on the wrong side of the law after ignoring a traffic stop.

Transit officials say the start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30

The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York's highest court.

A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to and assist in much-needed conservation efforts.

Park officials confirmed coyotes are residing in the area and advised residents to keep their distance after an increase of sightings by passersby.

Sunday saw the fifth consecutive day of protests at Columbia University, where over 100 people have been arrested.

Officials say the holiday, which begins Monday, may serve as a catalyst for extremist groups and individuals to commit acts of violence against Jewish faith-based communities.

The man, Maxwell Azzarello, was badly burned and taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said, but he later died from his injuries.

The man was extinguished and taken to an ambulance. No one else was injured in the event.

Hundreds of young dancers gathered in New York's Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory about human leptospirosis -- an infection that is associated to exposure to rat urine.

One man is dead, and three others injured after men on scooters allegedly opened fire on them at a street corner in the Bronx, police said Tuesday night.

One man is dead, and three others injured after men on scooters allegedly opened fire on them at a street corner in the Bronx, police said Tuesday night.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory about human leptospirosis -- an infection that is associated to exposure to rat urine.

A sheriff's deputy and a police officer have died after a shootout with a suspect in Salina, New York, who had fled a traffic stop, authorities said.

A sheriff's deputy and a police officer have died after shots were fired as they investigated a stolen vehicle in Salina, New York.

"Good Morning America" anchors share their favorite comfort food in New York City.

The brush fires burned in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near Newark airport.

The woman claims Adams exposed himself to her in 1993 after she sought his help with an employment issue. The mayor has denied the allegation.

Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied it without explanation in a one-sentence order.

Earthquakes along the Atlantic Seaboard are "uncommon but not unheard of," according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings in several states, including New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning.

The FBI is investigating whether New York Mayor Eric Adams received free upgrades on Turkish Airlines, the country's national carrier, sources told ABC News.

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake was felt across the Northeast on Friday morning.

Yonkers is about 50 miles from the epicenter of one of the largest earthquakes to happen in the Northeast.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the immediate aftermath of the quake.

Officials estimate the eclipse will bring in $10-12 million for Rochester.

The New York AG is questioning whether the California company that underwrote Donald Trump's $175 million bond is financially qualified to handle a bond of that size.

Brooklyn-based victims were scammed out of $5 million after they were convinced to invest in cryptocurrency.

A Manhattan criminal court judge has denied Jonathan Majors' motion to set aside his conviction in his domestic violence case.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded to multiple incidents NYPD has identified of women posting on social media saying they have been punched in the city. NYPD said the incidents are not linked.

Inmates in a New York prison have filed a lawsuit after the state’s Department of Corrections announced a lockdown that would prevent them from seeing the solar eclipse.

Two people have been charged in the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili.

NYPD officer Jonathan Diller was gunned down earlier this week during a routine traffic stop in Queens. The three-year NYPD veteran leaves behind a wife and 1-year-old son.