The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit.

In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...

The Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie and East Flatbush got hundreds of rain gardens and infiltration basins installed by ...

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A Yonkers councilmember is calling on the city to implement new safety reforms on local buildings after a landslide damaged a business April 7.

DEP trucks still clean the inside of the basins, but the agency says local involvement can make a big difference in reducing street flooding.

After a soggy start to the day, we’ll see big afternoon improvements. Clouds will linger for a good part of the morning in Boston as clearing skies inch from west to east. The afternoon will turn ...