US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

When the bags inevitably leak or break open, they spill litter into the street, providing smorgasbords for rats. In the ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...

Joslyn Garrido hasn't been seen since Monday, Nov. 25, the New York City Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE ...

New York City onlookers were surprised on Monday when a whale was spotted swimming under the Williamsburg Bridge on Monday, ...

A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the ...

A federal judge found New York City in contempt on Wednesday over conditions in its city jails, saying conditions have only worsened in the nine years since the city settled accusations of abuse and ...

The retail thefts stretched from stores in New York down to Maryland. Thousands of stolen goods went overseas. The alleged ...

Video shows a whale swimming under the Williamsburg Bridge on Monday, surprising onlookers. The sighting came after a mother ...