A special ball was dropped in Times Square at midnight Friday to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in the Eastern time zone. The red, white and blue ball is dropping eight times to mark the start of ...

America’s 250th anniversary is being celebrated on both land and sea on Saturday with Sail4th 250, a parade of antique and modern ships that traversed New York Harbor and the Hudson River. The parade ...

Vice President JD Vance celebrated America’s 250th birthday in New York Harbor, delivering a patriotic address reminding Americans of what makes our nation special while also cautioning against ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate its independence, Mayor Zohran Mamdani struck a reflective and largely positive tone in a nearly 15-minute address from City Hall that sounded like a history lesson ...

The ships come from as far away as Argentina, Italy and India. Forty-three tall ships anchored in Sandy Hook Bay, awaiting their trip up the Hudson for America’s 250th birthday on July 4. Some ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where actor Adam Sandler was the surprising officiant at a star-packed ceremony. The secrecy that surrounded the buildup to ...

Candidates endorsed by the city’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America swept nearly every race last Tuesday except one in Harlem. State Assemblyman Jordan Wright defeated his primary ...

New York City is experiencing a heat wave that is expected to last through the Fourth of July. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning through 9 p.m. on Friday, with an Extreme ...

In parts of Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, some residents were coping with power outages as soaring temperatures put extra strain on the electric grid “I was dripping sweat coming here, so it’s ...

Two people are dead and nearly 20 more were hurt after a coach bus overturned on the Long Island Expressway in Queens overnight, authorities said. Police say the crash happened around 11:40 p.m.

The City Council unanimously voted this week to repeal a controversial deadline that would have required many small businesses across the city to replace their roll ...

As the nation marks America 250 with celebrations across the country, one New York tradition is once again taking center stage on the Fourth of July: the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in ...