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 ...

A daredevil couple scaled the Empire State Building's antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” and peace, apparently as part of an audacious, high-altitude marriage proposal — ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Large crowds of people gathered in Lower Manhattan and across the city to celebrate America's 250th birthday with fireworks. This year was the 50th year of Macy's Fourth of July fireworks. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crowds gathered in the sweltering heat Saturday to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by watching famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defend his world hot dog eating championship in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this upcoming city budget will give New Yorkers the information some have long been seeking on city records after 9/11. "New Yorkers who have become sick have had to fight ...