New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of climate change.

Sandy victims still struggle with emotional recovery

Seven months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the first floor of her Hamilton Beach home, Jean Ferrara-Rodriquez is still rebuilding her life.

MTA to shut R, G trains to repair Sandy damage

The MTA may shut down the R train’s Montague Street tunnel for more than a year to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

Ramones ad campaign to lure tourists back to Rockaways

A radio ad campaign is invoking famed Queens punk rock band the Ramones to entice beachgoers back out to the [...]

Gas-fed fire tears through Queens home

The fire broke out about 2 p.m. Wednesday at the home on 84th Street near 163rd Avenue in Howard Beach, [...]

Coney Island Mermaid Parade fundraiser poised for success

With five days to spare, a Kickstarter campaign is just shy of the $100,000 needed to rescue the 2013 Coney Island [...]

Sandy-level floods could hit NYC regularly by 2100

By the end of the century, melting glaciers could raise water levels on the eastern seaboard five feet higher, give [...]

Google Maps adds hi-res images of 9/11 memorial, Central Park

Google Maps is moving past navigation and into virtual tourism with its Street View updates to some of New York [...]

Local officials blast Red Cross over Hurricane Sandy aid

Officials say millions are unspent while Sandy victims suffer.

Con Ed to install water-proof transformers in Lower Manhattan

Con Edison is getting set to Sandy-proof Lower Manhattan. Over a four-year span, the power company will install 158 water-proof [...]