Stay classy, New York: Summer treats you to classical musical fare

Start summer on the right note.

Empire State Building gets ‘left-field’ $2 billion offer to sell

A New York City real estate company offered to buy the Empire State Building for $2 billion, a written offer showed.

Hurricane evacuation maps place 600,000 more New Yorkers in flood zones

The city’s final updates to hurricane evacuation zones were announced on Tuesday. The new maps include 600,000 more residents.

Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phones debut in NYC

New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy.

$65,000 offered for information on 2008 Times Square bomber

The FBI and the NYPD have provided new evidence in the 2008 bombing of an army recruiting station in Times Square and are offering a $65,000 reward.

Astor’s son, 89, going to New York jail after losing mercy plea

The 89-year-old son of late New York socialite Brooke Astor on Monday lost a final plea that because of old [...]

New York City settles lawsuit over police pension benefits

The has settled a lawsuit in which the federal government alleged it improperly reduced retirement benefits for cops who served in the military after 9/11.

City high school graduation rates drop slightly

High school graduation rates in the city dropped slightly for the first time in a decade — falling to 60.4 [...]

Bloomberg pitches citywide food-composting plan

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a food-composting plan for all five boroughs.

Atheist church brings message to Hell’s Kitchen dive bar

  A bikini bar in Hell’s Kitchen is the last place you’d expect to attend a sermon, but it’s the [...]