New Yorkers are gearing up for the 41st Earth Day celebrations to help raise awareness and appreciation for the earth’s environment.

NEW YORK—In this economic downturn, New Yorkers need freebies more than ever, and a free ferry ride across the East River to see your favorite home team play is a hit.

NEW YORK—Grete Waitz, 57, the Norwegian marathon runner who won the city’s marathon nine times passed away Tuesday in a hospital in Oslo, Norway.

New Yorkers embarking on a relationship may soon be able to find out whether they are going out with someone with a history of domestic violence.

Hempstead Village on Long Island last week became the first New York local government to close its $12.5 million bank account with JPMorgan Chase Bank over the bank’s lending and foreclosure policies.

A proposal to use the Jamaica Bay wetlands for more runways at the JFK International Airport is not flying well with environmental groups.

A Brooklyn day care provider has been using fictitious identities for children to steal public funds.

A record high number of New Yorkers sought refuge at the city’s homeless shelters last year, according to the Coalition for the Homeless (CFTH) 2011 annual report released on Monday.

Clean, affordable, and efficient energy is indispensible for the prosperity of the world, and big cities may be the best place to start.

Samsung Museum of Art (LSMA) in Seoul, Korea, “Poetry in Clay: Korean Buncheong Ceramics” will go on view at the Met.