Time to take off your hazmat suit and put on your swimsuit. The state has declared that the notoriously polluted Harlem River is now officially a “swimmable” waterway — but activists say the river is ...

A teen was rescued from freezing water in New York City by brave police officers. The NYPD says the girl jumped into the Harlem River in an apparent suicide attempt, which she seemed to instantly ...

Editor’s note and update: This story appears in the latest edition of the Norwood News, which hits streets today. The update is that Parks Department spokesperson Jesslyn Moser told me today that the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A commuter alert to drivers: You may want to avoid the George Washington Bridge this weekend. That's because construction work has fully shut down the southbound road that links the ...

The Department of Transportation is working on a seven-mile greenway that will connect Van Cortlandt Park to Randall's Island. DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and his team are leading the project ...