The obvious first question is “How?” As in how exactly did Catherine Cohen — the Houston-born, New York-forged comedian — wind up in “Sentimental Value,” the Norwegian arthouse film that’s nominated ...

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A state program that helps low-income New Jersey families afford child care is once again open after funding woes forced it to stop enrollments last summer. The pause in enrollments due to limited ...

The 78-year-old man who died from the collision was just down the block from his home, neighbors and officials say.

The Department of Transportation 2017 Mack dump truck was traveling east on Metropolitan Avenue, police said. The driver was attempting to turn right on to Lefferts Boulevard when they struck ...

A 58-year-old woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after a driver hit her in a busy part of Queens and left the scene, police said Thursday. The crash happened around 3 p.m. near a Social Security ...

Brooklyn's iconic Watchtower buildings, the largely vacant former headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, would be converted into hundreds of residential apartments under a proposed rezoning of the ...

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson is allowed to express his views on legislation that affects the court system, his spokesperson said.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state needs more time to meet its mandate of slashing greenhouse gas emissions, making clear for the first time Wednesday that she intends to ask lawmakers to push ...

The Senate and Assembly included a bevy of tax hikes in their one-house budget plans, setting up a clash with Gov. Hochul.

A coyote in Westchester County tested positive for rabies after attacking three people and six dogs on Monday, according to local health officials. The incident took place near Siwanoy Country Club ...