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The city is upgrading its wastewater system to prevent raw sewage from overflowing into certain waterways. One problem that remains: Private homes still dump chemicals in the water.

Walk, register, run: the march will stretch from Central Park West down to Bryant Park. And afterwards, the focus turns to encouraging women to vote — and run for office.

The anticipated snow is already leading some schools to open late or not at all.

Descendants of John D. Rockefeller say it's time for Exxon Mobile to act progressively on climate change.

The Port Authority owns the airport, but says it wasn't responsible for a chaotic weekend.

"Nothing in its content rises to that level that justifies a ban," an ACLU lawyer said of The New Jim Crow. "In fact, its content really makes it recommended reading."

A Bridgegate defense lawyer, an MS-13 prosecutor and a lawyer described as, "That guy?" are poised to fill the U.S. Attorney roles in New Jersey, Long Island and Manhattan.

Watch the mayor take the oath of office in an outdoor ceremony at City Hall at Noon.

A letter from the Federal Transit Administration criticized the deal dating back to the Obama administration

If you celebrate Christmas, who gets credit for bringing the gifts?

The president's name is disappearing from the once-chic hotel. Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold spoke with WNYC about staying there as a guest during the de-Trumping.

The Long Beach native and longtime sports radio host on WFAN will host his final broadcast this afternoon. Mike Pesca offers an appreciation.

Following Monday's bombing, the subways were back up and running almost immediately, and most residents went about their day as usual. Are attacks like this just part of our new reality?

Law enforcement agents from the NYPD and FBI searched apartments associated with suspect Akayed Ullah.

After multiple reports about harassment at the station, the two have been taken off the air pending investigations of inappropriate conduct.

John Hockenberry, longtime host of The Takeaway, is facing accusations of harassment, including inappropriate sexual behavior.

What if New York City's 24-hour subway system was no longer 24 hours? Or the Meadowlands became a park?

Army officials in Essex County are trying to maintain diversity in the armed forces, but they first have to reckon with the military's history of predatory recruiting.

Powerful men are facing consequences in a cascade of sexual assault allegations. But why do we only seem to listen when the complainants are white?

The group is holding public comment sessions in each of the five boroughs before it submits a final report to the Mayor in December.