Many streets in New York City are named after memorable historical figures – or your average, everyday person, according to Rebecca Bratspies, a law professor with the CUNY School of Law and the ...

NEW YORK – Do speed cameras actually make New York City streets safer? They've been around for a decade, but now more than 2,000 speed cameras exist in the city around 750 school zones.

At the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan ... But as changing times present new challenges, Pinsky said they are still guided by one of their founding values, "tikkun olam." "Tikkun olam is a Hebrew ...

But Chicago has hosted more major party conventions than any other city ... when a new candidate and a grassroots movement mobilized young people and changed the course of history. In 1860 ...

Open-air commerce is in the city’s DNA. “Street vending has been part of New York City history since even before New York was New York,” said Kat Lloyd, the vice president of programs and ...

Ever walk down a New York City Street wishing you could snap a photo of yourself to share? TrafficCamPhotoBooth.com, a website created by Brooklyn resident Morry Kolman, launched on Monday and it ...

With more than 8.5 million people packed into some 300 square miles, it’s no wonder New York ... Bushwick's street artists paint a new future amid gentrification 6 reasons to visit Jersey City ...

and New York City served as the new nation’s first capital. George Washington was sworn in as president there, at Federal Hall on Wall Street, in 1789. Sean 'Diddy' Combs Pleads Not Guilty to ...

Nearly 200 years after slavery was outlawed in New York, proponents of a New York City reparations package tell The New York ...

With mortgage maturities forcing sales, real estate prices falling and fresh capital entering the market, NYC is expecting a ...

Donald Trump pushed false claims and distorted facts as he tried to inflame fears about inflation, crime and immigration at a ...