Water temperatures are rising in the Long Island Sound, and bringing a change in the fish population, a new report finds.

While Mayor Michael Bloomberg has stepped up calls for greater gun control in the wake of the recent massacres in Wisconsin and Colorado, former Governor Eliot Spitzer says the mayor is overlooking a powerful tool at his disposal — the city's buying power.

The New York Police Department confirmed they have identified the Twitter user who allegedly sent out a threat to commit a mass-shooting at a Broadway show.

New Yorkers who want to witness the  historic landing Sunday of the Mars Planetary Rover Curiosity can do so from Times Square.

Fruit vendors at green market carts around the city say they have been struggling to keep themselves cool and produce fresh in the stifling summer heat.

The city's ban on trans fats in fast food is making a difference in New Yorkers' diet, a Department of Health study published Tuesday shows.

A Queens Councilman called on residents to come forward with information about the shooting that left three men dead in Queens over the weekend – but also pushed for a reevaluation of police practices, which he says has eroded public trust.

A Queens-bound bus was apparently speeding when it careened out of control outside the city and crashed Wednesday, injuring 24 people on board, investigators said.

The most conservative Presbyterian Church on Manhattan’s West Side is preparing to host their first gay wedding.

The city is bracing for near record-breaking energy demand on the second day of sweltering 90-degree temperatures. There have been scattered outages since the heat began, and expects those to continue throughout the heat wave.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the New York City area where temperatures are predicted to top 100 degrees on Wednesday. "This is a very big deal, and we should all be very careful," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.