Jaleesa Baulkman

A finely-detailed sandcastle, complete with turrets, towers and stony arches, is bringing a touch of the beach to the financial district.

A coalition of civil rights groups and children's advocates are asking Albany to raise the age when young offenders are arrested and prosecuted as adults.

Michael Bloomberg, the city’s calorie-conscious mayor, took a breather from his public health battles to preside over the annual weigh-in ceremony for Nathan’s Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at City Hall Park on Wednesday.