New Jersey Governor Chris Christie danced, cracked jokes and traded good-natured insults with Jimmy Fallon during his appearance on The Tonight Show Thursday night.

In honor of Father's Day, Christie and Fallon started off the show in khaki pants and tucked-in polo shirts to perform a skit on ...

Inspired by Orange Is the New Black, the NYCLU is launching a campaign to draw attention to conditions in prisons in Suffolk County.

DeLarverie, who worked as a bouncer at several gay nightclubs, punched an undercover police officer at Stonewall after being called a gay slur.

Neighborhood green spaces need more money. Should the city take it from better-funded parks?

The committee investigating corruption among New York State lawmakers is no more, but there's new evidence of what it was honing in on when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo chose to disband it.

The governor ended the Moreland Commission last month as part of a budget deal with state ...

City Councilman Ruben Wills of Queens has been arrested on charges of misusing public funds, according to an official with knowledge of the case.

One of the true signs of spring is being celebrated this weekend, along with all things Japanese.

Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the annual festival of Japanese culture. It often coincides with the flowering of the garden's hundreds of cherry trees.

The festival features music ...

Among the hundreds of species on display at the New York Botanical Gardens right now, one particular orchid stands out for its role in history.

An exhibit that probes the wonders of the human body is moving into a permanent home in Times Square.

"Body Worlds: Pulse" is an exhibit of preserved human bodies with skin and muscles selectively peeled back to display body systems. It's been on display at Discovery Times Square for ...

The investigation found that Hollywood Tans claimed tanning can "help your body create vitamin D to prevent cancer."

Rent-stabilized tenants are hoping for good news from the new members of the Rent Guidelines Board.

Good news if you ride the L, bad news if you take the D train.

A new report found that half of the city's gas lines are made up of cast iron or unprotected steel—the most leak-prone material.

It's a relief to some, but delivery workers say old-fashioned pedal power isn't enough.

New York City is leading a nationwide boom in public transportation use.

The Health Department says it has identified 16 cases of measles in New York City.

The Bronx accounts for the largest segment of the city's homeless population so far this fiscal year, with more than a thousand families in the shelter system. Brooklyn ranked second, with about 935 families.

Mayor de Blasio took to the streets of Maspeth Queens, shovel in hand, to face a familiar foe.

A rookie mayor takes office, and a few days later, crazy winter weather hits and keeps on hitting in what ends up being a test of leadership. Sound familiar? It happened to Ed Koch, and it's happening now.

A new report finds that Broadway in Manhattan is New York City's deadliest street for pedestrians.