Jennifer Vanasco

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says there's a recent uptick in bias crimes.

Debora Spar, President of Barnard College, will become the first woman to lead the performing arts center, starting in March 2017.

The union representing uniformed sanitation workers is throwing its support behind Mayor de Blasio's 2017 reelection bid.

Law enforcement is on the alert for a Nice-style attack

The arrests are an early sign of the intra-party fight Sen. Chuck Schumer faces.

The two sisters of a 49-year-old Bronx man who died after being tasered by police told investigators their brother wasn't violent or disturbed. 

It was a bumpy ride for voters on Tuesday. 

After three decades in and out of the criminal justice system, this 51-year-old exercised his franchise for the first time today. 

Both presidential candidates are hosting Election Night parties in Manhattan — here's which streets will be blocked off.

Know who you're voting for beforehand. Try to vote during midday if you can. Be friendly. Here's your guide to helping the line at the polls move faster for you and everyone else.

Some high school-age students are too young to vote in the presidential election. Here's why some in the Bronx wish they could. 

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's play explores what happens to group of factory workers and their friendship when the factory closes.

Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo was a 19-year-veteran of the NYPD. At an emotional news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio offered his condolences.

New Yorkers say they're anxious about the campagin. Some channel that energy into volunteering for their candidate.

One county clerk calls the interest in absentee ballots unprecedented.

McTeer's Marquise is the master of this game of drawing rooms and boudoirs, seduction as a competitive sport. 

The U.S. EPA recommends schools flush their drinking fountains each morning to reduce lead risk. But a WNYC investigation asks: How can we be sure they do? 

The New York City Board of Elections was scrambling on Monday to explain why its voter hotline was down for more than 12 hours starting at least mid-Sunday through mid-morning Monday.

Even Nathan Lane and John Slattery can't make this revival a "must-see."

Peace and plenty — that's what the British expected for their people after World War II. But in David Hare's ironically-titled 1978 play, "Plenty" is not what the British get.