New York City

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent Gov. Kathy Hochul a letter announcing his agency would revoke federal approval for the tolls, which were permitted to launch through a Federal Highway Agency pilot program.

Thousands of Connecticut commuters who traveled into New York City on Monday faced the first weekday of congestion pricing. Over the weekend, New York implemented a toll that would charge drivers based on the size of their vehicle and the time of day.

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

New York commuters are one step closer to paying a toll when entering Manhattan below 60th Street after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted 9-1 to approve the congestion pricing plan.

Republicans call New York City's sanctuary status "self-imposed," and can be withdrawn. They also criticizes Mayor Eric Adams’ request for Long Island to house and care for some of the asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system.

The order from May bans Riverhead facilities from entering into contracts with the city to house migrants and asylum seekers. Those terms have now been removed to apply to any person.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the goal of federal, state and local policies to curb the primary contributor to climate change. Stony Brook University scientists will fly over New York City to look at the big picture to see if these goals are being met.

Lower Manhattan businesses must make their employees aware of their right to register for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will move forward with its congestion pricing plan in lower Manhattan after getting federal approval on Monday.

Suffolk County and the Town of Riverhead are among a group of New York municipalities being sued by New York City. The lawsuit claims efforts to block migrants from the city are unlawfully discriminatory.