Hurricane Melissa was on a direct path to strike Jamaica on Tuesday morning. Members of the Jamaican community of New York City were anxiously reaching out to family and friends in the Caribbean nation and preparing to go to their aid as Hurricane Melissa bore down on the island.

Joe Macken drives a truck for work, but two decades ago, he stumbled upon a very particular passion -- carving New York City buildings out of balsa wood. Soon, the buildings became blocks, and the blocks became boroughs, each carved precisely to scale in a miniature Big Apple.

Tourists and locals alike know they can emerge from the dingy subway stations along roughly five blocks of New York City’s Canal Street to be greeted with rows of sparkling, polished designer knockoff bags, watches, jewelry — and their hawkers.

Jaap van Zweden left the New York Philharmonic in 2024. Now he’s returning to the city with his new orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

In a TikTok post on her account, Ramon ( @camilaramonnn) recounted feeling dismissed and belittled during a visit to a New York City fashion showroom. She didn’t name the brand, but the experience clearly left a mark. Ramon said she left the appointment feeling humiliated.

Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that a Zohran Mamdani mayorship in New York City would benefit Republicans politically because voters would get to see "his leftist agenda in action"

A stretch of lower Manhattan has been named in honor of the iconic artist, who rented a studio there from Andy Warhol between 1983 and 1988

JPMorgan Chase opened a $3 billion global headquarters in New York City as Wall Street leaders worry about the city's economic future under potential new leadership.