New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood up for the estimated 80,000 delivery workers on Thursday, announcing that the city is taking legal action against a delivery app service for allegedly stealing earnings from delivery workers.

Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are on strike demanding things like higher wages and more security in hospitals. The head of the of the New York State Nurses Association talks about the next steps.

The mayor announced Tricia Shimamura as the city’s new parks commissioner amid broad calls for more park funding.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to hit the ground running as he works to fulfill campaign promises to the people of New York City. It's been just over two weeks since the 34-year-old took the oath of office and became New York City's 112th mayor.

American author EB White once quipped about this city of eight and a half million inhabitants: “New York provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing.” And while he may have said this nearly a century ago,

Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Friday in anticipation of a possible strike and appealed to the hospitals and nurses' union to hammer out a last-minute deal, saying that a strike "could jeopardize the lives of thousands of New Yorkers and patients."

"The Big Apple" refers to New York's size and importance. In the 1920s, articles about horse racing popularized the nickname, so people back then may have seen a connection between the apple in the name and the apples you feed horses. The name did not originate from those apples, however.

New York City nurses are striking for a third day Wednesday, with both sides seemingly preparing for a protracted walkout. None of the three major hospital systems affected by the strike have met with union negotiators,

The system has users download the PureGym app and scan a QR code in order to pass through cylindrical plexiglass doors of a pod and enter the gym.

The northern lights may be visible on Monday night in New York and New Jersey, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. While parts of northern New Jersey and the area north of New York City will likely have the best chance of witnessing the geomagnetic storm,

Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals have gone on strike. The strike began Monday morning after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield a breakthrough.