Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share Look on the bright side. The Statue of Liberty is still there, at the mouth of New York Harbor. Facing southeast, to welcome immigrants arriving aboard ships.

New York used to be known as the "big oyster" because of the abundance of shellfish in its harbor. The metal mesh ... The pigeon statue was one of the most polarizing proposals when High Line ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing person after five people were recovered from a sinking boat near Staten ...

New York’s political class, out of step as usual with the popular mood, thinks it’s still 2017, and that its job is to ...

Up and Down New York (circa 1930) by Central Film Company is a silent documentary capturing the bustling streets and ...

The curiously named art piece in question is a creation of sculptor Tony Rosenthal, a native Illinoisan and longtime New ...

Gene Barge, Renowned Sax Man and Producer Known as 'Daddy G,' Dies at 98 NEW YORK (AP) — Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer who worked on ...

Besides being a source of food and economy, the large oyster populations that once lived in the city’s harbor also participated in the filtering and cleaning of the water. ByWill McGough ...

NEW YORK — Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer who worked on hits by Natalie Cole, oversaw recordings by Muddy Waters, performed with the ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in New York City’s response to the crisis. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní The ...

The Billion Oyster Project aims to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035. Photo by Michael Hull After its installation in Times Square, the metal mesh used in the sculpture will ...