In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...

Drop Dead City,” a new documentary about New York City teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and ruin in 1975, premieres at ...

This documentary examines the economic changes and managerial missteps that brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy in ...

The organizers in New York City said their demonstration would focus on migrant rights and, in honor of Earth Day, which falls on Tuesday, the protection of the environment against “extraction, ...

A woman and her child whose remains were among other bodies discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from ...

If you’ve walked on Prince Street or strolled down Fifth Avenue recently, you may have come across a giant inflatable rat.

Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church on Tuesday to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in ...

The reason I call "Drop Dead City" wonkish is that the film isn't a seamy urban-cultural biography; it really is about the ...

On April 18, 1912, the RMS Carpathia arrived in New York having rescued passengers and crew from the Titanic after it struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Carpathia, a Cunard Line ...

It’s rare to be in the greatest city on earth and not have plans, but if you’re stumped for things to do in NYC today, consider us your entertainment saviors. Daily, there are awesome events ...

Finding free things to do in New York City is like striking gold. NYC is one of the greatest cities in the world, but holy cow, is it pricey. Seeing Broadway shows or dining at one of the city’s ...

The jury accepted the defense claim that an editorial that wrongly tied Palin’s rhetoric to a mass shooting was simply a mistake and not libel. ‘Once the police locked onto Mr. Peterson as the prime ...