New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Yusef Salaam are introducing a series of bills aimed at combating hate crimes Wednesday.

A fierce winter storm brings harsh snowfall, wind and whiteout conditions across the northeast. Millions are experiencing travel bans and power outages amid the bomb cyclone.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The blizzard of 2026 impacted millions across New York City and the Tri-State area on February 22-23, 2026. The major storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines. More than 30 inches of snow fell on parts of Long Island and New Jersey.

A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s largest nursing strike in decades may be on the verge of ending after a union representing more than 4,000 nurses in the NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system reached a tentative contract agreement with management early Friday.

New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.

New York City will have a regular snow day on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, due to the nor'easter and forecast for towering snowfall totals.

While much of the northeast of the United States watches mounds of snow accumulate outside their windows, something else is piling up pretty quickly as well.

A New York college professor has been slammed for making an “abhorrent,” racist comment during a public meeting.

New York City is recovering from a severe winter storm that caused significant snowfall and travel disruptions.