A brutal murder on a New York City subway made national headlines. But left unsaid was how frequently people experiencing homelessness are killed — often while asleep.

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment.

It took police more than a week to publicly identify 57-year-old Debrina Kawam as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a ...

The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...

Many New Yorkers feel attached to the instantly recognizable R46s, which debuted in the summer of 1975. Officials say their ...

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated a statistical decrease in New York City subway crime, including minor and major offenses, just days before several fatal and near-fatal incidents.

A string of attacks has riders devising their own strategies to stay safe, even after years of official efforts to make New ...

Police officials say that on Dec. 22, a man set fire to a sleeping woman, now identified as Debrina Kawam, in a stopped ...

New York Police announced Tuesday they've identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New ...

Anyone wanting to swap the bitter cold of a New York winter for the sun-kissed pleasures of the beaches and citrus groves of ...