By PHILIP MARCELO

New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day. The city has a plan to contain the mess

NEW YORK (AP) — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevit...

Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Gra...

NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials sai...

NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts fo...

Influencer is banned from future NYC marathons for bringing a camera crew to last weekend's race

NEW YORK (AP) — A social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend's New York City Marathon and banned from future competitions after he ran the race with a camera crew ...

A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed

NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift aquarium, days after the city unceremoniously paved ...