The plant, Long Island's largest, takes in and incinerates more than 2,600 tons of primarily residential trash a day.

Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something ...

A 25-year-old woman from Florida gave birth on a W train in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. She had been missing ...

Interested in serving on a community board? Here’s how NYC high schoolers can get involved in local government.

Two industrial properties in Cypress Hills are getting a residential makeover. Learn about the developers behind this ...

The Avian flu, better known as bird flu, was found in a number of locations in Queens and several other boroughs last week.

This week, city inspectors found rats on the Upper East Side, roaches in Washington Heights, water leaks in Bed-Stuy and more ...

Some federal employees at the Education Department have been placed on administrative leave for previously attending a diversity training. Several employees began receiving leave notices late ...

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday appointed Drisana C. Hughes as Borough Commissioner for Brooklyn to serve as a chief liaison for community members, stakeholders and ...

New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala visited Hamden Friday, Jan. 31 to announce new contracts with the Watershed Agriculture Council and the farms ...

It hasn’t been two full weeks yet and Donald Trump already has redecorated the Justice Department with a baseball bat. He’s not trying to hide it, either. When his acting attorney general ...

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