Fares will also increase on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, as will tolls at several of the city’s bridges and tunnels.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making buses in the Big Apple "fast and free," but the MTA oversees the bus system, and there will soon be a small fare hike.

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath.

Mamdani campaigned on an ambitious agenda, including universal child care, a free bus system and freezing rent prices for certain rental units in the city.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave his inaugural address Thursday afternoon outside City Hall​, speaking for nearly 25 minutes.

Zohran Mamdani also has to move to the mayor's mansion on the Upper East Side before the lease in Queens apartment ends later this month.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to face an arraignment in New York City on Monday after U.S. forces abducted him and his wife in a "large-scale strike" on Saturday morning.

Life in New York is filled with grace notes—which is why it’s been the backdrop for some of the most hilarious, inspiring, romantic, and deeply moving moments in film.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.

Hunts Point Produce Market, a massive wholesale complex in the South Bronx that supplies much of New York City’s fresh groceries, is finally getting an upgrade: In one of his final acts as mayor, Eric Adams announced that the city is replacing the decades-old warehouse with a new,