It's Friday in New York City, where spring is in the air — and so are pigeons.
They're also on sidewalks, statues, park benches, A/C units and anywhere else where they might find a mate.
Pigeon haters think they're annoying pests who spread disease by pooping everywhere. Pigeon lovers, who are fewer in number but make up for it in passion, see the birds as beautiful, intelligent creatures who are unfairly outcast from society.
Here's the truth about these birds: How they got here, what health risks they do and don't pose, and what the rules are about feeding them.
New York lawmakers passed a $254 billion state budget late last night .... but acknowledged they may have to make major alterations if President Donald Trump and Congress cut federal spending.
Included in the budget deal: A provision allowing the MTA to install automatic ticketing speed camerason its bridges and tunnels.
Catholics flocked to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan yesterday to celebrate the new pope, Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV.
The Queens district attorney said 20 people have been indicted in connection with one of the most organized auto theft rings uncovered in New York City in the past decade.
A federal judge, citing due process concerns, recently ordered the release of a Bronx man who was taken into custody during his annual ICE check-in.
New York state health officials have confirmed three new cases of measles, all in young children who live in Orange County and recently returned from international travel.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is talked about as a future speaker of the House. Is she really going to blow that up to run a long-shot bid for governor of New York?
Arthur, a carriage horse who made headlines in 2018 after getting spooked and crashing into two parked cars near Central Park, has died after a pleasant retirement on a farm in the Hamptons.
Community Board 7 approved a plan to reduce traffic and add protected bike lanes on Third Avenue more than a year ago, after decades of clamoring about street safety. What's the holdup?
Democratic City Councilmember Lincoln Restler is facing a primary challenge from Sabrina Gates, a vocal critic of a new bike lane that runs through a portion of north Brooklyn's Hasidic Jewish community.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have agreed to send what they’re calling “inflation refund” checks to more than three-quarters of state tax filers later this year.
