Candlelight vigil in Morningside Park mourns Tessa Majors

Nearly 1,000 people braved the wind and cold Sunday night to attend a candlelight vigil to remember the life of Tessa Majors, the Barnard College freshman who was brutally murdered on Wednesday.

Plans move forward to electrify New York City's bus fleet

The nation's largest public bus system rolled out its first all-electric articulated bus Sunday under a plan to convert New York City's transit agency to a zero-emissions fleet by 2040.

Barnard College community memorializes Tessa Majors
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Tessa Majors is being remembered as young woman who lit up every room she walked into and a musician with a bright future ahead of her after her murder in Morningside Park.

13-year-old boy charged in stabbing death of Barnard student

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the stabbing death of Tessa Majors.

Morningside Heights community mourns the death of Tessa Majors
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Days after the brutal stabbing death of Tessa Majors, the surrounding community?s nerves are still rattled as police continue to search for her killer.

Sculptor finishing Central Park women's monument

Sculptor Meredith Bergmann is putting the finishing touches on the Women's Rights Pioneers monument, featuring Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, which will be installed in Central Park.

Ready to ring in a new decade? Experts say not so fast

Common knowledge seems to suggest— and recent “best of the decade” articles taking over your feed would imply— that the start of the new decade happens January 1, 2020. But what if we told you that according to experts, the new decade may not technically start until *2021*?

Veteran actor Danny Aiello dead at 86

Broadway and film acting veteran Danny Aiello has died. He was 86. His literary agent told Fox News on Friday, the "Do The Right Thing" star died on Thursday night.

Port Authority to test autonomous bus tech to boost speeds

More buses may be able to travel between New Jersey and New York City through the Lincoln Tunnel with the help of autonomous technology.

Report: Mother of boy killed by subway was on way to shelter

A 2-year-old boy is dead after getting trapped between platform and a train at the Fulton Street subway station. 

City leaders facing tough questions after murder of Barnard college student

The murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors is sparking anger from some New Yorkers, who are laying the blame for her death at the feet of city officials under whose watch they say crime has been staging a comeback. 

Barnard student dead following stabbing in Morningside Park
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Police are investigating the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was found stabbed multiple times in Morningside Park on Wednesday evening.

Rappelling architects inspect skyscrapers from the outside

Amy Deluca and Elyse Marks are building envelope specialists. That means they hang from the city's many skyscrapers, completing mandatory local law inspections looking for building deficiencies.

Weinstein bail hiked to $5 million over alleged monitor mishandling

A judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether to jail Harvey Weinstein or hike his bail to as much as $5 million after prosecutors say he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.

Elderly man assaulted with belt buckle

An elderly man who got into an argument with another man inside a subway station in Midtown Manhattan was assaulted with a belt buckle.

Car burns inside Lincoln Tunnel

A vehicle burned inside the north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel on Monday afternoon.