New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is spearheading a coalition of mayors and leaders across the country in petitioning the Supreme Court to greenlight President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Dr. Herminia Palacio, a Cuban American public health official ,as his new deputy mayor for health and human services.
The New York City Police Department said on Thursday that it was aware of an ISIS propaganda video that features images of Times Square and threats to launch suicide attacks on America's largest city.
Democratic New York Mayor Bill de Blasio finally lifted his silence on the presidential election, throwing his support behind candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday.
Marcy Borders, the woman who became known as the "Dust Lady" after she was photographed in an iconic image taken in the midst of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died of cancer on Monday.
NYC Mayor was booed at the parade New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed during the annual Dominican Day parade on Sunday. According to the New York Daily News, Mayor de Blasio was booed by the Dominican crowd who were at the parade.
New York City will no longer do business with Donald Trump following the tycoon's disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants and former prisoner of war John McCain, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The war between Uber and a coalition of taxi drivers and elected officials in New York City continued this week after the private transportation company launched a media campaign blasting cabbies and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
New York City plans to eliminate a bail bonds option for lower-risk criminals. New York City plans to eliminate a bail bonds option for lower-risk criminals.
The suicide of a 22-year-old, who for 3 years had been jailed without trial, prompted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to promise that the city would intensify reforms at its Rikers Island prison complex.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro defended the current housing safeguards but recognized the several difficulties in the housing market.
The New York City Council, which so far has largely marched in lockstep with Bill de Blasio, may be setting up a clash with the mayor as it once again proposed to hire 1,000 additional officers for the local police department.
New York restaurants will no longer be able to use plastic foam containers when a citywide ban goes into effect July 1. Mayor Bill de Blasio also plans to do away with single-use foam items such as cups, plates, trays or clamshell containers used at eateries, stores and manufacturers, the channel said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio received a mixed reaction from the crowd when he addressed hundreds of new police recruits at a police graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
The Justice Department will file charges against New York City over inmate abuse at Rikers Island, the city's correctional facility. Mayor de Blasio promised to reform the prison but the federal government will go forward with its case.
New York City Police arrested 223 people in overnight protests Thursday, the second consecutive night of demonstrations following a grand jury's vote not to indict the police officers responsible in the choke hold death of Staten Island man Eric Garner.
In the wake of a grand jury's failure to indict New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the initiation of a retraining program for the entire New York City police force.
Violent crime in the nation's largest city has hit a two-decade low, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The number of homicides in the past four months was down 7 percent compared with the same time frame last year; the number of robberies dropped 14 percent.
Following the recent death of Eric Garner, who died in a police chokehold, the New York City Police Department is undergoing additional training on proper use of force
