When Albany lawmakers legalized adult-use marijuana in March 2021, it was only the beginning of a complex, yearslong process. To create a legal marketplace, New York would effectively have to ...

In the week leading up to the last performance, NY1 is celebrating the history-making musical phenomenon by taking viewers behind the mask that has captivated audiences for more than 35 years.

In November, Amazon announced its new headquarters would be split between two locations - the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens and northern Virginia. The project is expected to bring 25,000 ...

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Across the five boroughs, more than 6,800 people have died from a drug overdose since 2010. Addiction and its consequences is a battle the city is losing. Spectrum News NY1 follows the opioid ...

Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch the next leader of the NYPD. Tisch will become the second woman police commissioner in the NYPD’s 179-year history ...

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What do you know about Jackson Heights? For starters, there are more than 160 languages spoken — making it the most diverse neighborhood in the city. When Jackson Heights was first developed by ...

Keep your umbrella handy, as light rain may linger into the evening hours. Showers persist today, with chilly temperatures staying in the 40s for Friday and Saturday. The weekend will be dry and ...

That’s exactly what has alarmed public health officials. RFK Jr. has no formal training in medicine or public health and has ...

But the Manhattan district attorney's office expressed some openness to delaying the case until after his impending second ...