Instead of having utility representatives mark each site, 3D Underground would let project planners work more independently.

Kathy Hochul was only days into her tenure as governor of New York when she witnessed the destruction that Hurricane Ida had ...

NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and ...

Thousands of New Yorkers living in basement apartments without basic safety protections could soon see their homes legalized under long-awaited rules the city released this week — more than four years ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a 19-member coalition, including New York City, in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a multilingual emergency alert rule.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean.

Tragedy struck New York City during an intense storm that lasted for hours, unleashing a torrent of rain and creating perilous flood conditions. The deluge claimed the lives of two men in separate ...

As powerful images show the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, people on Long Island are jumping into action to get aid flowing. It was the most powerful hurricane to lash the ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US ...

Jamaicans will be in dire need of everyday essentials in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, and New Yorkers have answered a call to assist. Several local organizations are gathering donations. JAHJAH ...

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, unleashing catastrophic wind, flooding, and storm surge across Jamaica and threatening nearby Cuba and the Bahamas.