Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said preliminary evidence suggested a gas-related blast at the buildings on Second Avenue.
The explosion and fire served as a call to action for those who could help, including one man who knocked on windows and called for people to evacuate, and pedestrians who tended to the wounds of the injured.
A memorial at the Sassoon family home in Midwood, where seven children died in a fire caused by a hot plate that was left on overnight for the Sabbath.
After a fire in Midwood, Brooklyn, killed seven children on Saturday, there was a sense of urgency about buying smoke detectors and re-examining routines such as the way hot plates are used.
David Adams is accused of causing brain damage to Thaiya Spruill-Smith, whose parents had disagreed over whether to donate her organs.
The accident occurred around 5 p.m. Thursday, and frustrated commuters waited in long lines as announcements said they should consider taking alternative routes home.
The informant, Jeffrey Rothschild, said he had worked with federal prosecutors in 1991 to get information about a convicted child molester and his relationship with Etan Patz, who was 6 when he disappeared.
An emotional journey of caring for a wounded Callery pear tree ended when it was replanted at the National September 11 Memorial plaza.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says the effort makes good on his vow to bring sunlight to Albany’s ethical shadows; critics say that the reforms don’t go far enough in forcing lawmakers who are lawyers to disclose outside income.
There is no shortage of ideas from lawmakers and business leaders across the state on how to dole out the money received from settlement payments from financial institutions.
Ms. McCray, the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio, is far less involved in the day-to-day operation of New York than expected, instead hewing closely to issues that she relates to.
Federal investigators met with lawyers for Dr. Salomon Melgen, the wealthy donor who has given gifts to Senator Robert Menendez, whose lawyers have urged the Justice Department not to bring charges.
March 26, 2015
Metropolitan Diary: When a couple got their own house after World War II, they received an eerily appropriate message with their Chinese dinner.
A private investigator making inquiries about a professor who criticized the exploitation of migrant workers building the university’s Abu Dhabi campus won’t say whom she is working for.
The cultural arm of the German government will welcome visitors to its new home on Saturday.
Exhibitions at the Americas Society and the Museum of Arts and Design, and a third opening on Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art, show a region’s desire to be both local and global.
Adam Magyar invented a way to insert motion into still images.
The BX Fight Club, though unsanctioned, has a devoted following online, and was founded as a way to foster respect and redirect aggression among young men in rough sections of the Bronx.
The patients at one Manhattan hospital tend toward the exotic: animals usually found in the wild but now kept as pets.
Every Sunday in the Metropolitan section, a photographer offers a new slice of New York.
A guide to cultural and recreational events on Long Island.
A guide to cultural and recreational events in the Hudson Valley.
A guide to cultural and recreational events in New Jersey.
A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut.
Sam Roberts takes an inside look at the most compelling articles in Sunday's Times at 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. on Sundays, on NY1 News.
Get the latest on New York news, business, arts, sports, dining and style delivered to your inbox every day with the New York Today newsletter.
A free mobile guide to our favorite things in New York City, including restaurants, bars, coffee shops, music and events.
News, reviews and arts coverage from around New York.