The MTA is ringing in the new year with higher fares, raising the cost of subway and bus rides — and bridge and tunnel tolls. As of Sunday, Jan. 4, the base fare for subways, local buses and ...

An anecdote about a questionable bagel order claims the top spot this year, outpolling four other favorites. All five are presented here. Over the past year, Metropolitan Diary shared more than 250 ...

A traffic switch has been scheduled for Tuesday night on Interstate-275 westbound near the Carroll Cropper Bridge.Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, drivers will see a series of rolling roadblocks on ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - More people are expected to travel for the holidays, AAA estimated. The auto club forecasted that 1 million Connecticut residents will travel 50 miles or more. It said that’s a 2 ...

Every week since 1976, Metropolitan Diary has published stories by, and for, New Yorkers of all ages and eras (no matter where they live now): anecdotes and memories, quirky encounters and overheard ...

A police officer in the city of Tonawanda noticed something unusual in the early morning hours of Nov. 15: three individuals in a pickup truck at Veterans Memorial Park with two freshly killed dead ...

It was a victory for the ages. Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old millennial democratic socialist, a former housing counselor and hip-hop artist turned New York State assemblyman, won a commanding ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of the bridges between Kentucky and Indiana will be closed Friday night. A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesperson said I-65 South on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge ...

Damaging winds are forecast to blow across Long Island overnight Wednesday into Thursday, potentially downing trees and power lines, the National Weather Service said. A cold front will begin sweeping ...

Erica and I came to New York last week to attend a pair of galas celebrating charities we support. Aside from the honor of being invited, it was also a chance to catch up with old friends and see how ...

A deadly storm on Thursday has caused damage across the Tri-State with flooding, downed trees, and flooded subways. Two people died in separate basement flooding incidents in New York City. In Yonkers ...