the poor swam — and frequently died — in the East River. So many buildings belonging to the New York City Housing Authority wound up on the water precisely because the land was flood-prone and ...

Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co. crews will overhaul the century-old rail tubes that Hurricane Sandy damaged in 2012 ...

But an East ... evokes a new descriptor: catastrophic. The 29-unit building at 312 East 106th Street, an 83 percent rent-regulated property tucked between Central Park and the East River, sold ...

In the 19th century, the shoreline from Williamsburg to Red Hook was full of ships and warehouses, and shipping was ...

New York police said they found a man dead Saturday, May 24, at the scene of an explosion on a boat in the Hudson River.

On the 94th anniversary of the Empire State Building's official opening, which took place on May 1, 1931, take a look at images of the world's most iconic skyscraper. A roving searchlight ...

Tom Blank of Weird History explained how North Brother Island, which has a location on the East River that could have once been an incredibly valuable piece of real estate in New York City ...

The highest building reaches 541 metres (1,775ft) into the sky between the Hudson and the East River. For visitors, seeing New York from on high is a tourist must – but where to go for the best ...

The Modern Concrete Skyscraper’ highlights key buildings such as Chicago’s Marina Towers, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur ...