In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball — the largest in the history of an event that started ...

Brighton native and Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement has been making his rounds in Buffalo in recent weeks, from slamming a drum before a Buffalo Sabres game and trading jerseys with Buffalo ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. It’s a big week for new TV shows, though the majority of the ...

For a holiday week, Netflix’s new releases lineup doesn’t have quite the volume you might expect, but that’s probably because they’re making way for one of the biggest Netflix shows of them all: the ...

New World at one point had over a million concurrent players on Steam, but will no longer get new content updates in 2026 Amazon Amazon Game Studios MMO New World Amazon Game Studios has announced ...

A major waterfront development is coming to the city of New Richmond. The small river town will be getting a grant of $13.4 million to create a new marina and streetscape. Construction of the marina ...

An earthquake shook things up in the New York metro area Saturday night. A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 hit Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, at 10:18 p.m., according to the United States ...

Skip, Failboat, and JayMoji tackle the One Block Lucky Block challenge! Watch as they mine, craft, and try to survive the unpredictable blocks. Inspired by Reddoons. People in Denmark 'stunned' by ...

Flash flood warnings have been declared for parts of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland amid forecasts for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain Thursday. Both New Jersey and New York have ...