A tour guide goes one step beyond, a macaw on the Q and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

A video taken by a tourist shows the first documented instance of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz, scientists say. It came ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City will benefit from $18 million of grant funding for a quad of projects that emphasize ...

An unlikely visitor doggie-paddled ashore at Alcatraz on Sunday, leaving stunned guests and workers wondering how a coyote ...

Just two months ago, two New Yorkers died when severe rainfall and flooding hit every neighborhood across the city. In just ...

Alcatraz Island isn't known for its wildlife, but earlier this month, guests captured video of a coyote swimming onto the ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

A tourist visiting Alcatraz captured a rare sighting on camera: a coyote swimming just off the island. Tourists aren't the ...

At least two people died Thursday after becoming trapped in flooded basements amid an afternoon of record-breaking rainfall across the five boroughs, city officials said. Police said a 39-year-old man ...

To be where we are today, it’s just a remarkable success story, and one that we hope will continue for Long Island Sound.” ...

Berkeley health officials issued a warning to residents after a potentially dangerous bacterial disease was detected in the ...

At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...