The video shows a lone coyote swimming in the Bay, its head bobbing above the water as it makes its way to Alcatraz Island.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New year, same old problems: New Yorkers are battling the subway blues, which increased its price for passage Sunday. Now $3 a pop, subway riders are grappling with yet another ...

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.

Two rats engaged in a dramatic battle over half a bagel at a New York City subway station on Tuesday, December 16. Woman suing Taylor Swift gets bad news from Aileen Cannon Democrats raise alarm after ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we take a look back at our top 10 stories that got the most attention this past year. Our most popular articles span the topics you care about most—from transit and art to ...

Man-style flips and subway stunts is going viral for his videos getting through the MTA’s new fare gates without paying.

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

Rat eye boggling: discover how evolutionary dental maintenance (tooth grinding) turned into a social signal for relaxation.

Hundreds of domesticated rats rescued from a condemned home in Rocky Point, Long Island, are now in need of foster homes.

A ragtag group of quirky jocks leaped over the MTA’s new subway turnstile gates at an event dubbed the “Fare Evasion Olympics ...

A man was shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train Tuesday afternoon, police said, adding to a series of violent encounters in the nation's busiest subway system this holiday season. The ...