I kept walking to South Street Seaport, a place I hadn't been since I was very young. But not so young that I forgot what it was like. Bars were open and people strolled through a mid-summer night breeze off the East River. This was no longer the case.

NEW YORK — The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, ...

NEW YORK -- Fire officials say the blaze that engulfed part of a building in New York City's South Street Seaport was caused by faulty electrical wiri...

South Street Seaport's heyday began in the early 1800s, when it was a popular East River port for sailing cargo boats. Today it is still a popular area for New Yorkers to get together.

A New York woman has accused broadcast journalist Greg Kelly of sexually assaulting her last October. Kelly, 43, co-host of the morning TV show "Go...

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

With its historic pedigree of cobbled streets and low-rise tenements, the northerly fringe of Front Street is cozy, romantic, even down-home. And in just the past few years it's sprouted an impressive row of eateries and watering holes.

Even the most absent-minded can't miss the tall-masted ships in the harbor. Soon enough, those ships may be gone. If that happens, South Street will truly be just an outdoor mall.

It's a misconception in New York City that you can open any outdoor space and slap the designation "beer garden" on it just because you happen to serv...

Last Friday, the South Street Seaport held another free concert as part of the River To River Festival, bringing free music to outdoor venues around...

Robert Francis with Henry Wolf NPR called Robert Francis "A young man with an old soul," referring to his singing-songwriting. At just 19, his emoti...

A sunless evening awaited the audience at the South Street Seaport last Friday, as the city's sweltering heat wave gave way to a cooler respite. The...

With the warmer weather and some traveling, I've been getting a bit behind on my cultural coverage around the city. Last weekend, the Food Film Festiv...

NEW YORK — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that it closed a second store in New York due to a bed bug infestation. The preppy teen clothing...

"Someone's going to get shot" was probably the last phrase one would expect to hear at a free concert featuring Hanson and a former cast member of th...

NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- A desperate dad jumped into the East River to save his 2-year-old daughter after she fell 20 feet from a boat at South ...

In the biggest, brashest city in the country, in the land of 16 million sharp elbows and deadly shootouts in Times Square, there is room for Santa Cla...

Unlike a farmer's market (where farmers sell directly to consumers), New Amsterdam will include a bunch of regional producers: butchers, bakers, chees...

I bet few New Yorkers know about the role that the hideous institution of slavery played in shaping the city physically, financially and socially.