Boston has notoriously bad traffic, but does it have to be that way? Economists, planners, transit advocates, and politicians in Massachusetts are closely monitoring what’s happening in New York, now that congestion pricing has gone into effect.

"We are not forced to participate in their actions just as they are not asked to carry out filling potholes and other things like that."

When Hurricane Sandy struck New York City on Oct. 29, 2012, meteorologists determined that Boston had dodged a bullet because when the storm reached here, it had missed high tide by five and a half hours. The Boston Globe estimated that had Sandy hit the city at high tide, flooding would have engulfed almost seven percent of the city.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with mayors from Denver, New York and Chicago, was called to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding sanctuary city

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, on Monday, approximately 7 miles south of the coastal area, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Delays were reported in the air and on the roads Monday morning across parts of the Northeast after a quick-hitting coastal storm dumped snow and ice on heavily populated metro areas along the

Boston is one of four cities, along with Chicago, New York City, and Denver, that “stand out in their abject failure to comply with federal laws,” the letter said. The Boston City Council last ...

Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested over 500 undocumented migrants wanted for outstanding crimes in sanctuary cities, including some from New York.

Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question.

Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points to lead the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-106 NBA victory over Miami on Wednesday, maintaining their Eastern Conference lead over reigning champions Boston.

Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought.