Starting this September, all school districts will have to implement policies that disconnect students from their devices ...

The policy will go into effect next school year if cleared by lawmakers, making New York the largest U.S. state with a ...

While other states have statewide cellphone bans in schools, New York will be only the fourth state to have a "bell to bell" ...

New York state lawmakers have agreed on a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools beginning in the next school year.

Gov. Kathy Hochul argued that the “bell-to-bell” ban — which restricts the devices during class, lunch and other parts of ...

Governor Kathy Hochul’s bell-to-bell cell phone ban in public schools receives the green light after being included in the ...

NY school districts prepare for a new cell phone ban aiming to improve student mental health amid mixed reactions and implementation challenges.

Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, authorities said. A 38-year-old man was stabbed to death in the New York City subway during a ...

Socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has made a splash in the race for New York City mayor. A relentless social media campaign has helped him raise big dollars, despite his long-shot odds (at ...

Heart-pounding footage shows the moment a beloved former Harlem bodega owner was fatally caught in a hail of bullets Tuesday night after she heard gunshots and rushed outside to check on her grandson.