Surf clubs in the Rockways are throwbacks to summers past, but because they use federal land for private purposes, their long-term future is uncertain.

Maria Balinska, the author of “The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread,” responds to City Room readers.

New York on Less: Business owners feel the pinch as projects wait for better financial times.

With her writing and in her West Side food store, Ms. Lukins helped working women cook in more adventurous ways.

The New York senator said the National Transportation Safety Board recommendations did not go far enough to prevent midair collisions.

The medical examiner was working to identify the parts, which were found Sunday on a street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

From a beaver sighting to a rise in whales and turkeys, critters were the summer’s East End celebrities.

With her writing and in her West Side food store, Ms. Lukins helped working women cook in more adventurous ways.

Facing financial troubles and a union lawsuit, the owners of Café des Artistes decided to close the Upper West Side restaurant.

An early Memorial Day and a late Labor Day made for a long season on paper, though the rain in New York did little to make it feel summery.