Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New ...

The Navy suspected sabotage. German U-boats had sunk 120 American merchant ships in the first three months after Pearl Harbor ...

NEW YORK CITY -- It was a big night for Disney Cruise Line on Tuesday. Its newest ship, the Disney Treasure, took part in an important maritime tradition: getting christened in New York Harbor with a ...

A historic Staten Island to Brooklyn crossing marks the start of new routes, smoother rides and big ambitions.

They call these dolphins “cosmopolitan” for a reason. Boaters and kayakers are being treated this summer to up-close and personal views of bottlenose dolphins playing in the shadows of the Big Apple ...

GOVERNORS ISLAND — On Thursday, several New York City officials gathered to break ground on the expansion of the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governors Island. The school provides a ...

Besides being a source of food and economy, the large oyster populations that once lived in the city’s harbor also participated in the filtering and cleaning of the water. But a new art installation ...

As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and ...