BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York State's push to phase out natural gas in new buildings has hit a temporary roadblock. The state's All-Electric Buildings Act, which would ban natural gas hook-ups in most new ...

The two small earthquakes that hit New Jersey this week may have rattled the region’s nerves but resulted in no reported damage. Damaging earthquakes are very rare in the New York City region, though ...

New York’s All-Electric Buildings Act (the “Act”) is the latest in a series of environmentally-forward legal actions proposed by New York State geared toward achieving zero-emissions buildings. New ...

A new all-electric building law in New York is the country's first large-scale test for gas-ban legislation, setting a precedent for other states. A new all-electric building mandate in New York that ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion Wednesday, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground.

The New-York Historical Society moved into its current home, on Central Park West, in 1908. The building, grand as it was, wound up being much smaller than the Society had intended. The money ran out, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State says it will delay implementing the law that would have banned all new low-rise buildings from being built with gas hookups. DEVELOPING: NY will suspend the ...

A 14-year-old boy was also wounded in the shooting, which happened at a New York City Housing Authority building. The police ...