New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex that housed hundreds of migrant families on a remote former airport in Brooklyn, as it shrinks the emergency shelter system built up in response to a surge from the southern border that has been steadily receding in recent months.

A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam​, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December​.

New York’s status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants has shifted over time. Now, as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to enter office, it may shift once again.

By the time the shelters are set to close in June, the city hopes to have shuttered roughly 45 over the proceeding 12 months. Currently, fewer than 51,000 migrants are using city shelter services, marking the smallest amount in more than a year.

The Hall Street shelter in Brooklyn, which drew numerous complaints, is among several that will soon close in New York.

Some members of a task force weighing the Brooklyn Marine Terminal’s future question whether scaling back one of the borough’s last remaining industrial areas is necessary or wise.

The man charged with burning a woman to death on a New York City subway train pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and arson charges.

Rapper Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault in New York City after being accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, according to police. Police on Friday said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith,

Macy's will have five stores remaining inside the city limits following the closures, with two in the Bronx, one in Brooklyn, one on Staten Island and its main Manhattan flagship.

Spin Doctors' surprisingly hard-hitting single "Still A Gorilla" previews the band's upcoming album 'Face Full of Cake.'

Sebastian Zapeta was arraigned Tuesday on murder and arson charges in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam