There is nothing quite like the feeling of holding your baby for the first time. It is a moment that so many new parents cherish and wait eagerly for. Unfortunately, for some parents, this moment comes with high levels of stress and complications. It could be that the baby arrives early, or the pregnant parent experiences complications.

Whatever the case, we know that not all pregnancies have the same ri

As a senior citizen, I worry almost every time I cross a street that I may be hit by a bike going the wrong way. E-bikes are the worst offenders, but ignoring the law is not limited to deliverymen. (And yes, it is men; I have yet to encounter a deliverywoman). Pedal-assist Citi Bike riders are often as thoughtless in their thwarting common-sense safety rules.

Everything is a conspiracy theory if you don’t know how anything works, and that seems especially so when you take stock of the disinformation swirling in the aftermath of the deadly Texas floods. The Independence Day floods in Texas Hill Country have killed at least 121 people, with scores still missing. Yet even as the increasingly […]

New York’s small businesses are hanging on by a thread. From retail shops to corner bodegas and independent grocery stores, the past few years have not only forced small business owners to confront staggering economic challenges, but also a needlessly hostile regulatory environment brought on by out-of-touch policymakers. As always, everyday New Yorkers are ultimately left to pay the price.

This November, New Yorkers could be asked to vote on a ballot proposal to “open” NYC’s local primaries to all voters regardless of political affiliation. The idea may sound simple, but the commission tasked with evaluating these reforms has embraced the concept without doing the important work to understand how it would function — or whether it would actually benefit voters.

Dear Eric: By the time I was 8, I knew something was wrong with me. Babies that couldn’t be told not to would stare at my odd face. Sometimes I’d catch adults doing the same. It made me very uncomfortable. I felt sick all of the time. No one knew why, but as a teen my deformities spread, and I had to have two grueling surgeries for spinal abnormalities. Afterward, I came up with elaborate ways …

Facing the Cubs for the first time since they traded him to the Yankees last offseason, Bellinger delivered the first three-homer game of his career.

The man — whose identity has not yet been released — entered the Fountain of the Planets around 10 a.m., according to police. When he didn’t resurface someone called 911, cops said.