Traveling by train through New York offers something truly special. You get to see landscapes most people miss when they ...

When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...

Oct. 26 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. The 500-mile ...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is slowly ...

The event featured the unveiling of a historic marker and special presentations highlighting the canal’s history and its influence on the region’s development. Wife of suspended Osceola County sheriff ...

Metro-North wrapped one of its locomotives in a design that honors the Armed Forces on Veterans Day. It will be displayed at Grand Central Terminal.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation’s ...

New York’s top court on Tuesday ordered state court system leaders to produce confidential correspondence that advised and directed judges over a 10-year span. The New York Court of Appeals ruling ...

Franco's Cafe is relocating after closing its downtown Erie location of 15 years. The new restaurant will open in the historic former American Surplus building on State Street. Owner Larry Franco, 70, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. But that was before the 34-year-old democratic socialist ...