Thanks to these islands, I discovered a side of New York that I didn’t really know existed. Even if I grew up close to this state, I never really spent time exploring it.

To be honest, I didn’t come to New York planning to hop around its islands. But one look at a ferry map, and I was suddenly on a mission. It turns out that the city isn’t just a borough; it ...

New York City and swaths of Long Island are vulnerable to being consumed by the rising ocean as sea ice melts in the coming ... Florida map shows where state will become underwater from sea level ...

New York Harbor is a dating hot spot for migratory birds. About 40 islands dot the waters around New York City, but only a handful become a hotbed for bird breeding from the end of April to mid-July.