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As the opening for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico City approaches, tensions in the city rise with multiple organized groups taking to the streets to force the government to address their demands.

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

New York City became the most populous place in the United States to require businesses to give employees paid sick leave. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had previously vetoed this requirement, but has now been overruled by the City Council.

NPR national and science correspondents answer listener questions about why the coronavirus outbreak has been especially bad in New York City and the surrounding region.

Richard Ravitch has advised many American cities on how to get out of economic troubles. Now he's advising Puerto Rico. He speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the U.S. territory's financial situation.

In 2021, the D.C. City Council voted to shrink the number of so-called school resource officers in its city schools. But the fierce debate on policing in schools continues, and some want to increase the force.

A series of protests broke out in cities across America in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. A wave of new activists were eager to continue the fight for justice and equality.

The city is filing suit on Monday against the Department of Justice, which announced it would withhold millions of dollars in police grant money from so-called sanctuary cities.