I was therefore pretty thrilled to find those telltale signs of the presence of a shark — bite marks — on a deceased whale discovered right in New York Harbor in July 2016.

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.

You couldn’t ask for a more visible sign of environmental progress: Whales, bottlenose dolphins, rays and other large sealife have returned to New York Harbor and adjoining waters in numbers ...

Humpback whales make a comeback in New York City 02:25. A humpback whale was caught on camera swimming close to the Statue of Liberty this week, the latest sign that whales have made a recent ...

The restoration of New York Harbor has reached a new milestone as 2021 draws to a close: 11.2 million juvenile oysters have been added in the past six months to a section of the Hudson River off ...