‘We got him’: Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting taken into custody, officials say
The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting inside a Brooklyn subway station during rush hour Tuesday morning has...
Adams defends policing policies in wake of subway mass shooting arrest
Mayor Eric Adams joined Ruschell Boone, Dean Meminger and Anthony Pascale on NY1 Wednesday to discuss the arrest of Frank...
President Barrow swears in 3 high court judges, perm sec, members of HRC in Banjul
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has sworn in three high court judges, a permanent secretary and a member of the...
Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in federal date rape drug trafficking case
A former NYPD officer convicted of trafficking massive quantities of date rape drugs to the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to...
Fifteen people shot, 2 killed, in bloody 6-hour span in the Bronx, Brooklyn
Gunshot erupted across Brooklyn and the Bronx Tuesday night, leaving a man and woman dead and at least 13 other...
Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholder on stock-trading technicality
Elon Musk needed to share information about these shares. The outlandish Tesla CEO was sued in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday...
DC judge denies motion to detain two men accused of impersonating federal agents
A Washington, D.C. federal judge denied prosecutors motion to detain the two men who were charged with impersonating federal law...
Joe Biden Calls Russia’s Deadly Attack On Ukraine ‘Genocide’
President Joe Biden called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a genocide, saying “Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea...
‘Simple story of corruption’: New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin indicted in bribery scheme
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested and indicted Tuesday in connection with a campaign finance scheme on charges...
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ fiction author on trial for real-life murder
Romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the online essay, "How to Murder Your Husband," appeared in an Oregon courtroom Monday...
LaGuardia students prepare for a long-awaited concerto
Winning a spot as a soloist at LaGuardia High School’s annual concerto isn’t easy. But Jessica Wu did it in...
Support for child care eligibility set to expand in New York
New York is set to spend $7 billion in the coming years to boost child care programs across the state...
Biden announces new rule on “ghost guns” aimed at preventing gun crimes
President Biden and the Justice Department announced new steps Monday aimed at combating gun crimes, including a rule targeting the...
New York’s budget will speed up tax relief for middle-income residents
More than 6 million middle-income taxpayers in New York are set to receive a faster tax rate reduction as part...
Adams designates Juneteenth a paid city holiday
Juneteenth will be a paid city holiday this year for the first time in the five boroughs’ history, Mayor Eric...
NYC doormen threaten to strike
New Yorkers living in some of the city's most expensive buildings may soon have to open their own doors and...
Woman faces Texas murder charge after self-induced abortion
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual...
Florida teacher arrested, accused of playing loud music to disrupt student testing
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested, accused of playing loud music with the intent to disrupt Florida Standards Assessments...
Times Square manhole blast sends crowds fleeing for their lives
A thunderous manhole blast sent panicked crowds in Times Square sprinting for safety on Sunday evening — but no one...
Mayor Adams tests positive for COVID
Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday, his 100th day in office, the mayor’s...
Eric Adams makes plea for mayoral control of NYC schools
Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday urged state lawmakers on Sunday to pass legislation allowing him to continue managing New York...
Man tries to lure 12-year-old girl in Manhattan
The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding a man who attempted to lure a 12-year-old girl off of...
Teen arrested after fatal shooting near Bronx school
A 17-year-old suspect is in custody after three teenagers were shot — one fatally — near a high school in...
Man gets 375 years in murders of woman, 2 kids
A man has been sentenced to 375 years in jail in the 2016 slayings of three people, including two children,...
Eric Adams floats building a new specialized school in each NYC borough
Mayor Eric Adams floated building five new specialized high schools, one in each borough, with admissions criteria beyond standardized tests,...
NYC Council measure to demand Adams rehire unvaccinated city workers
A Staten Island pol is amassing City Council support to formally demand Mayor Eric Adams rehire the 1,430 municipal employees...
More than 2 million New Yorkers impacted by federal student loan pause
More than 2 million New York student loan borrowers are among the 43 million people nationwide benefiting from the Biden...
2 arrested in Bronx stray-bullet shooting that killed 61-year-old woman
Police on Friday announced the arrests of two men who were charged in the stray-bullet shooting death of 61-year-old Juana...
Student at odds with Montclair State University over its change of vaccine requirements for housing
A student has expressed concern that his civil rights have been violated after his New Jersey college changed its vaccine...
16-year-old girl killed, two other teens injured in shooting near South Bronx High School
A 16-year-old girl has died after being shot Friday afternoon in the Bronx. Two other teens were injured in the...
Adams pressed on crime, other challenges in first 100 days in office
Mayor Adams said he’s been working around the clock to improve the city that never sleeps. “It’s not a 9-to-5...
Members of Congress call on Adams to improve access to mental health treatment at NYC jails
Six months after the powerful House Oversight Committee began investigating the sprawling Rikers Island complex, its chairwoman and two other...
Adams hopes to lift toddler mask mandate ‘within a week or so’ if COVID stats allow
Mayor Eric Adams hopes to lift the city’s mask mandate for toddlers “within a week or so,” but his decision...
Billion dollar deal to pave the way for NY universal child care if approved
Gov. Kathy Hochul has pledged a historic $7 billion in child care funding for New York families as part of...
NYC undocumented youth lament discrimination in summer jobs
Three years ago, then-16-year-old Javier hoped to get a summer job to gain some work experience. He tried filling out...
NYC creates massive after-school program to help students with disabilities
Bronx mom Damaris Rodriguez jumped at the chance to sign her son up for the city’s ambitious after-school program designed...
5 small fires set on UWS; Barney Greengrass’ dining shed damaged: FDNY
The FDNY put out a spate of small fires on the Upper West Side early Thursday morning, including one that...
N.Y. attorney general seeks to hold Trump in contempt
The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, filed a motion on Thursday asking a judge to hold Donald J....
New York toughens bail law in $220 billion budget agreement
New York will devote billions of dollars to help families pay for child care, boost health care worker wages and...
Concerns emerge over child care funding in New York state budget
A proposal to boost spending for child care in the New York state budget is running into problems, with some...
Mayor Eric Adams launches CARE strategy in Brooklyn
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched his new CARE strategy Wednesday in East New York, Brooklyn. CARE stands...
Mom of 4-year-old who fell from 6th floor window speaks out
The mother of a 4-year-old boy who fell out a sixth-story window in the Bronx has spoken about the incident....
Minimum wage increase for tipped D.C. workers to go to a vote in November
The D.C. Board of Elections gave preliminary approval for a question to be placed on the November ballot asking voters...
NYPD: Murders down, but overall crime up by nearly 37% in March
New York City recorded fewer homicides last month than it did in March 2021, but overall crime rose by nearly...
Adams backs firing of city attorney who denounced pre-K mask mandate
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday stood by the New York City Law Department's decision to fire an attorney who interrupted...
Bronx man who stabbed ex-girlfriend in front of her kids gets 10 years behind bars
A Bronx man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend nearly to death in front of her two children, then tried to flee...
NYC landlords file so many eviction cases
A long-dreaded wave of eviction cases has arrived as the city eases out of the pandemic — and public defender...
Elon Musk joins Twitter board of directors after buying up shares
Just a day after buying up 9.2% of the social media site’s stock, Elon Musk has been named to Twitter’s...
Woman, 61, fatally shot during dispute on Bronx street — NYPD
A 61-year-old woman died after she was shot during a dispute between two groups on a Bronx street Monday night,...
Incoming transit chief to pursue safety, reliability, cleanliness
The incoming president of MTA New York City Transit, Massachusetts transportation executive Richard Davey, has said his first-day priorities for...
Advocates for pay equity, businesses spar in hearing over salary disclosure law
Business group leaders and advocates for pay equity sought to sway City Council members in a hearing Tuesday on the...
Sikh man visiting NYC from India brutally attacked in Queens
A 70-year-old man is recovering after a brutal attack Sunday morning as he walked to the Sikh Cultural Society in...
Woman killed by stray bullet in the Bronx
Police have identified the woman who was shot in the back and killed as she walked along a sidewalk in...
Flood sensor project to offer NYC real-time data as storms intensify
Over the next five years, New York City, relying on a team of academics from CUNY and New York University,...
City lawyer fired after protesting Adams’ mask mandate for toddlers
The city’s youngest students continued to wear their masks Monday, after Mayor Eric Adams dropped his initial plan to end...
Stay placed on judge’s ruling rejecting New York’s redistricting maps
A temporary stay has been granted on a New York judge's ruling that rejected the state Legislature's new maps of...
New York City launching Florida digital advertising campaign in support of LGBTQ community
In a new advertising campaign launched Monday, Mayor Eric Adams' administration denounced the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed by...
Chronic absenteeism in NYC public schools hits alarming 40%
In New York, chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10 percent or more of the academic year, at least...
NYC could roll back extracurricular vaccine mandate in time for prom
The city Department of Education’s extracurricular vaccine mandate could soon be relaxed — just in time for prom. Chancellor David...
750 straphangers evacuated from NYC subway train that hit object in tunnel
About 750 straphangers were evacuated from a smoke-filled subway in Queens on Sunday after the train got stuck when it...