Police: Teen driver of BMW does 135 mph on NY highway

A Brooklyn man was busted for driving 132 mph while fleeing troopers on a highway in upstate New York.

NYPD officers kill man holding knife at scene of slain woman

Authorities say two people have been killed at a Manhattan apartment building, with one of them shooting the other and police fatally firing at the shooter.

Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps

Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and a number of U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software.

MTA to use UV lamps to sanitize subways and buses

MTA Chairman Pat Foye announced a pilot program to use ultraviolet lamps to clean trains, buses, and possibly even stations.

Upper East Side residential fire

A fire burned at an apartment building in New York City.

NYPD shuts down Brooklyn Orthodox school

Police in New York shut down a Yeshiva school that was operating in defiance of a mandatory coronavirus shutdown.

NYPD officer captures 8-foot snake in front of Bronx home

The NYPD captured an eight-foot-long snake that was perched on a light fixture outside of a Bronx home on Friday morning.

Pedestrian struck and killed in Kew Gardens could be first in 2 months

A pedestrian was struck and killed in Kew Gardens, Queens Monday morning. The man was hit by a vehicle in front of 124-50 Metropolitan Avenue at about 6:30 a.m.

NYPD temporarily closes Sheep Meadow in Central Park
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In order to make sure social distancing rules were being followed, the NYPD temporarily closed Sheep Meadow in Central Park on Saturday to limit crowding in parks without having to give people summonses.

Traffic slowly returns to New York City's streets

Weeks after New York City's streets were left almost barren by the coronavirus shutdown, cars are returning to the roads once again.

Mayor De Blasio: NYPD won't break up small groups, police masks

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the New York Police Department will step back from ticketing people for gathering in small clusters or for failing to wear a mask. De Blasio said Friday that the police will continue to disperse large gatherings that are most likely to present a risk of spreading the coronavirus.

NYPD pulling back on enforcement of social distancing guidelines
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has put in place a new protocol for New York City's police, saying that they will no longer be involved in breaking up small clusters of people or confronting citizens about failing to wear a mask.

MTA chairman: Pandemic fare hike is a 'nonstarter'

MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said although the agency is facing a massive financial crisis amid the pandemic, he does not support a fare hike.

NJ Transit awarded $1.4 billion in CARES Act funding

New Jersey Transit will receive $1.4 billion in federal funding to keep operations moving after ridership plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic, announced President Donald Trump.

Father arrested for stabbing daughter, 6, in abdomen, NYPD says

The father of a young girl who told police she was stabbed by two robbers is accused of making up the story and turning the knife on the girl himself, said police.