NYPD welcomes nearly two dozen K-9 officers

The NYPD has recruited some "pawfect" new members of the force! Nearly two dozen dogs are now officially K-9 officers.

1 dead, 2 injured in Randall's Island shooting

A woman has died, and two men are hospitalized after a shooting that happened near a migrant shelter on Randall's Island.

Randall's Island migrant shelter curfew goes into effect

The curfew proposed by NYC Mayor Adams is set to go into effect Wednesday night at the migrant shelter on Randall's Island.

NYC to enforce curfew for Randall's Island migrant camp

NYC Mayor Eric Adams is planning to implement a curfew policy within two weeks at Randall's Island migrant camp.

FDNY pushes 'Take Charge' campaign to warn of lithium-ion battery dangers

The FDNY's new 'Take Charge' campaign is warning people about the potential dangers of lithium-ion batteries. So far this year, the batteries have caused 239 fires, resulting in 17 deaths.

Electric Zoo music festival cancels first day

Made Event, the company that organizes the festival blamed the cancelation on supply chain issues that prevented them from completing construction of the main stage in time.

African migrants welcomed by Bronx religious leader

An Imam in the Bronx has been welcoming and housing migrants from Africa for a year and a half, until the city stepped in to help

Mayor Adams to close Randall’s Island tent shelter for asylum seekers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is closing the tent shelter on Randall’s Island built to house asylum seekers, according to citylimits.org.

Migrants slow to use Randall's Island housing facility

Those staying at the facility get three meals a day, a place to sleep and shower, and access to the internet and phones to connect with their families.

NYC's Randall's Island tent camp opens, but lacks migrants

The facility, which is expected to house 500 single adult men for up to four days, only had two or three migrants housed there as of Wednesday night.

Tent shelters for migrants opening on Randall's Island

Asylum seekers will start moving into the tent shelters on Randall's Island on Wednesday. The city had to move these tents from Orchard Beach to Randall's Island due to flooding concerns.

Migrant tent shelter will be on Randall's Island, not at Orchard Beach

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced late Monday that a tent complex to give temporary housing for hundreds of migrants would be moved from Orchard Beach in the Bronx to Randall's Island.