FAA approves controversial LaGuardia AirTrain

The FAA's final approval of a planned monorail connecting trains from Manhattan to LaGuardia Airport means the Port Authority can pursue federal funding to help pay for the $2 billion project.

Shootings surge across NYC with incidents skyrocketing in Queens

A series of violent incidents have officials turning their attention to southeast Queens where multiple shootings have been reported in the borough in just one week.

Queens park hit-and-run suspect faces assault charges

Police charged a 29-year-old Queens man with assault, reckless endangerment, and more in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

Diversifying the City Council in New York

New Yorkers citywide used ranked choice voting for the first time in the June primaries.  Ranking the top five candidates instead of just one has been credited with helping get more women and minorities elected to public office.

New video, photos of gunman who shot 3 men in Queens

Police released additional photos and video of the suspects in a triple shooting in Jamaica, Queens.

Hit-and-run in Queens park highlights dangers of illegal motorbikes

The NYPD says a "two-wheel motorized device" slammed into a 4-year-old boy in a parking lot in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on Sunday.

Newlywed couple recovers lost diamond from engagement ring

A newlywed couple from Queens had a rocky start to their pandemic-delayed honeymoon after losing the diamond from their engagement ring.

Boy, 4, struck by motorcyclist at Flushing Meadows Park who fled scene

A boy, 4, inside Flushing-Meadows Corona Park was struck by a motorcyclist in a parking lot who fled the scene Sunday, according to cops.

Vandal smashes statues outside of Queens church

Security footage shows someone climbing into the church’s front garden in the middle of the night on Saturday, pulling the statues down and dragging one into an empty street.

Water, anti-Asian slur hurled at woman in Queens: NYPD

Authorities say a 55-year-old woman was walking her dog when a bigot threw water at her and called her an anti-Asian slur.

Queens DA: Television actor indicted in fatal shooting

A television actor has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a New York man in February.

Queens driver shot in stomach during possible road rage incident

Police are investigating a possible road rage incident in Queens that left a driver with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ

A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

9-year-old boy dead after fire in Queens

When responding firefighters put out the flames, they discovered the boy, who was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Elsa prompted warnings for boaters and beachgoers in NJ, NY

Dangerous, life-threatening marine conditions — including tropical storm-force winds, rough seas, and rip currents — developed over the Atlantic waters off the Jersey Shore and New York as well as the Long Island Sound.