Meet the K9 unit keeping Rikers Island safe from drugs, contraband

Louis Molina, the commissioner of the Department of Correction, invited FOX 5 NY for an exclusive look at the dogs in action.

New York City celebrates 53rd annual Pride March

LGBTQ+ revelers and allies partied coast to coast for the grand crescendo of Pride Month.

Brooklyn festival honors, highlights Caribbean heritage

The representation was on full display Sunday throughout the heart of Brooklyn for the Tropical Fete Carnival Festival.

Bullied Texas 9-year-old honored with NYC tour from NYPD

Michael Martinez, a 9-year-old from Texas with cerebral palsy, was honored by the NYPD on Friday after he was bullied for attending career day as a police officer.

Mayor Adams vetoes City Council housing voucher bills

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is vetoing four City Council bills intended to give more assistance to homeless people and address the city's affordable housing crisis, setting the stage for a showdown between the Mayor and the Council.

2 shot in Brooklyn, NYPD investigating

Police say a 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were shot in Bay Ridge on Friday afternoon.

NYC Pride March 2023: NYPD working 'to keep everybody safe'

Organizers have planned a series of concerts, live performances, and other events across the city all weekend to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

NYPD increasing subway-surfing patrols after teen's death

After a 14-year-old was killed in a subway surfing mishap on Thursday, the NYPD is stepping up security at subway stations citywide.

NYC proposed bill aims to raise fines for alternate side parking violations

A new proposed bill introduced by Lincoln Restler could see fines for not moving your vehicle rise significantly after the first ticket in New York City.

Hokey smoke! Flying squirrels soar through NYC treetops

New York has an overlap of northern and southern flying squirrels, and they’re actually in our parks feeding on acorns and fungi.

NJ firefighter returns 9/11 tribute from scrapped FDNY truck to firehouse

A firetruck with a tribute to fallen 9/11 firefighters was set to be scrapped when a fellow firefighter from New Jersey made sure the memorial made it back to its original firehouse.

Incumbents clash in Brooklyn's District 47 Council election

Currently, the district is represented by Councilman Ari Kagan, but now the district will also include parts of Councilman Justin Brannan’s Bay Ridge district as well.

'Sammy's Law' stalls in NY Assembly, advocates demand action

'Sammy's Law,' a bill which would allow New York City to dictate speed limits on city streets, was not brought to a vote before this year's legislative session ended.

Thomas Edison HS in Queens equips students for the future with life skills

Problem-solving, teamwork, leadership – just a few of the life skills being taught at the school, which has a 95% attendance rate and a 94% graduation rate.

Prosecutors seek at least 25 years in prison for gynecologist who abused dozens of women

Federal prosecutors say a gynecologist should face at least 25 years in prison for assaulting a “staggering number of victims” during a quarter-century career as a serial sexual predator disguised as a doctor at prestigious Manhattan hospitals.