FDNY EMS lieutenant fatally stabbed in Queens

A man has been taken into custody after FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was stabbed to death in Queens on Thursday afternoon.

Riverdale set to host first-ever Restaurant Week

The one-week event features 29 restaurants from the Kingsbridge and North and South Riverdale neighborhoods where many restaurants are still trying to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

FDNY honors EMS lieutenant who was stabbed to death

Purple and black bunting now drapes the entrance to EMS Station 49 in Queens. The bunting was hung in a solemn ceremony to mourn the loss of FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, who was stabbed to death in a random attack.

Russian consulate vandalized in NYC

The Russian consulate in New York City was vandalized on Friday morning.

Tracking Ian for NY and NJ impacts

The remnants of Hurricane Ian could start to impact parts of New Jersey on Friday night and the New York City area on Saturday.

As sex assaults rise, NYC women take up self-defense

Last week, the NYPD reported that rapes are up in the city by nearly 11%, while other sex crimes have risen more than 15% this week to date.

High school basketball player fatally shot in face in NYC

A 17-year-old girl was shot in the face and died as she hung out on a Brooklyn street with her friends.

NYC schools see drop in math scores, increase in reading

New research indicates a concerning drop in math scores among students in New York City, however, the number of children with proficient reading scores has increased.

81-year-old NYC woman has jaw broken in attack by sex offender

An elderly woman was choked and punched unconscious in a brutal attack by a neighbor who is a convicted sex offender, the NYPD says.

Man pleads guilty in death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes

The man charged with fatally striking "Gone Girl" actor Lisa Banes with an electric moped last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

NYPD: Criminals using scooters, mopeds to avoid capture

The NYPD is concerned about a growing way for criminals to escape their brazen and at times heinous crimes: motorized scooters and mopeds.

Brooklyn woman found chopped up in suitcases identified

The NYPD has identified a Brooklyn woman who was found chopped up in suitcases and has classified her death as a homicide.

The internet is losing its mind over a journalist who’s never heard of Panda Express

“Sorry to all the outraged and over-the-top Twitter posters, but I was NOT that familiar with Panda Express!” wrote a journalist who wrote an ignorant review of a new location for the fast-food joint.

Arrests in $1M robbery of Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead

The NYPD says two men have been arrested for the robbery of a Brooklyn bishop while he was in the middle of a church service.

'Boom parties' in NJ keeping people up all night on Staten Island

Staten Island residents have grown frustrated with the ground-shaking vibrations from ‘boom parties’ but they haven't been able to do anything about them because they're not taking place in New York.

12 people shot in 9 hours across NYC

The NYPD is investigating several shootings that rattled neighborhoods in four boroughs on Tuesday. Many of the victims were innocent bystanders.

4 men shot in Harlem

4 men standing on a Harlem street corner were shot on Tuesday night.

Army: Building seawalls, storm gates will protect NYC area amid climate change

In a report on its coastal resiliency study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has laid out its plans to protect New York Harbor from flooding. The plan is to build seawalls, levees, and storm surge gates.

Why cities on the same latitude as NYC have different weather

A ride around the world at the 40-degree latitude where New York City sits will have you move through cities in Spain, Italy, Turkey, and China. Even though different cities can be along the same latitude, they don't always have the same weather. Why is that?

Moped-riding gunman shoots elderly bystander in the Bronx

An elderly man walking down the street was hit by a stray bullet when a gunman fired at a group of people in the Bronx.