Pro-Palestinian protesters block traffic on Manhattan Bridge

Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the Manhattan Bridge Saturday evening, blocking traffic on the upper-level westbound lanes.

Gay couple sues NYC for denying IVF coverage

NYC is facing a lawsuit from a gay male employee who argues that the city's policy of only providing IVF coverage to women is discriminatory.

NYC, find those eclipse glasses: How to watch solar storm flares

NYC may miss out on the chance to see the northern lights, but the unusually large solar storm hitting Earth may produce another visual spectacle - sunspot flares, visible with eclipse glasses.

FOX 5 News Update: Rape suspect ID?ed, 11-year-old slashed
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In this FOX 5 NY Weekend News Update, we cover a brutal rape in the Bronx, an 11-year-old girl slashed in East Harlem, plus an Eastchester educator in the running to become America's Favorite Teacher.

Suspect identified after woman choked with belt, raped on NYC street: police

The NYPD says it is searching for Kashaan Parks, 39, the suspect allegedly behind the disturbing sexual assault that took place in the Bronx earlier this month.

NYC weather: Will rain dampen your Mother's Day plans? l Forecast

Rain showers are expected to fall throughout the day in NYC, but will the wet weather clear in time for Mother's Day in NY, NJ and CT?

Columbia University graduation ceremonies begin today: What to know

Columbia University in NYC is preparing for commencement ceremonies, which began today in Uptown at the Baker Athletics Complex.

Stony Brook University study uses AI to track public mental health via social media

As we hear more and more about artificial intelligence, a study out of Stony Brook University shows how AI can measure the public's mental health through social media.

11-year-old girl slashed near Harlem subway station: NYPD

An 11-year-old girl has been hospitalized after she was slashed near her ear close to a subway station in Harlem.

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump.

New York's legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds

New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the agency like a “mission-driven" startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review.

Man sentenced in New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square

Trevor Bickford, the man who admitted trying to kill three NYPD officers with a machete in a terrorist attack near Times Square on New Year’s Eve in 2022, was sentenced Thursday in NYC.

Brooklyn hit-and-run: Driver strikes, kills 71-year-old crossing street

Two women were struck in NYC, one fatally, while trying to cross the street along Eldert Street and Knickerbocker Avenue by a hit-and-run driver in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the NYPD said.