As Long Island flu cases spike, CDC director encourages getting vaccinated
According to health department data, the number of flu cases across Long Island is on the rise and officials are urging people to get vaccinated before gathering with friends and family for the holiday season.
City Hall honors hero NYPD officers for lifesaving work
Several NYPD officers and detectives were honored Monday for their bravery and split-second decisions that saved the lives of three men in separate incidents last month.
NYPD plan to encrypt police scanner transmissions draws criticism
City Council held a committee hearing on the NYPD's efforts to encrypt all radio transmissions of police officers. New York City's police radio channels have been accessible to the press and the public for over 90 years,
Clean-up of radioactive A-bomb remnants begins at former Staten Island uranium storage site
Decades after World War II, the federal government is finally cleaning up radioactive remnants from a site that once stored uranium used to develop the first atomic bomb.
NYC ban on police chokeholds upheld by state's high court
New York’s highest court has upheld a New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or compressing a person’s diaphragm during an arrest.
Torso found on NYC beach believed to be Emmy-award winning filmmaker
A torso found on a Queens beach is believed to be Irish filmmaker and photographer Ross McDonnell.
Cardi B calls out Mayor Adams over NYC budget cuts: 'We're gonna be drowning in rats'
Rapper Cardi B called out NYC Mayor Eric Adams over recent budget cuts in New York City and said crime and sanitation problems were only going to get worse.
Brooklyn parents rally against Mayor Adams's budget cuts threatening Pre-K, 3-K programs
Brooklyn parents are mobilizing against Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed budget cuts to the Department of Education which will weaken the beloved Pre-K and 3-K programs across the city.
FDR Drive southbound reopens as tractor-trailer hitch causes temporary closure
The southbound lanes on the FDR Drive in Manhattan have reopened at East 90th Street after a tractor trailer got stuck underneath an overpass.
Plane landing at LaGuardia aborts landing 100 feet above ground in near miss incident
A passenger claims that a Delta flight arriving at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday from Atlanta was only 100 feet above ground when it abruptly changed direction back towards the sky to avoid crashing into another plane.
NYCHA residents and migrants spar over food, resources in Queens
Tensions are rising between NYCHA residents and newly-arrived migrants over limited food and resources.
Gun charges dropped against NYC Councilwoman seen with pistol at pro-Palestinian protest
Authorities say City Council member Inna Vernikov surrendered the gun, which was found to be missing the recoil spring assembly, rendering it inoperable.
Mayor Adams unveils sweeping NYC budget cuts, blaming migrant crisis
A series of major budget cuts for NYC means that next year, the city will cancel the hiring of new NYPD officers and force the city's libraries to close on Sundays.
NYC pro-Palestinian rally: Hundreds swarm Midtown Manhattan's Moynihan Train Hall
Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are rallying in front of Midtown Manhattan's Moynihan Train Hall.
Craig Ross charges: Man accused of child rape after 9-year-old kidnapped from New York park, held for ransom
Craig Ross Jr., the man accused of abducting a nine-year-old girl from an upstate New York park in October, is now accused of raping the child while he kept her captive in a camper behind his mom's double-wide trailer.
NYC attempted kidnapping: DOE employee allegedly targeted girl walking to school
The girl was walking to school when she was allegedly approached by Yogeshwar Narine, who was standing next to his vehicle near Francis Lewis Boulevard and 113th Road in Queens Village.
Bronx apartment fire leaves 5 injured, 1 critically
Flames engulfed the large Bronx apartment building located at 2309 Holland Ave. in the Allerton section Friday just after 6 a.m., the FDNY said.
Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo lead celebrity cast to save 134-year-old church on Upper West Side
The duo lead a star-studded reading of the play "This is Our Youth" at the historic West Park Presbyterian Church on 86th and Amsterdam.
New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
A New York appeals court judge has paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial.
NYC weather forecast: Expect rain Friday night, weekend temperature drop
Plans this weekend? FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods has your weekend weather forecast for New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.