NYC facing trash troubles as cuts to Department of Sanitation's budget bite

Trash is beginning to pile up all across New York City as budget cuts to the Department of Sanitation mean less trash cans and less pickups.

Bronx house fire kills 5-year-old: Officials

A fire that started in the basement of a home left a 5-year-old boy dead and two adults hospitalized.

Suspect killed after gunfight with NY state police in Rockland County

Police say a suspect opened fire on two state troopers during a traffic stop on I-87 in Ramapo. The officers returned fire, killing the suspect.

NYC crime stats 2023: Are crime rates up or down in the city?

New York City crime news has dominated headlines throughout 2023, but what do the statistics show? Is NYC safer than it was in 2022?

Brooklyn Bridge vendor ban goes into effect Wednesday, veteran vendors pushback

Beginning Wednesday, vendors will be banned from selling trinkets and souvenirs on the walkways and bikeways of the city's bridges, in order to ease overcrowding.

Whooping cough cases spike on Long Island

A spike in whooping cough cases has led health officials in Suffolk County, Long Island, to issue an alert.

Clarkstown murder-suicide: Community mourns loss of kid brothers

Clarkstown police believe both brothers, Liam Morgan and Gabriel Morgan, along with their mother, were shot and killed by their father, Watson Morgan, a sergeant in the Bronxville Police Department, who then turned the gun on himself inside their New City home.

These New York laws take effect in 2024

Several new laws in New York are taking effect in 2024, from protecting tenants and employee rights to minimum wage increases across New York City, Long Island and Westchester.

Canarsie shooting: Boy, 15, killed outside Brooklyn NYCHA complex

According to the NYPD, the boy, identified as Javel Lawton, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest outside the rear of 1550 E. 102 St., which is the Bay View Houses in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.

Earthquake in NYC reported, linked to Roosevelt Island 'explosion' reports

An earthquake was reported in New York City and may have prompted reports of an explosion on Roosevelt Island. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens.

Can destructive earthquakes hit NYC? Here's what experts say

Could an earthquake hit NYC? Experts explain why quakes are just as common on the East Coast as they are on the West Coast.

NYC pro-Palestinian protesters block roads near JFK Airport, march toward Wall Street

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched over to Wall Street in New York City for a demonstration, while hours before, the long line of backed up passengers waiting to get into JFK's AirTrain Terminal grew quickly following tightened security amid protests there.

NYC migrant crisis: Buses bound for Big Apple drop migrants off in New Jersey, Secaucus mayor says

Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said buses of migrants bound for New York City have been stopping at the train station in his town in an apparent effort to evade an executive order by Mayor Eric Adams.

Cross Island Parkway crash in Queens leaves 5 dead; victims ID'd

The victims in the crash on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens have been identified as Kazeem Ramsahai, Mario Ocampo, Dayanara Benitez-Ocampo, Salma Garcia-Diaz, and Jordy Bentances, the NYPD said.