NYC migrant crisis: Heated protests held outside new Staten Island shelter

The Monday protests came after tensions flared Sunday outside Gracie Mansion at an anti-migrant rally organized by Guardian Angels' founder Curtis Sliwa.

Madison Square Garden's permit extended for 5 years amidst community pushback

The vote is by City Council's Land Use Committee extending Madison Square Garden's special permit to operate for just 5 years instead of ten.

West Point time capsule ends up just being filled with gray dust, disappointing historians

An audience at the U.S. Military Academy hoped to see military relics or historical documents pulled from the box. Instead, they let out a groan after experts pried open the top and pointed a camera inside to show just a layer of sediment on the bottom.

NYC crime: 4 people dead, including 2 children, in Upper West Side

Police said they were doing a wellness check on the 4th-floor apartment on West 86th Street around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Long Island tennis prodigy goes for first US Open title

A local tennis player by the name of Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo is calling next and will grace the courts of the last grand slam of the year.

NYC migrant crisis: Protests turn violent outside Gracie Mansion; 5 arrested

Demonstrators clashed with counter-protesters on the corner of E. 86th Street and East End Ave., where the situation escalated into physical violence, resulting in five arrests.

Service changes on F and M lines starting Monday, Aug. 28

Service changes on the F and M lines between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center in Manhattan and 36 St in Queens are rerouting trains both directions and partially suspending weekday trains.

Staten Island residents, lawmakers sue city over migrant shelter

Plans to house migrants and asylum seekers at a former Catholic school on Staten Island has drawn fiery pushback from residents and lawmakers.

E-cigarette use poses health risks in teens within 30 days, experts warn

According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported using E-cigarettes in 2021.

Motorcyclist dies in crash after NYPD sergeant threw a cooler at his head

Eric Duprey, 30, who had three young children and worked as a delivery driver, was pronounced dead within minutes of being struck on a Bronx sidewalk.

As COVID numbers increase, mask mandates return in some places

COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the nation and in our area, which means mask mandates may be returning in some places.

NYPD officer throws cooler at drug suspect on scooter, causing deadly crash

The New York Attorney General's Office is investigating after a scooter-riding drug suspect was killed when a NYPD officer hurled a picnic cooler at him from close range, causing a deadly crash.

Gov. Hochul pressures Biden over NY migrant crisis

In a speech, Gov. KAthy Hochul criticized the White House for not doing more to help with the surge of migrants coming to New York.

Queens DA vacates convictions for wrongfully incarcerated men

Reginald Cameron, who spent 8 years behind bars, Earl Walters, who was imprisoned for 22 years, and Armond McCloud, who endured a staggering 28 years behind bars, all received a long-awaited vindication in a courtroom Thursday.

Police searching for missing brothers in the Bronx

Officials say they were last seen on Monday at 4 pm leaving their home on Gerard Avenue in the West Concourse section.

Sunset Park hammer attack suspect arrested

Authorities say Wednesday afternoon just before 2, Ye attacked a mother and her 2 small children inside a room in an apartment building in Sunset Park.