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.

Team USA will play to win at Amputee Soccer World Cup

U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team is in Istanbul, Turkey, right now to compete in the Amputee Soccer World Cup. Before they left, some players told FOX 5 NY what this means to them.

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.

Murder trial begins of ex-cop accused of forcing son to sleep in unheated garage

Thomas Valva was only 8 years old when he was made to sleep inside an unheated garage and froze to death. His father, a former NYPD cop, is now on trial for the boy's murder.

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.

Historical battle re-enactors fear being targeted by NY gun law

Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state's new gun rules — an unplanned side effect of a law designed to protect the public's safety.

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.

Baby giraffe draws crowds of visitors on Long Island

The news of the newest member of the White Post Farms family — a baby giraffe named Savanna — is drawing crowds of animal lovers willing to wait on lines that stretch around the building.

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.