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The NYPD is asking for the public's help tracking down to brazen robbers who ripped the purse off a woman and then dragged her along a sidewalk in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Recently uncovered court documents from 1828 related to noted abolitionist Sojourner Truth will be on display after almost two centuries. The court papers from her successful court fight to reunite with a son sold to slavery were spotted in January by an eagle-eyed New York state archivist.

UPS has unveiled a battery-powered four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world's most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint. The slimmed-down vehicles look familiar enough with the company's gold-colored logo and accompanying stripe on a dark brown background.

The Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, rejected former President Donald Trump's last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices, clearing the way for his deposition in July.

Reese Scott, known as "Coach Reese," started on a journey of self-discovery nearly two decades ago that led to her becoming a fighter and eventually the founder and owner of Women's World of Boxing in East Harlem.

More than a dozen children were hurt when an inflatable slide tipped over, police said. At least one child suffered a broken leg.

New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.

The Dow Jones has fallen 16%, and the NASDAQ is down roughly 30%. The S&P 500 is down more than 20% from its January 3 peak.

Los Angeles rapper Roddy Rich will not face weapons charges in New York City after a gun arrest Saturday that formed him to miss a scheduled concert.

A toddler who was found alone at an intersection in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx late Monday night was reunited with his parents Tuesday.

During a televised debate Monday night, four Republican candidates for New York governor pledged to undo years of one-party rule and focus on battling crime if elected to office.

The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1-1/2-year absence.

Six years ago, John Cronin, who has Down syndrome, dreamed of starting a sock business. He and his dad launched an online store and quickly went from fulfilling 60 orders a day to well over a thousand with some 4,000 sock designs to choose from.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was signing the landmark legislation to protect abportion providers and those seeking abortions because "reproductive rights are human rights."

Black Lab Cafe caters to both humans and their four-legged friends. The coffee shop is owned by Lise Evans and her two sons, Nik and Kris Powers. They wanted to create a community space for dog lovers with the family's two black labs, Daisy and Lola, serving as the mascots.

The NYPD wants to find two suspects involved in the shooting of a man after he answered his door to what appeared to be delivery workers.

At least eight people were spotted riding atop a subway as it crossed the Williamsburg Bridge into Brooklyn.

An NYPD officer was stabbed to death inside her apartment in the Bronx, police said. Her estranged husband reportedly surrendered and now faces murder and other charges.

The FDA announced that three doses of the Pfizer vaccine appeared to be safe and effective in preventing COVID-19 in children under five, the only age group not yet eligible for shots.