NYC drops mask mandate for children under 5

Masks will be optional for toddlers in New York City childcare settings beginning Monday.

National Puerto Rican Day Parade returns to NYC

Marchers made their way along 5th Avenue in Manhattan for the yearly celebration that honors the 3.2 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico and the culture, art, and achievement of Puerto Ricans.

Rapper Roddy Ricch arrested on weapons charge in NYC

Los Angeles rapper Roddy Ricch was arrested in Queens on gun possession charges, but the charges were apparently dropped on Sunday.

Man arrested after Queens fatal stabbing: NYPD

Authorities say that Mahadeo Sukhnandan, 50, stabbed 29-year-old Neraz Roberts to death early Sunday morning.

Andrew Giuliani barred from in-person debate over vax proof

Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani says he has been barred from participating in-person in an upcoming primary debate because he has refused to submit proof he's been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Manhattan woman, 79, found stabbed to death inside her apartment

Police have arrested and charged a suspect after 79-year-old Lanilda Nuez was found stabbed to death inside of her apartment in Hamilton Heights.

NYC protesters call for action on gun violence

Protesters fed up with gun violence marched from Brooklyn to Manhattan on Saturday to demand change.

Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role

A disciplinary branch of the District of Columbia Bar says the former New York mayor must answer to professional ethics charges for his role in then-President Donald Trump's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Queens teen hit by stray bullet inside her home speaks out

15-year-old Tamima Samira is already on the road to recovery and back in school after she was hit by a stray bullet in Queens earlier this week, but the emotional trauma from her experience will be much harder to overcome.

2 dead after fatal shootings in the Bronx, Brooklyn: NYPD

Police say 25-year-old Isaiah Brown and 21-year-old Delijah Farmer were shot and killed Friday night and Saturday morning.

They Might Be Giants singer-guitarist injured in NYC crash

Singer-guitarist John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants is recovering after being seriously injured in a car crash in New York City.

Drill rapper shot, killed at Bronx pharmacy

The NYPD is investigating a deadly shooting of a California drill rapper at a pharmacy in the Bronx.

New artistic director of New York Theatre Ballet grew up homeless

Steven Melendez, 36, was recently named Artistic Director of the New York Theatre Ballet. He is only the second person to hold that title in the company's 44-year history. 

Armed robbers in cars targeting people walking in Bronx, Manhattan

The NYPD is investigating a robbery pattern involving a group of people who jump out of a dark-colored sedan before threatening their victims at gunpoint. They've struck at least 26 times across the city.

Two teens dead after being pulled from waters of Jamaica Bay

Two 13-year-old boys have died after being pulled from the waters of Jamaica Bay by emergency personnel near the North Channel Bridge in Queens.

Connecticut cooking oil heist leads to highway chase

Connecticut police say two men from New York led them on a chase along Interstate 95 in a rental truck loaded stolen cooking oil and hit another car and injured a woman along the way.

Video: Rangers fan arrested after sucker-punching Lightning fan at MSG

A Staten Island man faces assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment charges after a brutal attack at Madison Square Garden after a Rangers game.