Rats are running rampant in New York City

Rat sightings are up and they are everywhere, according to New York City officials.

Long Island gas stations accused of excessive credit card charges

As if we didn't already have enough to worry about with gas prices, it turns out some gas stations on Long Island are charging a substantially higher price for cards versus cash.

Death of Julio Ramirez remains a mystery over a month later

A candlelight vigil was held in Times Square for Julio Ramirez, who was found dead in the back of a taxi in April.

Boat crashes into Fire Island bulkhead, flinging man into water

Police officers and a bystander rescued a man whose boat slammed into a bulkhead on Fire Island on Wednesday evening, police said.

Ex-NYPD cop who fired gun into Atlantic Ocean gets prison

David Afanador will spend up to four years in prison in connection with firing a 9mm Beretta he wasn't authorized to carry into the ocean off Long Beach.

George Washington Bridge going cashless beginning July 10

The busy George Washington Bridge connecting New Jersey and New York City is moving to cashless tolls, and in the process removing a reminder of a notorious piece of history.

Teen robbed, beaten at gunpoint as crowd watched in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Police are on the hunt for the armed mob who attacked a 14-year-old boy as a crowd watched on, even recording the assault on cell phones.

61-year-old man sucker punched in Brooklyn dies five days later

A 61-year-old man who was sucker-punched in the head and knocked unconscious while walking along a street in Bedford-Stuyvesant died five days later, the NYPD announced Thursday.

NYC Fitness Week: Studios offering deals on workouts

Participating studios are offering buy-one-get-one-free promos on classes. Some studios are also offering discounts on memberships. More than 150 studios are participating.

Girl hit by bullet inside her Queens home

A girl sitting at her dining room table was hit by a bullet when shots were fired outside her Queens home.

Video: Bronx hit-and-run driver leaves 12-year-old girl hospitalized

In the video, the car, a dark-colored BMW sedan, strikes the girl sending her airborne, before briefly stopping and then driving away.

NYC Mayor Adams testifies before Congress on gun violence

"We are facing a crisis that is killing more Americans than war," Adams testified. "I am here today to ask every one of you, and everyone in this Congress, to stand with all of us and end gun violence."

Long Island town considering restricting gun stores near downtown

The town of Riverhead, in Suffolk County, is considering implementing new rules about where gun shops can and cannot be located.

Donald Trump agrees to answer questions in New York's civil probe

Former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump have agreed to answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices.

House candidate Carl Paladino posts about mass shooting conspiracies

The post also included theories about CIA mind-control and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and John Lennon, and vaccines.

Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims and survivors testify in Congress

Families of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas appeared before a U.S. House committee Wednesday in an effort to share the human impact of gun violence and the urgency for lawmakers to enact gun control legislation.

Hilary Swank returns lost dachshund to New York woman

A New York woman searching for her lost dog got a surprise when it was found by Oscar-winning actor Hilary Swank. While filming a movie in Albany, the actor reunited a lost pooch with distraught owner Chelsea Blackwell.