FDNY welcomes nearly 300 firefighters in newest, diverse graduating class

The FDNY celebrated the graduation of 284 new probationary firefighters on Friday, one of the most diverse classes in the Department's history.

Maria Gomez-Perez found safe in Ohio, Guatemalan national arrested

Authorities have arrested a 34-year-old Guatemalan national after deputies say he was found with 12-year-old Maria Gomez-Perez at an Ohio shopping center.

Bodycam shows shots fired at NJ police during domestic dispute call

Heart-pounding police body camera footage shows the moments two New Jersey police officers came under fire during a domestic dispute earlier this year. 

US-Canada illegal border crossings surge – and those migrants are heading to NYC

Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border are surging, and many migrants enter undetected through Upstate New York before reaching their final destination: New York City. Here's what FOX 5 NY found in Clinton County, N.Y.:

Yellow cabs wait near US-Canada border to drive migrants to NYC

Some New York City yellow taxi drivers are making the five-hour trip to Plattsburgh, New York, profiting off of migrants after they cross the U.S.-Canada border.

Crowdfunding effort launched to save beloved West Bank Cafe

The theater community in New York City is rallying together to attempt to save the West Bank Café in Hells Kitchen and its Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Manhattan diamond dealer charged in scheme to swap real diamonds for fakes

A Manhattan diamond dealer with a history of gemstone fraud was indicted Thursday in what officials describe as a scheme to swindle his fellow merchants out of nearly half a million dollars by replacing their real diamonds with lab grown imitations.

NYC Summer Streets 2024 kicks off this weekend

The NYC Summer Streets program kicks off on Saturday, July 27, in Queens and Staten Island.

Mexican cartels linked to migrant smuggling operations at US-Canada border: RCMP

While the national spotlight shines on the influx of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the northern border remains porous, accessible and exploitable – and international crime rings know it.

New York State bans realistic active shooter drills in schools

The New York State Department of Education is banning realistic active shooter drills in schools after parents and teachers voiced their concerns, calling the drills too traumatic for students.

Padres' Dylan Cease throws no-hitter; second in MLB this season

Dylan Cease tossed a no-hitter on Thursday against the Washington Nationals, marking the second time a Padre had ever done so.

Woman shares how a bystander saved her during random attack in NYC

The woman says no one stopped to help her during attacked in broad day light--except for one concerned stranger turned friend.

Explosive device found in car outside East Harlem NYPD precinct

Police say a domestic dispute led to a homemade “potentially viable improvised explosive device" being discovered inside a car in East Harlem on Wednesday morning.

Reports of officer shot in Rahway, NJ

The New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association said in a tweet on Wednesday evening that an officer had been shot, and is currently at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

FBI searches home of former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul

The FBI has searched the Long Island home of a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The former staffer, Linda Sun, has not been accused of wrongdoing.