NYC COVID: Health department urges use of masks in public places and in crowds outdoors
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is recommending all New Yorkers wear masks in certain settings, again, in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Three women charged after violent food fight at Lower East Side restaurant
Shocking video on social media shows three women attacking employees at Bel Fries on the Lower East Side after allegedly refusing to pay for the extra sauce they had ordered.
Teen’s ‘I Voted’ sticker design goes viral: ‘How everybody’s feeling about politics right now’
When voters in Ulster County, New York, head to the polls this November, they’ll likely get this sticker as a reward.
R. Kelly off suicide watch
R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch following the R&B singer's sentencing in a federal sex abuse case, prosecutors said.
Long Island shark attack: Beaches reopen with drones on patrol
Lifeguards at Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches started their shifts an hour early on Monday morning to scan the water for signs of sharks. Over the weekend, a shark bit a lifeguard who was in the water for a training exercise.
Parasitic worms found across US parks put kids, pet owners at risk
Eggs of the tiny worm, which are found in pets' fecal matter, have been widely detected in New York City public spaces, with evidence of significant levels of contamination in all five boroughs.
Man accused of stalking Taylor Swift at two NYC properties
Police say 35-year-old Joshua Christian entered two residential buildings linked to Taylor Swift and "made threats on an intercom" at one of them.
Toddler dies after falling from Manhattan balcony
The victim, a 3-year-old boy, reportedly fell from the 29th floor of a Harlem highrise.
Shark attack on Long Island investigated
Police in Nassau County say they are investigating a possible shark attack.
Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin's ex-lawyer has 'run away' with her court file, impeding her appeal
Sorokin has been locked up in ICE custody as she fights her deportation to Germany.
Upper East Side shooting: Stroller pushing mother gunned down
20-year-old Azsia Johnson was shot in the head as she pushed her 3-month-old daughter in a stroller on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
FBI names ‘Cryptoqueen’ to Ten Most Wanted list
The FBI has added Ruja Ignatova, a.k.a. 'Cryptoqueen', to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $4 billion in a scam.
Carnival Magic fight while at sea investigated by NYPD
A fight aboard a cruise ship while at sea was under investigation by the NYPD after the ship returned to Manhattan early Tuesday.
Rudy Giuliani slapped by supermarket employee while campaigning for son
Police say the worker at a grocery store approached Giuliani from behind and slapped him on the back.
NY concealed carry case: Supreme Court strikes down state's gun law
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that New York's concealed carry statute that requires an individual to establish "proper cause" in order to obtain a license violates the U.S. Constitution.
Supreme Court gun case: States with strict gun laws weigh next steps after ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a permit to carry a gun in public.
Bulldozed: Dozens of illegal motorcycles crushed in Brooklyn
A bulldozer revved its engine, spewed black exhaust, and proceeded to roll over nearly 100 unregistered dirt bikes, ATVs, and minibikes at an impound lot in Brooklyn.
NYC taxi crashes into people on Manhattan sidewalk
Three people remained in critical condition Tuesday after a taxi crashed onto a sidewalk in Manhattan.
Buffalo mass shooting: Payton Gendron in federal court on hate crime counts
Payton Gendron, the white man who shot to death 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket made his first appearance in federal court on hate crime charges.
DNA retest concludes acquitted man was the likely killer after all, Florida prosecutor says
A man acquitted at retrial after his conviction and death sentence for raping and murdering a woman was overturned was almost certainly the actual killer according to new DNA tests, a Florida prosecutor announced Wednesday.