Brooklyn subway shooting: What’s known about the victims
New York authorities said multiple victims suffered injuries from gunshot wounds, shrapnel and smoke inhalation.
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigns after not-guilty plea in campaign donation scheme
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, creating a political crisis for her seven months after she selected Benjamin as a partner to make a fresh start.
Brooklyn subway shooting witness recalls 'mayhem' inside train
Kenneth Foote-Smith was on the Brooklyn subway train when a man started shooting Tuesday morning. He recalled a man at the door of the car behind his with "fear in his eyes" while everyone was screaming.
'SoHo Karen' guilty of felony hate crime but avoids prison
Miya Ponsetto, the so-called SoHo Karen, will avoid time behind bars if she successfully serves two years of probation without running into trouble with the law. In December 2020, she falsely accused a Black teen of stealing her phone.
Teenage MS-13 associate 'La Diablita' found guilty on all counts in Long Island murders
Leniz Escobar, who went by the name "Diablita" or "little devil" on social media, was found guilty of luring a group of young men to a wooded area in Central Islip where members of the MS-13 gang beat and hacked them to death in 2017.
Buffalo officers who pushed 75-year-old activist to ground cleared of wrongdoing
Two Buffalo, NY police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing for shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground during a June 2020 protest.
NYC tourists scramble in Times Square after 'huge explosion' caused by manhole fires
No injuries were immediately reported.
Dad convicted of running sex cult out of daughter’s dorm room
A man who moved into his daughter's college dorm and charmed her schoolmates with stories about his wisdom was convicted Wednesday of charges that he exploited the close-knit group, using threats and violence to enrich himself with millions of dollars.
NYC mayor buys billboards in Florida to denounce controversial law, lure unhappy Floridians to move north
New York City is launching an advertising campaign in Florida with billboards across the Sunshine State, including here in Tampa, to denounce the state's controversial Parental Rights in Education law that forbids instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-3. The billboards invite Floridians unhappy with the new law to move to NYC.
Long Island cops corral slippery seal out on the town
A wayward seal has been captured after an early morning foray through the town of Southampton in Suffolk County.
Ghislaine Maxwell's request for retrial denied by judge
A judge has declined to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror’s failure to disclose he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Pack of attackers target boy in subway
The NYPD wants to find seven suspects who attacked a 14-year-old boy inside a subway station in East New York, Brooklyn.
Trooper reunites man with family who left him behind at New York rest stop
A family traveling in New York realized they left their elderly relative at a rest stop when a New York State Trooper contacted them three hours later, New York State Police said.
400 bulletproof vests donated for Ukraine stolen in NYC
About 400 bulletproof vests that were donated to be shipped to Ukraine were stolen in New York City.
NYC woman accused of torturing, holding online date hostage for $100K
A 22-year-old New York City woman faces attempted murder charges over claims she duped a Tinder date into coming to her apartment where he was allegedly tortured and held for a $100,000 ransom.
Long Island man wins $10M lottery... again!
A Long Island man who says he's "still trying to spend the $10M I won in '19" has won a $10M lottery for the second time.
Paislee Shultis, NY child missing since 2019, found hidden under staircase
Paislee Shultis was reported missing in 2019. She was found in a hidden room under a staircase in upstate New York.
Man assaults child in Harlem restaurant
In a disturbing surveillance video, the man can be seen striking a child and knocking them to the ground.
Teen charged with shooting NYPD officer in the Bronx freed on bond
A teenage rapper who is charged with shooting an NYPD officer is now free on bond.
NYPD hero cop Wilbert Mora saved 5 lives with his organs
Officer Wilbert Mora's "heroic gift of organ donation" has saved five people, according to an organ donation group. The hero cop was taken off life support on Tuesday.