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.

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.

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.

Statue of Theodore Roosevelt removed from front of NYC's Museum of Natural History

The iconic bronze statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that stood in front of the Museum of Natural History in New York City for over 80 years has been removed. The statue, which also features a Native American and a Black man standing at his side, was taken down after some argued it glorified colonialism and racism.

Cardi B paying funeral costs for Bronx fire victims

Rapper Cardi B says she will cover the burial expenses for each victim of the tragic Bronx fire earlier this month.

New York AG says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials

The New York attorney general's office late Tuesday told a court that its investigators had uncovered evidence that President Donald Trump's company used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.

Bronx apartment fire victims identified

The FDNY and NYPD released the identities of the nine adults and eight children who were killed in the Bronx apartment fire. The victims ranged in age from 2 to 50.

NYC fire: 17 dead in Bronx apartment fire including 8 children

An investigation was underway Tuesday into the deadly apartment fire in the Bronx that killed 17people. This, as some residents were allowed back in to retrieve their belongings.

NYC apartment fire: AG warns of charitable scams in wake of deadly inferno

New York Attorney General Letitia James is offering tips on how to avoid scams when donating to assist families of a deadly apartment building fire in New York City.