COVID cluster linked to Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island

The city's Health Department is investigating what it calls a "cluster of COVID-19 cases" linked to the Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island.

Gabby Petito's father and stepfather seek answers

Gabby Petito, who is originally from Long Island, has been missing for several weeks. Her dad, Joseph Petito, appeared on Fox News on Wednesday morning, becoming even more desperate in the search.

Judge blocks New York's medical worker vaccine mandate

Judge David Hurd in Utica has temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated.

Gabby Petito disappearance: Boyfriend 'refusing to tell Gabby's family where he last saw her'

Gabrielle Petito went missing during a road trip with her boyfriend. Over the weekend, her boyfriend and the van they were traveling in was found at his North Port family's home.

Backwards bolt: Watch as lightning heads skyward from NYC's World Trade Center

A thunderstorm that rolled through New York City Monday night put on a dazzling display of lightning, including several bolts that struck the World Trade Center.

SHOCKING: Woman kicked down Brooklyn subway escalator

The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying the man who kicked a woman causing her to fall down an escalator inside a subway station in Brooklyn.

Gabby Petito disappearance: Van found at boyfriend's North Port family home

Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend were driving a converted camper van from Florida to New York and then to national parks out west when Gabrielle went missing. The van they were traveling in was located this weekend at a home in Sarasota County.

9/11 fallout includes decades of worry about toxic WTC dust

The U.S. has spent $11.7 billion on care and compensation for those exposed to the toxic dust and fires that burned at ground zero for weeks after the attacks.

New York mother accused of killing newborn

A grand jury has indicted a woman from suburban Buffalo on charges that she killed her newborn son and put his body in the trash.

NYPD treating 9/11 anniversary in 'elevated threat environment'

The NYPD said it is treating the 9/11 anniversary in an 'elevated threat environment' despite no known credible threats against New York City.

Biden declares ‘code red’ on climate change after touring Ida damage in NY, NJ

“People are beginning to realize this is much, much bigger than anyone was willing to believe,” President Joe Biden said while touring Hurricane Ida damage. “Even the climate skeptics are seeing that this really does matter.”

Ida flooding: At least 45 dead as deluge slams NY, NJ, Pennsylvania

A stunned U.S. East Coast is facing a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain.

NYC flooding: What caused the sudden, severe deluge in the Northeast?

By Monday evening, Ida had already been downgraded to a tropical depression, so what caused the major weather disaster in the region? A combination of factors were at play.

Gov. Hochul adds 12,000 more COVID-related deaths to state count

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.

TV Academy revokes Cuomo's Emmy after resignation

Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat Tuesday, losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.

NYC teachers, staff required to get COVID vaccine with no opt-out option

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday.