NYC schools go all-remote; Cuomo warns of 'astronomical' positive test rates in state

All New York City Public Schools will temporarily close to in-person instruction beginning Thursday due to increasing coronavirus cases, announced school officials.

Arrest made in Manhattan attack on actor Rick Moranis

Police have made an arrest in the random attack on actor Rick Moranis on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up

A 75-foot Norway spruce arrived Saturday at New York City's Rockefeller Center to serve as one of the world's most famous Christmas trees.

NY grocery store threatened with boycott after offering discount to Trump supporters

A New York grocery store owner is facing boycott threats because he offered a 20% discount to Trump supporters – even after he said he would honor the deal for Biden backers, too.

Bystanders, officers rescue elderly couple from sinking

Two police officers and five good samaritans rescued a couple from their vehicle after it crashed into a canal in New York Tuesday. 

Brooklyn duck becomes social media sensation

There are lots of famous pets online, but a duck living in Brooklyn has become an unlikely social media star.

Broadway shutdown extended until May 30

Fans of Broadway will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume — until at least late May.

Drug dealers kidnapped NY grandparents, held them for ransom of cocaine or $3.5M, prosecutors say

Five alleged drug dealers are accused of kidnapping an associate’s grandparents from their northern New York home, ferrying them into Canada, and holding them hostage until police arrived -- all in an alleged attempt to recover just over 100 pounds of cocaine, U.S. officials recently announced.

Mother arrested for DUI in Long Island after crash with 3 kids in vehicle

A woman was arrested for driving under the influence with her three children in the car after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed it into a home in Brentwood, New York, on October 4, according to police.

Rick Moranis punched in head in random UWS attack

Actor Rick Moranis was reportedly the victim of a random attack on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Mother shot dead through window of 3rd floor Queens apartment

A woman was struck in the neck by a bullet that went through the window of her seventh-floor apartment in Jackson Heights.

Police: 2 dead, 14 wounded in shooting at party in Rochester, New York

As many as 100 people were at the gathering in Rochester, New York when gunfire claimed the lives of two people and left 14 others injured.

Cuomo won't ban Halloween trick-or-treating in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, he will not ban trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Mayor de Blasio will furlough everyone in his office, including himself

The New York City mayor says he is going to require everyone who works in his office to take a 5-day unpaid furlough because of a budget shortfall.

Macy's reworking Thanksgiving Day Parade 2020; show will not be live

A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy's says it is in the process of "reimagining" the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online.