Death of 12-year-old Brooklyn boy under investigation after bullying claims
Romy Vilsaint died Friday after allegedly having been attacked twice at P.S. 361 last week.
Man goes over 20 years without paying mortgage, evading evictions along the way
A man has been avoiding eviction from his home for more than two decades after making only one mortgage payment and repeatedly battling banks and realtors in court. By skipping out on payments and interest, Guramrit Hanspal has reportedly saved more than $440,000 over the past 23 years.
NYPD searching for Maserati carjackers
The NYPD wants to find two suspects who carjacked the driver of a Maserati at gunpoint in Midtown Manhattan.
Woman who survived Holocaust, pandemic celebrates 100th birthday
A Long Island woman, who was born as the world was recovering from the last pandemic in the 1920s and escaped Nazi Germany, is now celebrating her 100th birthday.
'Steel Magnolias' and 'Moonstruck' actress Olympia Dukakis dies at 89
Over the course of her career, Dukakis won an Academy Award for supporting actress, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA nomination.
Rudy Giuliani's NYC home, office reportedly searched by federal investigators
Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
NYPD: Asian man critically injured in unprovoked Manhattan assault
The NYPD is investigating into a brutal, unprovoked assault against an Asian American man in Manhattan.
Family, friends memorialize DMX at homegoing ceremony in Brooklyn
Rapper DMX was mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York.
Suspected Capitol rioter arrested after bragging about siege to a match on Bumble dating app
A New York man was arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot after he allegedly bragged about storming the capitol to a match on the Bumble dating app. The messages were screenshotted and sent to authorities.
Mother of infant twins found dead inside Queens apartment charged with murder: NYPD
Twin babies, only 46 days old, were found dead inside of an NYCHA building in Queens. Their mother was taken into custody by police.
1 dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Long Island Stop & Shop; suspect arrested
One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket on Long Island on Tuesday.
Man threw Molotov cocktail at NYPD, authorities say
Authorities say the suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail at officers when he was pulled over before trying to drive away and crashing.
Man with rifle and ammo arrested in Times Square subway station
Police say 18-year-old Saddiq Teague was sitting on a subway platform with an unloaded AK-47 rifle and ammunition.
Daniel Prude case: Grand jury voted 15-5 to clear 3 police officers in death
Newly released transcripts show that a grand jury investigating the police suffocation death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, voted 15-5 not to charge the three officers involved in his restraint of a criminally negligent homicide charge sought by prosecutors.
Man arrested after calling medical center to report lost cocaine: Cops
A man was arrested on Long Island after he called a medical center to say he had left his cocaine there, said police.
Ex-Buffalo officer wins pension after being fired for trying to stop fellow cop's chokehold on suspect
Cariol Horne, a Buffalo, New York, police officer who was fired for trying to stop another officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect, has won a years-long legal fight.
Dad, son with autism collaborate on comic book series to help son better understand the world
In just one conversation, it won’t take long to realize Jake’s already got abilities just like his comic book counterpart. Autism isn’t his disability. It’s his superpower.
Meet the goth teen from Long Island whose yearbook photo went viral
Weronika Jachimowicz's yearbook photo went viral. Although she embraces her newfound social media fame, she says she wasn't always so comfortable in her own skin.
Woman's hair pulled, elderly man shoved to ground in latest anti-Asian attacks
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating two anti-Asian attacks, both in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Man beaten in $2 robbery at Bronx Kennedy Fried Chicken, cops say
A man was viciously beaten for $2 at a Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurant in the Bronx.