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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a local pizzeria brought some warm, cheesy goodness to hardworking firefighters serving Staten Island. Towne Deli Pizzeria served up about eight pies that the mayor handed out to FDNY Engine 167 & Ladder 87 on Annadale Road Saturday, according to manager Victor Polizzotto.

The NYPD Police Academy will soon be touchingly renamed after one of the department’s most storied fallen heroes — Detective Steven McDonald. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the sprawling 30-acre Queens campus, which is responsible for the training of New York’s Finest, will be named after McDonald because he...

Welcome to the Your Morning newsletter featuring the latest news across America! It’s Sunday, February 8, and there’s a lot happening today.

When Susan King’s disaster of a wheelchair hit the ice and got stuck, she knew she was in trouble. The 66-year-old was rolling down a Harlem sidewalk when her electric chair ran into a mound of snow and slush piled outside an M&T Bank. She fought to keep her balance. “The stupid thing wouldn’t budge,” King told The...

Con Edison electric power plant with two smoke stacks in Manhattan, New York City. A rate hike is hitting for Con Ed customers just as the freakish cold sets energy prices soaring. [ more › ]

When you’re craving chocolate, where do you go? While it’s easy to pop into a convenience or grocery store to grab a candy bar by the cash register, I prefer visiting a shop that makes its own chocolates and candies. Critchley’s Candies, a delicious chocolate shop in New Jersey, is a classic, nostalgic confectionery...

Wilfredo Roldos, 62, of Queens, was taken into custody following the incident on Beach 2nd Street at about 4:27 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, according to detectives. Officers responding to a reported disturbance learned that two male victims, ages 39 and 52, were approached by Roldos, who accused them of breaking his car...

A lot of New Yorkers treat the Hudson River like background scenery at best and a giant puddle to avoid at worst. But beneath that murky surface, the river is doing something wildly unusual: it changes direction about every six hours, flowing north and south in a daily tidal tug-of-war. Instead of flowing only toward...

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating Jackie Diakite, a 58-year-old man who has gone missing from the Edenwald neighborhood in The Bronx, New York. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward to help find him safely. Missing persons cases are always concerning, especially...

Editor’s note: This letter responds to Phil Zisman’s recent columns on the Domino Sugar rezoning. Read those pieces here and here. Phil Zisman’s recent articles criticizing the City Council’s rezoning of the Domino Sugar property in the downtown waterfront area suggest that instead the Council should have flipped the...