Brooklyn NY

Macsteve Diaz, 26, of Queens, was arrested after officers stopped a 2025 Jeep on Daly Boulevard in Oceanside at about 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, according to detectives. The vehicle had been reported stolen, police explained. When officers attempted to take Diaz into custody, he resisted, resulting in injuries to...

The first baby born in New York City in 2026 made her entrance right at the stroke of midnight in Harlem, marking a joyful start to the new year for one local family and hospital staff alike. According to NYC Health + Hospitals, the baby girl was delivered at Harlem Hospital at exactly 12 a.m. on Jan. 1, officially...

Two people, including a 17-year-old, were injured after being shot minutes apart in separate incidents in Newark on Thursday night, officials said. A “concerned citizen” drove a man to University Hospital after he was shot shortly before 8:40 p.m. near the corner of Isabella and South Orange avenues, Newark police...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to bring in the “warmth of collectivism” has triggered a hysterical meltdown among high-profile MAGA figures. Mamdani’s inaugural speech Thursday capped off a triumphant year in which the 34-year-old rose from a virtual unknown to mayor of the largest city in the country,...

The camera footage, which is dark and snowy, shows Isac shifting his car into reverse as a man approaches the driver's side window and begins beating on it

The mother of a toddler who fell 20 stories to his death from an apartment in Newark has sued the building’s owners, claiming they routinely replaced broken windows with thin layers of Plexiglas. The woman was living with her mother and three children, ages 1, 2 and 5, in...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The first babies born on Staten Island in 2026 were welcomed into the world just minutes apart. At 2:27 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, Sahar Irfan and Usman Janjua of Dubai welcomed their first child, Muhammad Usman, at Richmond University Medical Center. “We are welcoming 2026 with...

Police are searching for several suspects after a 24-year-old man was shot during a dispute at a bodega in the Bronx on Thursday night.

New York City and the state will enact several new laws in 2026, primarily pertaining to employment, health care and consumer protection.

Newark, NJ – Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man captured on video stealing a victim’s wallet during a confrontation on a city street last weekend, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. The incident occurred around 10:35 a.m. on December 28 near Sumo…