Delivery worker pay ignites firestorm after controversial new NYC tipping rule
New York City’s latest attempt to shore up delivery worker pay has set off a fierce clash between regulators, gig platforms, workers, and customers. A new tipping rule, paired with an aggressive minimum pay regime, is forcing apps to change how they nudge users to reward couriers and how they structure fees. The...
Attorney General identifies man killed in Newark police-involved shooting
Newark, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified both the officer and the civilian involved in a fatal police shooting that occurred January 19, 2026, in Newark. The man who died was 42-year-old Wali Bey of Newark, authorities said Friday. According to the preliminary investigation, plainclothes...
New York boy, 15, missing after traveling to NYC to meet someone he met...
The family of a missing 15-year-old Long Island boy say their son disappeared two weeks ago after going to New York City to meet someone he met through the online game Roblox. Thomas Medlin left the Stony Brook School around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 and “ran” to the Stony Brook Train station, where he boarded a train to...
Here are latest totals and inch counts for North Jersey towns
New Jerseyans woke up on Jan. 25 to homes, roads, yards and cars blanketed in snow from the major winter storm — and flakes continued to fall through the afternoon. Wonder how many inches have already accumulated in North Jersey? Read below for Sunday afternoon inch counts for Jan. 25 from the National Weather...
FDNY: No injuries reported in morning Staten Island restaurant fire
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a Tottenville Italian restaurant early Saturday morning, according to an FDNY spokesperson. Fire officials said the fire originated in the kitchen at Patrizia’s of Tottenville, located at 4916 Arthur Kill Rd., just after 6 a.m. and had already been...
NYC snow update: Latest models, updated totals
FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods has the latest on the snowstorm hitting New York City.
Dad shot dead after celebrating his birthday in NYC: sources
A dad who was shot dead after a night out in the Bronx celebrating his 43rd birthday, according to cops and a report. Keon Gill, 43, was fatally shot in the chest and an unidentified 35-year-old man was shot in the knee after the festivities at West 242nd Street and Broadway in Riverdale at about 2:50 a.m., cops and...
Fuel Dump Drama: United Honolulu Flight Forced Back to Newark
United Airlines passengers headed from Newark to Honolulu had their island getaway put on hold Saturday when Flight UA363 dumped fuel and turned back to Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after takeoff. The Boeing 767 landed safely, taxied back to the terminal, and passengers were deplaned. United later...
NYC deaths reported as snowstorm predicted to bring 10 inches, 16-degree temps
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that at least five New Yorkers passed away since the weekend’s steep temperature drop began. In an interview with The Weather Channel’s meteorologist Jim Cantore, Mamdani said that while it is too early to say how these New Yorkers died, it “is a reminder of how...
Developer who owns 40-acre Calverton industrial site indicted in $8.5M pandemic-era loan fraud
A New York City real estate developer who owns industrial land in Calverton is facing federal felony charges alleging he defrauded multiple pandemic-era relief programs out of millions of dollars. David Ebrahimzadeh, 45, of Manhattan, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of bank fraud,...

















