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Homeless New Yorkers languished outside in below-freezing weather Wednesday even as the death toll linked to the unbearable cold hit double-digits – with some claiming the Arctic blast still beats the city’s shelter system. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has been under pressure to up its efforts to get the...

A driver was taken into custody after police say the individual intentionally and repeatedly rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in New York City.

Nicholas Deml, former Vermont corrections chief, has been appointed as federal overseer of NYC's Rikers Island jail complex. This federal takeover follows years of violence, deaths, and failed reforms. Deml must improve conditions before a planned 2027 closure. Mayor Mamdani pledges cooperatio...

A homeless career criminal was arrested Wednesday for allegedly setting the massive four-alarm weekend blaze that killed one person in a Bronx high-rise – by ripping a stove out of the wall, rupturing the gas line, cops and sources said. Samuel Calderon, 55, faces multiple charges – murder, manslaughter, assault,...

Another coastal storm is lining up to spread fresh snow across New York and New Jersey just as a punishing blast of Arctic air refuses to let go. Forecast models point to a track that favors accumulating snow for at least part of the region, while wind chills remain dangerous and cleanup from the last […]

On Day 3 of snow cleanup, rows of cars are still covered in snow, and some of the digging is just getting started.

NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) monitor a crowd outside of 26 Federal Plaza on October 21, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani's assurance came a day after the NYPD's Strategic Response Group arrested dozens of anti-ICE protesters. [ more › ]

Michigan, South Dakota, Wyoming, and New York have all been issued winter storm warnings and advisories.

ONLY hours remain before new speed limit rules come into effect in a major US state, clamping down on dangerous driving. This latest set of regulations introduce penalties for exceeding the speed limit by as little as 1mph. Even more urgently, the rollout is set for February 1. The stringent...

Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a state budget of $260 billion that includes new spending on low-income housing, an expansion of the J-51 tax break program for affordable building owners and harsher penalties for landlords who harass rent-regulated tenants. This is the fifth and final year of Hochul’s $25...