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ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Galway man admits he threatened the family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Shane Daley, 40, sent harassing and threatening voicemails to a family member of Thompson — just hours after the December 2024 murder in New York City. The messages said the victim and Thompson’s children...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A teenage boy fell to his death while attempting to take pictures on top of a cellphone tower in Brooklyn on Friday, police sources told PIX11 News Friday evening. Police responded to a 911 call for help around 1:15 p.m. near Kent Avenue and North 10th Street, close to Bushwick Inlet […]

Heartbroken parents and teachers received the news that Incarnation School, a 116-year-old Catholic elementary school in Washington Heights that counts legendary Dodger sportscaster Vin Scully as an alum, will be shutting down at the end of the current academic year. It is one of three schools the Archdiocese is...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the new Office of Community Safety Thursday, signaling a shift in a public safety approach from policing to prevention and support programs.

Police are asking for the public's help after a man allegedly exposed himself to a 15-year-old on a Brooklyn subway platform, then calmly stayed behind as the teen fled on a Manhattan-bound train. According to a wanted notice from NYPD Crime Stoppers, the incident unfolded on Thursday, Feb. 26, at...

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani broke his Ramadan fast with Muslim inmates at Rikers Island, calling it one of the most meaningful evenings of his mayoral term.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a line about his wife. He’s used it three times now. It goes like this: “My wife is ... Read More

Stunning footage shows sparks fly as an out-of-control driver appears to drag two cyclists down a busy Harlem street — making no effort to stop — during a horrific crash that killed one person and injured four Thursday. The unidentified 49-year-old speed demon is shown in surveillance footage dragging two victims and...

The garbage police are back! The Mamdani administration has quietly resumed slapping New Yorkers with hefty fines for tossing food scraps in the trash instead of the compost, The Post has learned. The Sanitation Department has issued 516 summonses so far this year – ending a temporary enforcement pause on the...