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Zohran Mamdani will be the first New York City mayor to be sworn in on a Quran when he takes office at midnight on Jan. 1, officials said. Mamdani, who will be the first Muslim to lead City Hall, will use at least three different sets of Islam’s holy book to take the oath of office during his private and public...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as his pick for schools chancellor on Wednesday.

A Florida woman had a scare at Newark Liberty Airport when her cat escaped its carrier at the baggage drop. Airport officials say the cat, named Coco, was tracked down after alarms went off when the owner tried to chase it. "She opened the top of the little carrier and...

Owner Buzzy Levine said security cameras captured a man taking two mandolins from the wall and tucking them into his jacket.

A tourist was stabbed in the leg in a random attack as he tied his shoe just outside of New York City’s bustling Bryant Park Monday evening, according to police and sources. The 44-year-old man visiting from Canada was knifed in the left leg by a stranger near 40th Street and 6th Avenue at the southeast corner of the...

(The Center Square) – Another alleged ISIS sympathizer has been charged with an international terrorism offense in Texas, again in the Dallas area, by way of New York City. John Michael Garza, Jr., 21, of Midlothian, Texas, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign...

One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below the Waterford crystal ball towering over Times Square, and soon the crowd loudly joins together in a final countdown chorus. “ … 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …” By the time fireworks blast off on the hour and...

There’s nothing we appreciate quite like a well-thought-out plan. If we’re already brainstorming PTO for the new year , we should have the 2026 federal holidays at hand, no? Our calendars would be incomplete without ’em. While yes, it’s still a bit early to be daydreaming about a time off — especially considering...

There were 31 homicides this year -- the lowest level since 1953.

Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head at a Crown Heights apartment building Tuesday morning. According to police, officers were called just after 4 a.m. to a building at the Albany Houses on Bergen Street, where they found the victim. EMS rushed him to NYC Health +...