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...
Study uncovers grim threat hiding under NYC skyscrapers: ‘deep concern’
New York City’s iconic skyline hides a slow-motion hazard beneath its foundations. A growing body of research finds that the sheer weight of the city’s towers is pressing the land downward at the same time that surrounding waters are rising, a combination scientists describe as a “deep concern” for the nation’s...
NYC Nurses Strike: Union agrees to reach deal on maintaining health benefits
The nurses' union says they have reached a deal on maintaining health benefits at two hospitals - this was a key sticking point.
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...

















