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A 15-year-old New York City teen who was struck by lightning in Central Park has opened up on the incident, indicating that he feels “lucky” the electric shock didn’t cause him too much harm. High school sophomore Yassin Khalifa told ABC 7 News from his hospital bed that on Thursday afternoon, he was enjoying a...

NYCHA takes over a year to fix and clean vacant apartments before new tenants can move in. FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt reports nearly 6,000 NYCHA apartments are vacant across the city.

The NYPD is deploying additional resources to religious, cultural and diplomatic sites across New York City.

Ibrahem O. Elgebaly, 30, was taken into custody by Clifton police on Monday, June 16, on an active warrant out of East Rutherford, according to ERPD Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Elgebaly is accused of sending threatening messages via Facebook, email, and phone to the East Rutherford Recreation Director, Yannacone said. He...

Police released images of the suspect wanted for the assault on the subway in Long Island City, Queens.

Michael Daddea, a former prison mate of Luigi Mangione, discussed the alleged murderer’s daily life and his cleaning job in the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park. According to a since-deleted video posted on X, when Daddea arrived at the prison almost two weeks ago, a guard told him he would be...

Landlords of rent-stabilized apartments say their costs, including insurance and property assessments, have surged.

E-Citi Bikes now can't go faster than 15 mph. Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said the 20,000 e-bikes were harming public safety in the five boroughs. [ more › ]

Myron Williams of Newark convicted alongside co-defendants in sweeping federal case targeting Jersey City street gang tied to three homicides and widespread narcotics sales. Myron Williams, 31, of Newark, a member of the violent Marion Gardens street gang, was sentenced on June 17 to two consecutive life terms plus...

On a court-authorized search of 396-398 East 18th Street, detectives with the Sheriff Office’s Bureau of Narcotics (BON) arrested Jason E. Sizer, 42, following a narcotics investigation, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo. Sheriff’s detectives discovered a large quantity of illegal narcotics, including...