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While 'laundrobars' gain attention in New York City, businesses combining laundry with food and drinks have operated nationwide for decades, creating community spaces.

The Nassau County Police Department’s Electronics Squad Fraud and Forgery Unit announced the arrest of two New Jersey men for an elder scam that happened in Massapequa. On July 24 at 11:35 a.m., an 80-year-old female victim was contacted by an unknown male claiming to be an FBI agent. She was advised that she would...

BROOKLYN — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two young sisters who were last seen leaving their Bedford-Stuyvesant residence Thursday evening, according to the NYPD. Teleah Kelly,…

Tylik Thomas, 18, stood as valedictorian among 63 graduates at East River Academy within Rikers Island. It was a rare moment of triumph. The July 16 ceremony marked a powerful milestone for incarcerated youth. Many of them overcame significant educational and personal obstacles to earn their diplomas. “In some of...

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox 5 New York’s “Good Day New York,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) discussed the federal lawsuit filed over the city’s sanctuary policy and said that the law should be adjusted to allow for greater coordination with the federal government when it comes to violent criminals, but for...

New York happens to be one of the oldest settled places in the United States. Before it was settled by the Dutch it was home to many Native tribes who had their own stories and folklore. Many of those stories focused on beings or entities that roamed the land freely.

In the early part of the 20th century, Misha Weinberg fled the pogroms in Belarus and came to New York where he worked as a subway motorman while going to medical school. When Weinberg moved to Newark in 1920 and set up an office as a general practitioner, he didn’t know it at the time...

They’re braking cycles! Hundreds of needy Big Apple kids got free bikes at an event hosted by city Correction officers and the NYPD on Friday — as parents from hardscrabble areas gushed that the giveaway helped youngsters feel less fearful of figures in uniform. Roughly 400 kids and teens got brand-new bicycles,...

A six-month investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies revealed Anthony Rogers sold nearly two dozen illegal firearms, including three assault weapons and one machine gun, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Rogers was arrested Tuesday, July 22, during...

Edward M. O’Hagan, 51, received a 194-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Passaic County, NJ - Edward M. O’Hagan, 51, of Hawthorne, was sentenced to 194 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Alina...