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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A 49-year-old woman was knocked to the ground Wednesday afternoon after a thief stole her cellphone during a sudden street robbery near East 29th Street and Avenue L, police said. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. when an unidentified man approached the woman, grabbed her phone from…

A nutjob whacked a 71-year-old man in the face with a shovel during a random attack in Brooklyn while the Big Apple was blanketed in snow , police said. The attacker crept up and said nothing when he smashed the elderly victim in the head during the terrifying assault near Stryker Court and West 1st Street in...

Zohran Mamdani has become New York City mayor just a few years after being an unemployed wannabe rapper, a few years after becoming an American citizen, and even a few years after flipping off Christopher Columbus. In other words, he’s the poster child of the modern Democratic Party, especially when we consider that...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New year, same old problems: New Yorkers are battling the subway blues, which increased its price for passage Sunday. Now $3 a pop, subway riders are grappling with yet another boosted expense without feeling like there’s much to show for it. Ian Ward told...

Katz's Deli on the Lower East Side is a testament to time-honored traditions and the belief that you can't rush good pastrami. Here's how long it takes to make.

The base cost to ride the subway or bus went up 10 cents to $3 on Sunday morning, as part of a larger increase in MTA tolls and fares.

Versions of this story were originally published in 2022 and 2024. It is among the truly iconic movie lines filmed in New Jersey. Even if you haven’t seen “The Godfather,” the epic 1972 crime film chronicling the Corleone family, you likely are familiar with Clemenza’s brutally casual, six-word guidance to Rocco upon...

Negotiations were continuing Friday to try to stop thousands of nurses from walking off the job at a dozen private-sector hospitals in New York City.

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Edgewater police received a phone call reporting a bomb threat at the Target located in Edgewater Commons, 543 River Road, at 1:41 p.m., according to the Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin. Officers cleared all patrons and employees from the store without incident, police said. The store was searched and deemed...