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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Need a few last-minute Easter staples? Better get to the store on Saturday. Several major retailers have announced they will be closed on Sunday, April 20, in observance of Easter, including stores like Target, big-box retailer Costco and discount grocer Aldi. Lowe’s also joined the other...

TIME is running out to claim checks from $10,000 to $48,000 in a $92.5 million settlement — and no proof is required. New York City agreed to the payout after a lawsuit claimed officials unlawfully kept people locked up past their release dates. The Department of Correction, which runs the city’s jail system,...

The creep in a “Scary Ghost Face” sweatshirt who raped a woman at knifepoint in Queens was busted this week, police said. Rody R. Morales Cu, 20, was nabbed Tuesday night by the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit in connection to the terrifying 3 a.m. Friday attack on a 50-year-old woman in Jamaica, police said. He was...

In New York City, you can find just about anything to eat, but it's probably going to cost you. That's why this $6 food market is such an amazing opportunity.

The notorious cop killer who ruthlessly executed NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne in 1988 epitomizes the “worst of the worst” and shouldn’t be granted parole, argued Brooklyn’s top federal prosecutor. US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York John Durham sent New York state parole board members an impassioned letter...

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that a former police officer and his presumed accomplice have been indicted over a bribery scheme in which the officer allegedly conducted unauthorized searches while assigned to Brooklyn Criminal Court. The information, which included confidential reports and...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For over a decade, tenants at the government-subsidized Park Hill Apartments in Clifton have complained about poor living conditions. Nearly three months ago, The Advance/SILive.com wrote about a 75-year-old resident of the complex enduring a month without heat this past winter. Over the years,...

Advances in DNA recently led to a breakthrough in the 20-year-old cold case killing of a New York City cab driver whose body was found in Connecticut, police say.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its agents and law enforcement partners apprehended 206 illegal immigrants during a weeklong operation in and around New York City. ICE says it targeted "egregious criminal alien offenders" in the operation, which took place from April 6-12. ICE said the enforcement was...

New York State Police announced on Thursday that they're attempting to locate a 16-year-old girl who was last seen about a month ago. The New York State Police are attempting to locate 16-year-old Evelyn R. Xol Caal, who was reported missing by her family members. They have asked the public to come forward with any...