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'Shaken' Judge Mulls Rikers Takeover | Lady Liberty: Pick Up Dog Doo | Deli Workers Choke Complaining Customer: DA | $1M Queens Drug Bust
Black-owned businesses along Fifth Avenue will host Juneteenth-themed celebrations Saturday.
A judge found jail officials' response to recent violence so lackluster she ordered steps Tuesday that could end with a takeover of Rikers.
Keechant Sewell, the NYPD's first woman commissioner, could be replaced by a man who undercut her power as top cop, reports say.
A tentative contract agreement announced Tuesday provides substantial wage increases for 120,000 United Federation of Teachers workers.
Two Rockaway deli workers face strangulation charges after prosecutors said their weekend attack on a customer left him clinging to life.
Sewell, the first woman to lead the NYPD, will step down after a year-and-a-half on the job, according to a report.
Severe Storms Could Hit City | Celebs Join Church Fight | 2 New Migrant Shelters | Bowling Alley Faces Wrecking Ball | Firefighter Drowns
"We are heartbroken to learn about the death of Firefighter Mark Batista," an FDNY statement reads.
The city is under a hazardous weather outlook Monday as forecasters monitor potential severe storm conditions.
Twenty miles of New York City's streets will be open July and August for walking, running, cycling and play — but not cars.
Aboubakar Cherry, 26, is accused of pummeling a straphanger during a run-in near an Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center elevator, police said.
The city won't cooperate with prosecutions over gender-affirming care that come from other states, a new executive order states.
Seniors Take The Stage In Sold-Out 'Music Man Sr.' | NYers' DIY Wildfire Air Purifiers | Santos Fights Outing Bond Cosigners | Diner Closes
"We’re just trying to live day by day," said a chef who contends he's in debt because the city wrongly destroyed his eatery's dining shed.
As New York City's skies filled with wildfire smoke, a local chef was named best in the state, famous fries returned and more last week.
A street festival, concerts and a 5K are all scheduled for Saturday, assuming wildfire haze doesn't smoke them out.
A stranger punched a 29-year-old woman several times in the face May 23 while she waited for a Q train, police said.
A group of five youths is wanted by police in connection to the June 2 stabbing of a 17-year-old boy at Union Street station, police said.
Seven shops in Manhattan were ordered to stop selling cannabis products or face a $10,000-per-day fine, officials said.
