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A Queens woman is facing murder, arson and other charges in connection to the death of a neighbor found inside a burning NYCHA apartment with numerous lacerations throughout her body, the local district attorney said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday that Tandika Wright was arraigned on a five-count complaint charging her w...

A 37-year-old subway rider’s seemingly simple request — hey, stop smoking pot on the train — nearly cost him his life in Brooklyn overnight, police say. According to the NYPD, the victim was riding a southbound A train in East New York around 2 a.m. when he apparently thought he smelled weed and asked two males, possibly teenagers...

The Federal Aviation Administration will let airlines reduce schedules at congested airports due to air traffic controller shortages.

The arrest of a Staten Island man whose girlfriend accused him of holding her captive at his home, raping and repeatedly beating her, this week led investigators to a scene that ultimately drew the bomb squad, two senior police officials said Thursday. The man was apprehended Tuesday, a day after the senior police officials say the woman met with o...

The New York Giants and Jets will play home games on new turf at MetLife Stadium starting in 2023 after the old playing surface was widely criticized.

It wasn’t quite a crime of biblical proportions, but it may have a Long Island man doing penance. A probationary Nassau County correctional officer with 11 months on the job was arrested after contraband was allegedly found on him during a search when he arrived at the jail in East Meadow, according to the district attorney’s office. Se...

The story of a missing 16-year-old tourist who got separated from his family outside Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral a day ago gets a happy ending: Connor Lian walked to Queens. The California twin, who is nonverbal and has autism, was found at his grandfather’s home, where he, his parents and his twin brother were staying for...

It’s a big honor for the small town of Metuchen, which was just named among the winners of the Great American Main Street Award. The prize caps off a big turnaround for the town, which just seven years ago saw one in every five storefront vacant, victims of the Great Recession.

The stunning 10.57 carat, cushion-shaped diamond is called “The Eternal Pink.” A Sotheby’s official describes the flawless gem as “the most intensely saturated color” he’s ever seen.

Queens gets in on the recreational marijuana craze sweeping Manhattan Thursday as the state opens the borough’s first woman-owned pop-up dispensary supported by the state’s social equity investment fund. Sales at the dispensary, called Good Grades, open to the public at 2 p.m. at 162-03 Jamaica Avenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the pl...

The Sacramento Kings no longer hold the longest postseason drought in professional sports after clinching their first playoff berth since 2006. Here’s a look at teams with the longest active drought in each sport.

A New York appeals court has ruled that Madison Square Garden can ban lawyers who are suing them from attending events at its venues.

The YES Network, which carries Yankess games, is the latest regional sports network to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service.