NY offering unvaccinated chance to win $5 million in exchange for COVID shot

In an effort to encourage more New Yorkers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the state is offering scratch-off lottery tickets and a chance to win $5 million.

6 county executives ask Cuomo to follow CDC rules on masks

Six of New York’s county executives are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to update the state’s COVID-19 protocols in accord with new federal guidelines that ease rules for fully vaccinated people.

Brooklyn Nets beat Chicago Bulls 105-91

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points while playing with Kevin Durant and James Harden for the first time in three months.

Man goes over 20 years without paying mortgage, evading evictions along the way

A man has been avoiding eviction from his home for more than two decades after making only one mortgage payment and repeatedly battling banks and realtors in court. By skipping out on payments and interest, Guramrit Hanspal has reportedly saved more than $440,000 over the past 23 years.

NYPD searching for Maserati carjackers

The NYPD wants to find two suspects who carjacked the driver of a Maserati at gunpoint in Midtown Manhattan.

Woman who survived Holocaust, pandemic celebrates 100th birthday

A Long Island woman, who was born as the world was recovering from the last pandemic in the 1920s and escaped Nazi Germany, is now celebrating her 100th birthday.

Rudy Giuliani's NYC home, office reportedly searched by federal investigators

Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Suspected Capitol rioter arrested after bragging about siege to a match on Bumble dating app

A New York man was arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot after he allegedly bragged about storming the capitol to a match on the Bumble dating app. The messages were screenshotted and sent to authorities.

Man threw Molotov cocktail at NYPD, authorities say

Authorities say the suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail at officers when he was pulled over before trying to drive away and crashing.

Man with rifle and ammo arrested in Times Square subway station

Police say 18-year-old Saddiq Teague was sitting on a subway platform with an unloaded AK-47 rifle and ammunition.