Tech CEO's personal assistant charged in gruesome killing

A person was taken into custody in the killing of a 33-year tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, a law enforcement official said Friday.

3 arrested in shooting death of father crossing street with daughter

Three men were arrested in connection with the shocking shooting death of a father crossing the street with his young daughter in the Bronx.

Fears of Hudson River flooding Lincoln Tunnel after water gushes in

No, that wasn’t the Hudson River leaking into the Lincoln Tunnel as anxious commuters sat in their cars fearing the worst.

Man attacks ex-girlfriend pushing baby in stroller

A woman pushing a stroller was knocked to the ground and stabbed multiple times by her ex-boyfriend in the Bronx, according to police.

Red-winged blackbird photographed hitching a ride on bald eagle’s back

New York wildlife officials shared a rare photograph Monday of a red-winged blackbird hitching a ride on the back of a hunting bald eagle.

Judge denies bail for Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein sex abuse case

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago.

NY gov. warns visitors from 'highest-risk' coronavirus states to fill out paperwork or face $2,000 fine

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now warning out-of-state travelers they could face up to $2,000 in fines if they leave its airports without handing over their contact information upon arrival.

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer slams federal charges against her as 'meritless'

An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell claimed in a court filing Thursday night that the federal indictment against the British socialite on perjury and sex crimes against minors is "meritless."

Michael Cohen reportedly taken back into federal custody

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, has reportedly been taken back into federal custody.

Black Lives Matter mural painted in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan

After a delay at the last minute, a giant, city-funded 'Black Lives Matter' mural was expected to be painted on 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower Thursday.

Feds feared Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might kill herself, AP source says

Federal officials were so worried that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire. That's according to an official familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press.

Father shot dead walking daughter across street in the Bronx

The NYPD has released security camera video of the drive-by shooting of a father as he crossed the street with his young daughter in the Bronx.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Brooklyn jail ahead of bail hearing

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to New York to face charges that she recruited women and girls, one as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed.

Frederick Douglass statue torn down at NY park

A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.

Spirit Airlines passenger removed from flight for not wearing mask

A Spirit Airlines passenger was removed from a flight from LaGuardia airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday for refusing to wear a mask.

Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on sexual abuse charges

Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday morning on multiple sex abuse charges, including conspiracy to entice minors to engage in sexual acts.

New cluster of COVID-19 cases in Rockland County linked to house party

A new cluster of coronavirus cases in Rockland County has been linked to a house party and officials are asking anyone linked to it to cooperate and get tested.

Trump blasts de Blasio for plans to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in front of Trump Tower

“NYC is cutting Police $’s by ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and yet the @NYCMayor is going to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury Avenue,” Trump tweeted Wednesday.