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Man arrested for stealing gold-plated rose from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor
A gold-plated rose from a Manhattan church memorial honoring the victims of 9/11 remains missing.
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Cheating on a spouse is no longer a crime in NY after repeal of little-known 1907 law
New York repealed on Friday a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse — a misdemeanor that once could have landed adulterers in jail for three months.
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FBI arrests homeless Florida man in alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange
Harun Abdul-Malik Yener made a series of audio recordings to be sent to NBC News around the time of the planned bombing, the complaint says.
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Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud, bribery scheme
Gautam Adani and others are accused in the New York indictment of paying Indian government officials $250 million to secure solar energy supply contracts.
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Whoopi Goldberg asked to apologize for saying NYC bakery denied order over politics
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
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New York City now requires landlords to pay broker fees. Should Boston do the same?
Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted this week to ban broker fees for tenants, shifting the financial burden to landlords. Some Boston residents are calling for the city to do the same, and Mayor Michelle Wu says she’s supportive of exploring the idea. “Boston...
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Euthanized squirrel Peanut tests negative for rabies after being taken from New York home
Peanut, a social media star pet squirrel seized and euthanized by authorities in New York, has tested negative for rabies.
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My Little Pony, Phase 10 and Transformers inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York, has enshrined a new class of honorees.
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Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81
Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Ailey spokesman Christopher Zunner says Jamison died Saturday in New York after a brief illness. Jamison grew up in Philadelphia and trained there in ballet from a young age. When Black ballet dancers...
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Raccoon falls through ceiling onto airline counter inside LaGuardia Airport
It was a dramatic morning for Spirit Airlines flyers and employees. A raccoon surprised everyone Monday morning by dropping from a ceiling tile.
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Trump supporters gather outside Trump Tower after election victory
Trump supporters gathered outside one of his most famous properties to celebrate his election victory.
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Running influencer banned from NYC Marathon after crew on e-bikes filmed him on course
“I was selfish on Sunday to have my brother and my videographer follow me around on the course on e-bikes and it had serious consequences,” Matthew Choi said.
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Voters visit Susan B. Anthony grave to place “I Voted” stickers
The suffragist died in 1906, more than a decade before the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote nationwide, was ratified.
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Instagram-famous squirrel euthanized after it was taken from owner's New York state home
Peanut, who has amassed more than half a million Instagram followers, was euthanized by officials to be tested for rabies.
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Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities
A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid.
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Woman and 2 children, including 5-month-old, fall to their deaths at Niagara Falls
A New York woman and two children, including an infant, died after going over Niagara Falls this week, state police said.
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New York orthodontist turns office into ‘Beetlejuice' experience
The staff at Mateer Orthodontics in Long Island, New York transformed into the cast of “Beetlejuice” for Halloween.
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty Friday to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.
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Read the indictment: Ex-Abercrombie CEO allegedly arranged sex parties, trafficked models
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries and two associates face sex trafficking-related charges out of New York.
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO arrested on sex trafficking-related charges
The former CEO of Abercrombie, Mike Jeffries, has been arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will face sex trafficking-related charges along with two other associates in a case brought by federal prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.