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The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set of bills that would shorten the duration of scaffolding permits and establish new design recommendations by September, a move supporters say will increase public safety in the city. The piece of legislation passed on Wednesday introduces time limits for property owners to submit construction do...

A woman killed a moped driver and crashed into a police cruiser near MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The revelation comes after Mangione’s lawyers requested that he be allowed to have a laptop to review legal material in his cell

New York City’s waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city’s sanitation agency will begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Starting April 1, residents will have to separate food waste from trash or risk receiving a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation. While mandatory composting...

A group of thieves forced their way into a Queens home, tied up two women and stole more than $1 million worth of jewelry, clothing and other items during a frightening home invasion and robbery, according to police. Five suspects entered the victims’ Kew Gardens home, near Mayfair Road and 116th Street, around 5:30 p.m. on March 19, the NYPD...

Lady Gaga will be hitting the road in 2025 in support of her new album, MAYHEM, with a tour that will take her to New York City and Madison Square Garden. “This is my first arena tour since 2018,” Gaga said in a statement. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with…

The mystery behind a missing boxcar in New Jersey has been solved after more than half a century. The “Merci Train” was a gift from France that disappeared shortly after WWII, and for many years, the search went off the rails. But now its return to the tri state is back on track. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports

A day after ruling out the previously believed cause of death for the youngest son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, who died after getting sick during a family vacation, investigators are looking into whether the 14-year-old may have had some allergic reaction to medicine, Costa Rican officials say. Miller Gardner died in his sl...

A partial solar eclipse is set to rise in the skies over western Europe and eastern North America this week, and a rare “double sunrise” phenomenon could also occur.

New court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Text messages, emails and comments reflecting internal discussions among prosecutors we...

Two teenagers were slashed inside a Queens park Tuesday evening, according to police. It was not immediately clear what led up to the violence at Astoria Park just before 7:30 p.m. Police said a 19-year-old male and a 17-year-old female both were cut in the chest. The teens were rushed to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and were expected to s...

The New York Giants and Russell Wilson on Tuesday reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $21 million.

Washington, D.C. health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure on a recent Amtrak Northeast Regional train.

Fordham University announced that award-winning actress and alumna Regina Hall will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2025 during the university’s graduation ceremony on May 17. The university also announced that Hall will be presented with an honorary doctorate of fine arts in recognition “of her exceptional career and c...