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PSEG Long Island announced the launch of a new program aimed at helping seniors stay safe. The program “Senior Connections” will focus on “storm preparation, scam prevention, electric safety, energy efficiency and financial assistance,” PSEG Long Island said in a statement. Through the program, PSEG Long Island will provide ...

During the question-and-answer part of a news conference to announce a multi-agency effort addressing public safety issues in the South Bronx, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ended the event early after being asked by a reporter about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reported plans to put oversight into his authority. Hochul is expected to announce a plan ...

Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season.

Wall Street is retreating from its record as a slide for Walmart weighs on U.S. stock indexes Thursday. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% in morning trading after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 439 points, or 1%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq compos...

A house fire in Burlington County left two people dead and several homes damaged early on Wednesday morning.

For those looking for a break from the bitter cold, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. But for now, the cold stays put, for just a few more days

The man who admitted to stabbing a Brooklyn community advocate to death on a city sidewalk in front of his girlfriend may spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the district attorney’s office.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday it is withdrawing its support for New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan, opening a new chapter in the controversial program’s history. The department released a letter from Secretary Sean Duffy it said it sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul regarding its decision t...

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan. Launched on Jan. 5, the city’s system uses license plate readers to impose a $9 toll on most vehicles entering Manhatta...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation says it sent a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday announcing it had rescinded approval for her state’s controversial congestion program. The governor had a simple response: “We’ll see you in court.” We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. pic.twitt...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is withdrawing its support for New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan and will discuss with the state and stakeholders how to end the program, the agency announced Wednesday.

Newark police are investigating after three people were shot Wednesday morning near West Side Park, officials said. Two women and one man were injured in the shooting, which happened around 10:15 a.m., according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Miranda said police located a man and woman on the 600 block of South 17th Street and a ...

More than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel battled a multi-alarm fire that broke out inside a historic Brooklyn church Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the Pentecostal church Arca Cristiana located at Halsey Street, between Central and Wilson avenues, just after 10:30 a.m. in Bushwick, according to the FDNY. The fire apparently star...