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Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held, the Bureau of Prisons said.

Amid heightened security ahead of the New York City marathon this weekend, a fake or hoax suspicious device found in Central Park near the finish line led to a large police response Friday morning, sources familiar with the matter tell NBC New York. The inert device was found on a picnic table near West 68th Street and West Dr shortly…...

An eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, Broadway belter Idina Menzel, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Well, that’s a little depressing. Friday night will mark New York City’s last 6 p.m. sunset until next year, a harbinger of the rapidly approaching daylight saving time, with shorter days and longer nights. It’s been a slow trickle down all month to this point. At the same time, sunrise keeps happening later, too. On Sunday, ...

More than a million residents across the tri-state have already gone to the polls to early vote ahead of Election Day. More than 700,000 residents have early voted in New York City alone as of Friday morning with several days left to vote in-person prior to Election Day. Sunday, Nov. 3 is the last day to early vote across the…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams returned to court Friday, sitting stoically as his lawyers fought to eliminate a key charge in the federal corruption indictment that threatens his political future. The Democrat’s lawyers are fighting to throw out a bribery charge, one of five counts in a case that U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho said will go......

Tens of thousands of marathon runners will be back on the streets of New York City this weekend, marking the return of what’s considered to be the world’s largest 26.2-mile race.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on one thing about Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s encounter last year with a distressed, angry and threatening man on a New York subway: Penny didn’t mean to kill him. But a prosecutor told jurors Friday that Penny “went way too far” in trying to neutralize someone he saw as a threat and not as......

In the wake of three young New Yorkers dying from subway surfing in a six-week span, the city is expanding its plan aimed at ending the dangerous stunt — with more help of drones in the air, and more student-driven public service announcements.

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.

NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez spoke with folklorist and Rutgers University professor about the legend that has taken a hold — and become a source of pride — for New Jersey.

Several national chains have announced special offers to attract customers into their stores, offering free food and special deals for those looking to celebrate Halloween. Here’s some of the deals out there.

The annual Village Halloween Parade is set to celebrate its 51st anniversary on Thursday. With the parade comes some street closures to know about ahead of the event. The parade starts at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue, going up Sixth Avenue to 15th Street. The festivities kick off at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “meow.” Sixth Avenu...