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A New York City teen flag football star is being recognized for her work on and off the field, as part of the NFL Latino Youth Honors program. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

Police have arrested the man accused of burning a woman to death on an F train in Brooklyn, and ICE officials said the suspect had come to the U.S. illegally. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports.

Some legal roadblocks aimed at derailing congestion pricing have been removed by a pair of New York judges, as the plan is just days away from going into effect. There is one remaining hurdle, which sits in the hands of a judge in New Jersey. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

After NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations he denies, another chief is out too. Commissioner Jessica Tisch removed the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, though the reason was not immediately clear. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 victory on Monday. Timo Meier, Stefan Noesen and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey, which is 7-2-1 in December. Hughes added an assist on the...

The ruling means that barring another legal ruling from across the Hudson River, where the state of New Jersey has sued to block the new fee on environmental grounds, New York’s congestion pricing law is set to begin seconds past midnight on Jan. 5th.

New York City police arrested and charged a man suspected to have set a woman on fire in the subway early Sunday and then watched from a bench as she became engulfed in flames and died.

“At this time, we are not seeking criminal charges and are considering this a human resources matter for Amazon,” Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins said.