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More than two dozen students and staff members were impacted in a pepper spray incident at a Queens high school on Friday, according to police and fire officials.

The element of incorporating New York City into the Olympics is just one of the unique details inside Lake Placid’s plan to host events next winter.

Weather in the tri-state area will be largely quiet as we head into the weekend and beyond. The biggest hiccup in our weather will be gusty winds. We saw wind gusts Friday morning top 60 mph in spots. But gusts all across the region were howling at over 40 mph for several hours. Winds will relax somewhat this weekend, but…

Anyone planning to travel to a domestic destination in the United States will need a Real ID starting May 7 if they normally use their driver’s licenses to fly. This means that starting on that date, federal agencies, including DHS and TSA, may only accept state-issued driver licenses and identification cards that include the REAL ID-complian...

A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to submit written arguments Friday. Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan appointed Paul Clement, who was solicitor general under President George W. Bush, ...

Police on Long Island arrested a caretaker accused of beating a disabled woman and leaving the 83-year-old covered in bruises.

Lencia Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with “Hamilton,” most recently in the role of Angelica Schuyler.

Saturday is International Women’s Day — a day that honors the achievements of women while also advocating for gender equality. International Women’s Day has been taking place on March 8 for more than 100 years. Here’s what you need to know about why we celebrate International Women’s Day. International Women’s Da...

A person of interest is being questioned in the case of a missing Bronx woman who turned up dead in a suitcase off a highway in Yonkers a day ago, two law enforcement sources said Friday. They say the individual was no stranger to victim Pamela Alcantara, though didn’t elaborate on the relationship. No criminal charges have been filed......

The lines are long for people trying to obtain their real IDs, and they’ll only get longer, with the deadline exactly two months away as of Friday. New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles wants to help you out. The deadline to start using the new form of identification is May 7. And the DMV will open 10 New York City…

Tickets for Sabrina Carpenter’s extended 2025 tour go on sale to the general public Friday. Pre-sales started earlier in the week. Sabrina Carpenter, fresh off her two recent Grammy wins, recently announced new U.S. tour dates for her “Short N’ Sweet” tour for Pittsburgh, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Before ...

A 3-year-old boy found unconscious outside a Brooklyn hospital was pronounced dead. Police are now looking for the child’s parents. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports. 

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse. Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align just so. The Earth casts a shadow that can partially or totally blot out...