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As Rudy Giuliani’s life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family: Yankees World Series rings bestowed to him by the team’s late owner.

The NYPD’s former highest-ranking uniformed officer has been suspended from the department, and multiple locations tied to him, including his home, have been searched in what is now apparently a federal criminal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, the head of the nation’s largest police force confirmed Thursday. NYPD Commissio...

One of the pilots on a small plane that crashed in the median of Interstate 684 in Greenwich in December had called air traffic controllers before the fatal crash and said the plane was losing its engine, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency has released its preliminary report on the Dec. 12 crash that killed a passenge...

A few victims of the NOLA New Year’s terror attack have local ties. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

New Jersey leaders haven’t given up trying to block the new toll that is set to take effect Sunday morning. News 4 New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

Students in the Ramsey, New Jersey school district will now have to lock up their cellphones, smartwatches and earbuds as school resumes next week. News 4 New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

In an alarming and bizarre story at the mayor’s official residence on the Upper East Side, a 20-year-old man is facing charges after a break-in on New Year’s Day at Gracie Mansion. The man was caught in a bathroom near some bedrooms on the second floor, minutes after breaking in. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Federal agents searched the home of former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. The move follows his sudden resignation from the department amid accusations he demanded sexual favors in exchange for overtime pay with an employee, which he claims was consensual. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Police said the 36-year-old worker was stabbed in the stomach, and was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A person of interest was taken into custody. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

There are new detailed accounts of the suspect’s movements and what he was doing before running down dozens of people in New Orleans, in an attack that had some striking similarities to an explosion on the same day in Las Vegas. Investigators say there is no evidence of any link. NBC New York’s Charles Watson and Jonathan Dienst......

Ten people were shot outside a nightclub overnight in the Jamaica neighborhood, as people had gathered to remember a murder victim when the shooting occurred. No arrests had yet been made as of Thursday, as new video showed the chaos that followed after the gunfire. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

New jersey drivers are feeling the pinch in the new year. Congestion pricing is slated to start, and drivers are already paying more in the new year and may not even realize it yet. Tolls on the Garden State Parkway and the NJ Turnpike went up, as did the state’s gas tax. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

A U.S. Postal Service worker was stabbed to death while inside a deli in Harlem, according to police.