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The New York Yankees acquired All-Star closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers for left-hander Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin. The Yankees also will send more than $1 million to the Brewers as part of the trade. A 30-year-old right-hander, Williams and his signature “Airbender” changeup are eligible for free agency after t...

New Jersey’s governor says he has written a letter to President Joe Biden requesting more federal resources to assist in the investigation into multiple reports of drones flying over his state in recent weeks.

The regional supermarket chain Stop & Shop said Wednesday that it would install kiosks in all of its U.S. stores to make digital-only coupons more accessible to customers. Stop & Shop, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, said the kiosks will let customers scan a loyalty card or enter a phone ...

A bird strike at LaGuardia Airport in New York City forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing at JFK.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been granted a laptop to review documents in his federal case as he awaits trial in jail, according to a court order obtained by E! News.

Egg prices are spiking again due to a bird flu outbreak and high consumer demand.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has met with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar.” Adams met Thursday with Tom Homan after the mayor has expressed an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue criminals in the city while Trump promises mass deportations of people living in the country illegally. Adams has re...

There have been dozens of sightings of what appear to be drones over New Jersey and adjacent areas in recent weeks.

A driver is on the run after striking two people on a sidewalk in Jackson Heights. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before e...

Guess who’s coming to town? Thousands of Santas are on their way through Manhattan in what has become a time-honored bar crawl in the days leading up to Christmas. The boozy tradition attracts revelers from all around the New York City metro area in an all-day merry celebration, stopping at dozens of bars up and down the borough. This......

The annual “holiday” tradition returns to Manhattan this weekend. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Intense new video shows the electrical substation explosion that knocked out subway service for multiple lines in Brooklyn Wednesday night, trapping thousands of riders underground for hours.