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The NYPD is ramping up its presence around Trump Tower in New York City and Times Square as a precaution following the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel property in Las Vegas and the truck attack in New Orleans, the department tells News 4. Extra security is now in place around Trump Tower, including expanding the security&#8230...

Tiger Bech, a stockbroker working at a New York firm and a former Princeton University football player, has been identified as one of the people killed in the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. The former college athlete attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana before going on to play football at the New...

As we officially welcome 2025, Central Park is going to see something we haven’t seen since 2022: a cold January. By this weekend, high temperatures are dropping into the low 30s. And that is where they are going to stay for a while. Despite squeezing in a modestly chilly December, 2024 managed to tie as our warmest year on record…

Police said the suspect accused of violently pushing a man onto subway tracks in front of an oncoming train in Chelsea on New Year’s Eve has been arrested on an attempted murder charge. The NYPD arrested 23-year-old Kamel Hawkins hours after the afternoon incident at the 18th Street station in Manhattan. Police said a 45-year-old man was stru...

The NYPD is monitoring the events that occurred on New Year’s in New Orleans where at least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after a car plowed through a crowd of revelers. The FBI said it is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3:15…...

Strong, gusty winds are forecast to hit the tri-state Wednesday afternoon leading MTA Bridges and Tunnels to put some restrictions on trucks on New York City bridges. Winds will go from breezy on Wednesday to gusty as the day goes on. A wind advisory is in place for the region through Thursday at 10 p.m. with winds predicted to be…

The first day of the new year got off to a bloody start in Manhattan following two violent attacks in the city’s subway system, police confirmed Wednesday. The first stabbing occurred around 9:30 a.m. in Morningside Heights. Police said a person stand on a southbound 1 train platform at the Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station was stabbed r...

Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man on New Year’s Eve in Brooklyn before leaving the scene. The hit-and-run crash happened at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday at Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave in Flatbush, according to the FDNY. The 64-year-old victim was hit by a white sedan that drove away after the crash, according to...

As lightning strikes in New York City, the New York Road Runners have announced the annual New Year’s Eve Midnight Run has been canceled.

New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday. The goals of what’s known as congestion pricing are to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise revenue for the region’s transit system. Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week that the state is pushing forward forward with the plan. That means.....

The Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve has become an annual tradition for New Yorkers. In New York City, the organization managing Times Square has tested its famous ball drop and inspected 2025 numerals, lights and thousands of crystals as part of a tradition going back to 1907. This year’s celebration will include musical performances...

There are billions of dollars that belong to people in the Tri-State that go unclaimed every day. These are old bank accounts or checks that never got cashed, money that was considered abandoned and then turned over to the state. Now, some of that money could be headed to your mailbox. News 4 consumer reporter Lynda Baquero to explain why.

Family and school officials have identified one of the victims of the New Orleans terror attack as Tiger Bech, a former Princeton football player and NYC stockbroker. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.