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Potentially severe thunderstorms with wild winds are expected to wallop parts of New Jersey though much of Wednesday evening, as heavy rain and strong gusts made the evening commute a tricky one for drivers in the New York City area. After a relatively dry, though gray, Wednesday morning, steady rain started moving through the tri-state by the afte...

Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn. Authorities responded to a family shelter on Glenwood Road in East Flatbush a day ago, the NYPD said Wednesday, and encountered the child having an apparent medical episode, which law enforcement sources say was possibly related to fentanyl exposure. Officials say paramedics admini...

It’s a New York and Texas beef … over beef. And at an iconic steakhouse where history is on the menu, NYC is not backing down.

More than a dozen federal properties in New York and New Jersey were among more than 400 that could be closed or sold by the Trump administration, after being deemed “not core to government operations.”

Spring temperatures have returned to the tri-state after a bitterly cold couple of days. Now it’s time for spring showers and storms to make their way through. A cold front will spur showers in the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Poconos as early as Wednesday morning. They will be light and won’t cause much trouble for commuters. Intermittent wipers s...

The Jets reportedly will move on from Davante Adams after acquiring the star receiver to pair with Aaron Rodgers this past season.

Fresh from her first two Grammy wins, singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter is announcing new U.S. tour dates for her “Short N’ Sweet” tour. New tour dates were announced Thursday for Pittsburgh, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto. Before her new tour dates in the fall, Carpenter is headed out on a European leg in March th...

Stocks tumbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day. The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada, and Mexico has helped to extend a recent slump for U.S. stocks that was prompted by signs of weakness...

Last weekend ushered in the official start of meteorological spring, and temperatures this week will feel very spring-like. But coming with the warmth is a midweek round of showers and storms. This week started frigid, with highs only managing the upper 30s. Temperatures quickly recover, climbing back into the 50s by Tuesday. Normal high tempe...

A Manhattan man who often zips around city streets on a Vespa motorbike was charged congestion tolls on four separate days in January. But on those days, he said he was certain all the trips originated at a garage on West 30th Street — and terminated within the boundaries of the congestion zone. So why was he charged?

A seal pup that was found on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, has died after experiencing severe digestive issues.

Gov. Ned Lamont plans to honor rock legend Keith Richards with the first-ever Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence. Richards, a founding member of the world-renowned Rolling Stones, is a longtime Connecticut resident. The award was established this year to celebrate Connecticut residents who “epitomize the state’s core value...

Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks...