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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: People take part in 2017 NYRR (New York Road Runners) Midnight Run Event, organized within New Year celebrations in Central Park of Manhattan Borough of New York, NY, USA on January 01, 2017. (Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Central Park 4 hours ago

New York Road Runners cancel ‘Midnight Run' amid lightning strikes in NYC

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.

  • Woman dies after being set on fire at subway train in New York
    Brooklyn 14 hours ago

    Woman set on fire in NYC subway is finally identified

    Authorities have released the identity of the sleeping woman burned to death inside a New York City subway train by a man who allegedly lit her on fire and stayed to watch the aftermath, officials said Tuesday. The woman identified in the F train attack at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station earlier this month was named Debrina Kawam. She was 57&...
  • NOVATO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Customers wait in line to check out at a Costco store on December 11, 2024 in Novato, California. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the consumer price index increased 0.3 percent to a 12-month inflation rate of 2.7 percent in November, 0.1 percentage point higher than October. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Holidays 17 hours ago

    Costco New Year's Eve hours 2024: How late are warehouse stores open?

    If you’re looking to get some last-minute party supplies, time is limited. Costco stores will open through 6 p.m. local time on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday) before closing for New Year’s Day. Costco stores will be open until 6 p.m. local time on New Year’s Eve. Normally, the warehouse stores are open until 8:30 p.m. on weekdays....
  • NEW YORK, NY – JULY 16: U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is seen leaving Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife Nadine are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car, and cash in exchange for using Menendez’s position to help the government of Egypt and other corrupt acts according to an indictment from the Southern District of New York. The jury found Menendez guilty on all counts.
    Bob Menendez 17 hours ago

    Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February

    Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and o...
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    Times Square 19 hours ago

    Times Square ball drop: Street closures to know

    Planning to be anywhere near Times Square this New Year’s Eve? The NYPD has released its street closures to ring in the new year. On-street parking will be extremely limited in midtown Manhattan throughout the day on Tuesday, and people are advised to take mass transit. Here’s what drivers need to know — and we’ve got all yo...
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    Laws 19 hours ago

    These NY and NJ laws will take effect in 2025

    Here’s a review of some of the most impactful pieces of legislation taking effect in 2024, affecting everything from health and salary.

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    Bronx 19 hours ago

    12-year-old girl, 5 others shot in the Bronx as police search for suspects

    Six people, including a 12-year-old girl, were shot Monday afternoon in the Bronx, according to the NYPD. In addition to the girl, her mother and four men sustained gunshot wounds and are being treated at a local hospital, police said. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at 3544 White Plains Road. Police officials said one of the intended targ...
  • The daily toll for entering Midtown and lower Manhattan by car will be $9 rather than the original planned toll of $15 for at least three years, at which point it will be reassessed. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
    Congestion pricing Dec 30, 2024

    Congestion pricing set to start as planned Sunday after ruling in final lawsuit: MTA

    With just days to go before the nation’s first congestion toll begins in New York City, the pricing plan may have passed its final hurdle in a ruling from a U.S. district court who heard a suit from the state of New Jersey on environmental grounds, according to the MTA. But an attorney for the state of New Jersey...

  • Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (10) runs with the ball after a catch during a game between New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.
    New York Giants Dec 30, 2024

    Giants beat the Colts but lost the coveted No. 1 draft pick

    The New York Giants lost by winning. A rare victory — 45-33 over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — knocked the Giants out of control for the coveted No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. So much for Shedeur Sanders’ Giants-themed cleats unless New York trades up to get the Colorado quarterback. The Giants dropped from first to fourth...

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    Puerto Rico 16 hours ago

    No power: Puerto Rico faces New Year's Eve blackout

     A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn, plunging the island into an eerie silence as electrical appliances and air conditioners shut......
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    Manhattan Dec 30, 2024

    Man slashed on Midtown subway platform

    A man is recovering Monday morning after being slashed overnight on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan, according to police. The 48-year-old victim was slashed in his neck with a knife on the northbound C train platform at the 50th Street C/E subway station around 1:45 a.m., police said. The NYPD said it was able to arrest a suspect...

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    Storm Team 4 19 hours ago

    New Year's Eve revelers can expect a wet, warm night at ball drop

    Hey New York, you’re in for a rainy end to 2024. For most of the day leading up to the big New Year’s Eve festivities, the weather will actually be quite nice. In fact, we’ll see a good amount of sunshine Tuesday morning. From morning runs to last minute trips to the grocery store, weather will cooperate nicely –...

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    New Jersey Dec 30, 2024

    I-80 eastbound reopens in New Jersey after sinkhole repairs

    Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton, New Jersey has reopened days after a sinkhole opened up on the right shoulder. New Jersey Department of Transportation crews worked around the clock on repairs since the sinkhole was first discovered on Dec. 26. Crews discovered the sinkhole was caused by the collapse of an abandoned mineshaft according to NJDOT....
  • Members of the Guardian Angels participate in a safety patrol at a subway stop for preventing crime June 11, 2021 in New York, New York. The citizen law enforcement group, formed in 1979 to help combat violence and crime on the city’s subway system, had stepped up their patrol due to the rising number of hate crimes against Asian communities after the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the city last year. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    New York City Dec 30, 2024

    Guardian Angels revive subway patrols following deadly Brooklyn arson

    Adorned in their recognizable head-to-toe red, the Guardian Angels say they have resumed citizen patrols of New York City’s subway system in the wake of a particularly violent death. The volunteer patrol group, led by former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, will deploy teams of three across the transit system to move throughout the subway cars...
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