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Long Island 9 hours ago

Stabbing at Long Island's Adventureland Amusement Park sends 1 to the hospital: SCPD

A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at Long Island’s Adventureland Amusement Park Sunday that sent a person to the hospital, police said. The stabbing occurred just before 5 p.m. on Sunday ...

New York 13 hours ago

13-year-old boy killed by police in New York laid to rest
Bronx 13 hours ago

Two boys, 12 and 13, shot inside a Bronx McDonald's

Long Island Jul 6

NYPD officer killed when drunk driver crashed into Long Island nail salon laid to rest

An off-duty New York Police Department officer who was among four killed when a drunk driver plowed into a nail salon on Long Island last month has been laid to rest.
Manhattan Jul 6

Human remains found decomposing in sleeping bag and left out for trash pickup in NYC

Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan. New York City police said Saturday that the grisly discovery happene...
Scams Jul 5

NYC warns of unpaid parking ticket scam involving fake websites that look legitimate

There is a new warning out about a scam that looks to trick people into thinking they’re paying a parking ticket on a New York City website — but could be giving out information leading to ident...
Manhattan Jul 5

Sixth Avenue to close Saturday for street Expo Fair: What to know

Sixth Avenue through midtown Manhattan will close for much of Saturday for the Avenue of the America’s Expo Fair, according to the NYPD. The festival will take place on 6th Avenue between 42nd S...

MTA Jul 5

G train summer shutdown moves into phase 2 of closures

And just like that, the first phase of the MTA’s dreaded summer G train shutdown has wrapped. The second phase, last five times longer than the first, gets underway July 5. And though the entire line won’t be shut down at once, the piecemeal closures are likely to give Brooklynites headaches until Labor Day. The closures for repairs is....
Suffolk County Jul 5

4 injured, cars damaged after Port Jefferson Station home fireworks display: PD

Four people were recovering Friday after being injured in a home fireworks display in Port Jefferson Station on Independence Day, police said. Several cars parked on the street were also damaged in the incident that quickly got out of control. Police said a large group of people were watching the fireworks display at a home on Foxrun Court around 1...
Manhattan Jul 5

Substance abuse counselor drove truck drunk into crowded NYC park, killing 3: sources

A New Jersey man now charged with driving under the influence in a deadly triple park killing on July 4 has worked as a substance abuse counselor and penned a book billed as a guide to living with addiction, law enforcement sources confirmed to News 4. Authorities identified the driver of the gray F-150 that plowed into Corlears Hook Park…...
Long Island Jul 5

11-year-old's fireworks accident sets two Long Island homes on fire, police say

A 33-year-old Long Island man has been arrested and charged over a firework accident that involved his 11-year-old son and two homes on fire, authorities say. Karamjit Singh allegedly gave the child the firework outside his home in Levittown on the morning of July 4 and told the child to ignite it. It malfunctioned and ignited a detached shed, whic...
Stamford Jul 5

Stamford postpones Independence Day fireworks until Sunday

Stamford’s Independence Day fireworks display will now take place on Sunday after being postponed amid the threat of rain. The fireworks show at Cummings Beach was moved from Saturday with potential rain and thunderstorms in the forecast, the city announced Friday. Entertainment at the beach will start at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7. Food trucks an...
Suffolk County Jul 5

Man severs fingers in Long Island fireworks accident: Police

A man severed three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two fingers in a fireworks accident in Suffolk County on July 4, police said. The 21-year-old victim was lighting a firework at an Independence Day party in Copiague just after 9 p.m. when it exploded in his hand, according to Suffolk County police. The incident occurred in…...
Manhattan Jul 5

Mother, son among 3 dead as alleged drunk trucker careens into crowded Manhattan park

Three people are dead, including a mother and son, and more than a half-dozen are injured after a suspected drunken driver blew through a stop sign, jumped a sidewalk and plowed into a Manhattan park where families were outside celebrating the fireworks Thursday night, authorities say. Police say the driver, identified by three senior police offici...
Jul 5

Field trip! Michael introduces Maria to the High Line

Every member of the Today in New York team is from the tri-state, but there’s plenty of places we haven’t been. Michael Gargiulo takes Maria LaRosa to the High Line.
Queens Jul 5

8-year-old NYC boy killed, parents stabbed in son's apartment rampage: NYPD

A young boy was found dead and his parents were stabbed inside their Queens apartment by a man gunned down by police Thursday evening, NYPD officials said. The tragic incident is still under investigation, but police said the 20-year-old man believed to be behind the July 4 violence was confronted by police and shot dead by a single shot. Officers&...
New Jersey Jul 4

Mom and two infants stabbed in East Orange apartment

Neighbors at an East Orange, New Jersey, apartment building say a mother and her two children ages 3 and 9 months old were found stabbed overnight. Police say no one is in custody. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
Fourth of July Jul 4

Miki Sudo breaks Nathan's hot dog eating record; Patrick Bertoletti wins first men's title

Defending champion Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th title in the women’s division at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. On Thursday, the 38-year-old Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes and set a new world record for women. Mayoi Ebihara of Japan came in second after eating 37 hot dogs in...
Bronx 20 hours ago

Two boys, 12 and 13, shot inside a Bronx McDonald's

The young boys were shot overnight in the Allerton section of the Bronx. News 4’s Myles Miller reports.
New York City 18 hours ago

Amtrak service between NYC and Boston restored after lightning causes malfunction

Amtrak says customers with reservations on affected trains will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or on another day.

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