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Authorities are investigating the explosion of an SUV in Queens Friday as an accident. According to fire officials and a law enforcement source, an unoccupied vehicle parked on 133rd Street near 131st Avenue with a propane tank in the trunk exploded just before 7 a.m. Friday. No one was inside the vehicle at the time and no injuries were reported&#...

Universal’s “Wicked” is drumming up buzz ahead of its Nov. 22 release with hundreds of merchandise offerings from dozens of retail partners.

The actor in the horror franchise series “Candyman”, Tony Todd, died Friday evening. He was 69.

“Saturday Night Live” is likely to strike a new tone as it looks toward a second term for Donald Trump in its first episode since his election victory.

Dua Lipa shared a message for fans after canceling her Radical Optimism tour stop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 9 due to safety concerns about the stage, saying it “truly pains” her not to perform.

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania a...

A Long Island man was sentenced and could spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting his former fiancée to death inside a parking garage at the medical facility where she worked, according to the district attorney.

A suspect was arrested and hit with multiple charges stemming from Thursday’s shooting on the Upper West Side that sent subway riders scrambling to duck under seats, the NYPD said. Eduardo Diaz was arrested just after 11 a.m. Friday on charges including attempted murder, assault and weapon possession. Police have not shared what the relations...

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A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is discussing a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors following his arrest last month on charges of witness tampering and destroying evidence, court papers show. Mohamed Bahi, who served as City Hall’s chief liaison to the Muslim community, was arrested last month as part of a sweeping investiga...

Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night.

The tri-state needs some rain, badly. Between record dry stretches and persistent drought conditions, we could seriously use a good long shower. Not to mention worsening air quality in and around New York City thanks to half a dozen wildfires burning in New Jersey. As of Saturday night, the air quality for some in the city had spike to “very&...

Air quality in the New York City metro area continues to decline as smoke from wildfires in New Jersey and New York lingers in the air. A health advisory is in effect in New Jersey for unhealthy air quality. Parts of Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties are under a Level Red air quality listed as “unhealthy.” Unhealthy levels mean the&#82...