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A cold case murder mystery out of midtown Manhattan is now closer to being solved. The victim, who had been classified as a Jane Doe after she was killed five decades ago has been identified through one of her relatives, who died on 9/11. On West 46th Street between 8th and 9th avenues in Hell’s Kitchen, the past, present and…

A cold case mystery is closer to being solved thanks to a new identification five decades after the victim’s killing. News 4’s Marc Santia reports. 

The New York state Legislature’s bill drafting office has been hit with an apparent cyberattack. The scope of the attack early Wednesday morning was not immediately clear but officials said the bill drafting system was down. The office is responsible for printing legislation for lawmakers at the state Capitol in Albany. The apparent cyberattack came as the Legislature is moving...

New York legislators and families are speaking at the state’s capital on Tuesday, in support of “baby bonds” for those children who lost a parent or caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking four years since it ravaged the country. State Senator Jamaal Bailey (D-NY) and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-NY) introduced a bill in May 2023 called the New York Covid-19…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a news conference to provide an update on shots that were fired outside a Jewish temple in Albany.

The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza.

Full Amtrak service from New York City to Albany is expected to return later in the week, after structural concerns at a Manhattan parking garage have led to a days-long commuter headache stretching.

Structural problems at a parking garage in New York City have created a commuter headache for Amtrak passengers traveling between the Big Apple and Albany. Service was disrupted Sunday afternoon after officials discovered a number of “structural issues” at the garage on 10th Avenue in Manhattan. Amtrak’s Empire Line, it turns out, runs underneath the garage on the west...

Tracie Strahan reporting on Amtrak suspension between New York City and Albany due to an unstable parking.

It’s unclear how long the parking garage concerns will continue to impact Amtrak service. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

Structural problems at a parking garage in New York City have created a commuter headache for Amtrak passengers traveling between the Big Apple and Albany. Service was disrupted on Sunday afternoon after officials discovered a number of “structural issues” at the garage on 10th Avenue in Manhattan. Amtrak’s Empire Line, it turns out, runs underneath the garage. The garage’s...

A 37-year-old Massachusetts man died while trying to rescue his wife and step-son from a fast-moving river in New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.

Doctors in New York who prescribe abortion pills to patients in states where the procedure is illegal would be provided with legal protection under a bill approved by state lawmakers. The measure will be considered by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It is among a wave of state-level abortion bills considered nationwide in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down...

The “clean slate” legislation approved by the state Assembly on Friday would automatically seal most misdemeanor convictions three years after a person has served prison time or parole, and eight years for most felony convictions.