New York City

Marc Santia and Jonathan Dienst provide the latest from Times Square, where several have gathered to ring in 2025. See here how the NYPD is securing the area for New Year’s Eve. 

Adam Harding with an update for NBC New York. 

Erica Byfield with the latest for NBC New York. 

Ida Siegal with the latest for NBC New York. 

Andrew Siff with the latest for NBC 4 New York. 

The barricades are up and the NYPD is promising tight security to make sure everyone rings in 2025 safely. News 4 New York’s Marc Santia reports. 

Police are searching for a person who abandoned a newborn baby. A man found the baby girl wrapped in blankets inside a tote bag. News 4 New York’s Erica Byfield reports. 

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. The Guardian Angels on...

The Big Apple’s top baby names are out — and you might, or might not, be surprised to see which ones made the latest list. The New York City Department of Health released the most popular baby names list with the most recent data, which come from 2023. Retopping the list for boys is Liam, which has held the top…

The New York Road Runners customarily shoot off fireworks during their midnight run in the popular Manhattan park, but opted for a drone show after a record brush fire period throughout the city last month.

The driver was hospitalized after the yellow taxi drove onto the sidewalk across the street from Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square, along with a 9-year-old boy with a laceration to his right thigh, a 49-year-old woman with a leg injury and a 41-year-old woman.

NBC New York’s David Ushery sat down for an interview with former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, a week after graphic and salacious reports that he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for overtime pay and other perks. The allegations came from a member of his office who described him as a “predator.” Maddrey said he wanted to...

A former top NYPD official admitted Friday that he had a sexual relationship with a subordinate, but denied her claims that he demanded sex in exchange for extra pay.

The man accused of killing a woman on the F train by setting her on fire while she slept has been charged with murder and arson. Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen who authorities say entered the U.S. illegally, faces first- and second-degree murder charges in connection with the heinous crime. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

In an exclusive interview with Jeffrey Maddrey, who spent three decades on the force rising to its highest uniformed position, the former NYPD chief pushed back against blaring headlines and public accusations that he demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for generous perks and overtime. He denied signing off on any overtime for her or pressuring her in any...

An investigation continued into a Christmas day crash involving a taxicab that injured several people in herald square. The driver hit six people, seriously injuring two, after he may have suffered a medical while behind the wheel. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

It took determined detectives, science and the Queens district attorney to give a family who had all but given up the gift of answers for the holiday season. For 30 years, they wondered what happened to their sister who vanished without a trace, and finally have some new information. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

A prayer vigil was held by a Coney Island community for a homeless woman who was set on fire and burned to death on the F train, as her attacker allegedly sat by and watched it happen. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

For 30 years, the family of Judy Rodriguez wondered what happened to the beloved mother and sister after she vanished without a trace. The family had all but given up hope of getting answers, but got new information during the holiday season.

Three people were hospitalized as a result of the van cab veering onto the sidewalk at Herald Square, including a 9-year-old boy and his mother who had been visiting New York City from Australia, according to sources. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.