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A car influencer who posted YouTube videos of drag races on New York City streets died when he crashed his speeding BMW into a light pole near John F. Kennedy airport, police said.

Hold on to your turkeys. It’s time for tinsels and cutting down the Rockefeller Christmas tree.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine struck a deal to end his current jail stint, agreeing to serve a month behind bars for violating the terms of his release after a felony conviction, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The search is over: A towering, 11-ton, 67-year old Norway Spruce will be this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This year’s tree comes with a New England accent, as it hails from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts — the first Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to come from the state since 1959. NBC New York’s Maria Larosa reports.

A New York City family is asking for help after their daughter, who is autistic, went missing on Halloween. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

A desperate search is underway in New York City after the parents of a 21-year-old woman with autism said they woke up just days ago, and their daughter was gone.

Issues with scanners at some Queens poll sites were reported on Election Day after multiple attempts were required to scan a ballot, according to the NYC Board of Elections.

By now, most voters have chosen their candidate. But how confident are you in the integrity of the electoral process? Since the Jan. 6th riots at the Capitol, there have been countless claims of election meddling. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

Never-before-seen cellphone video showed the moment Daniel Penny put Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold on a subway train in May 2023. It came out during day 2 of the manslaughter trial against the Marine veteran. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Jurors have seen video of Daniel Penny gripping a man around the neck on a New York City subway train as another passenger beseeched the Marine veteran to let go.

New York voters who don’t have “sufficient time to vote” can get time off to exercise their right to vote on Tuesday’s general election, according to a section of the New York State Election Law. Section 3-110 establishes that New York employees are eligible for up to two hours of paid time off when they have less than four...

With the battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump heating up, NYC hits a landmark with over 1 million ballots cast ahead of Election Day. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Experts say election results likely won’t be known on Election Day.

The Norway spruce that will travel to New York City hails from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It was scheduled to be cut down Thursday and make the roughly 140-mile journey south, arriving Nov. 9 in midtown Manhattan.

New Yorkers are being asked to “help conserve every drop possible” as city leaders issued a drought watch amid an historic dry spell across the region. Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch on Saturday as part of an effort to conserve New York’s water resources. October was among the driest months...

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The trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely, began Friday, with jurors seeing police bodycam video from the moments when officers arrived at the scene. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

An eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, Broadway belter Idina Menzel, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Well, that’s a little depressing. Friday night will mark New York City’s last 6 p.m. sunset until next year, a harbinger of the rapidly approaching daylight saving time, with shorter days and longer nights. It’s been a slow trickle down all month to this point. At the same time, sunrise keeps happening later, too. On Sunday, Nov. 3, we will...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams returned to court Friday, sitting stoically as his lawyers fought to eliminate a key charge in the federal corruption indictment that threatens his political future. The Democrat’s lawyers are fighting to throw out a bribery charge, one of five counts in a case that U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho said will go...