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A record number of Americans are seeking alternative residences outside of the U.S. with voters feeling a mix of emotions as President-elect Donald Trump soon takes office, according to a global investment firm. Election week, from Nov. 4 through Nov. 10, versus the previous week saw a nearly 400% increase in inquiries from U.S. nationals, according to new data NBC…

Perhaps no one could have predicted Ramon Rivera would allegedly go on a stabbing spree in broad daylight one month after getting out of jail, killing three people at random. But in the past, he had expressed homicidal thoughts and been hospitalized for serious mental illness, according to sources familiar with his case. Rivera’s mental health may have been...

A month after getting released from jail, a homeless man with eight prior arrests and a history of mental illness went on a stabbing spree in broad daylight. The man was received an early release from jail due to “good behavior,” raising questions about the circumstances leading to his release. NBC Melissa Russo reports.

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener made a series of audio recordings to be sent to NBC News around the time of the planned bombing, the complaint says.

Moving to stabilize an administration roiled by investigations, resignations and his own indictment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post. The move comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership...

There is new information about the man accused in a deadly Manhattan stabbing rampage, as 51-year-old Ramon Rivera appeared in court on three counts of first-degree murder. In the wake of the killings, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he would go to Albany to fight for a new law, seeking to have psychiatric units no longer be able to release...

The founder of an artificial intelligence company that supplied school districts in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta with a chatbot to create learning plans for students was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday, accused of spending investor money on herself as her company spiraled into bankruptcy.

A 36-year-old woman died, police said Tuesday, becoming the third victim killed in an unprovoked stabbing spree in Manhattan allegedly carried out a day earlier by a man with a history of mental health issues who felled people just going about their morning routines. Ramon Rivera, a 51-year-old who officials say records show has an extensive criminal history, was charged…

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Jessica Cunnington has the latest for NBC New York. 

Chris Jose reporting on the suspect in the deadly Manhattan stabbing spree being in custody. 

Gus Rosendale reporting on NYC issuing a drought warning amid a historic dry stretch. 

Marc Santia reporting on a suspect being arrested after 2 are dead and 1 is hurt in a stabbing spree. 

Gaby Acevedo reporting on three people hurt in a scaffolding collapse in Chelsea. 

News 4’s Ida Siegal has the details. 

New York City and 10 other New York counties are now under a drought warning a dry conditions continue, the state and city announced Monday. A drought warning is the second of three levels to deal with the dry conditions. The third and most severe level would be a drought emergency. The counties under the drought warning include: Bronx, Delaware,…

A suspect is in custody accused of fatally stabbing two people in Manhattan on Monday morning, according to the New York Police Department.

The plan to unpause congestion pricing faces a key vote today. Tracie Strahan reports.

New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may postpone repairs on a temporarily out-of-service aqueduct to bring more water into the stressed system.

Counties across the tri-state are being asked to conserve water. News 4’s Lynda Baquero reports.