New York City

Romney Smith reports.

Congestion pricing in New York City is now in effect, after he MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul revived the controversial plan to charge drivers to enter Manhattan’s most congested area. While the new plan reduces the toll from $15 to $9, drivers who don’t use E-ZPass tags to pay for their toll could find themselves paying higher rates to drive…

A judge denied New Jersey’s last-ditch effort to stop the MTA’s long-anticipated, and at times much-maligned, congestion pricing plan from going into effect.

After a string of high-profile violent crimes —including a woman who burned to death after she was set on fire, and a man getting shoved in front of a moving train — Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for changes to the law. But not everyone is onboard. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The fate of congestion pricing is still in question as of Friday evening, with a federal judge in New Jersey set to determine whether the plan will go into effect on Jan. 5. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment. The announcement Friday comes after a series of violent crimes in the New York City subway system.

Rudy Giuliani is testifying in a New York courtroom at a contempt hearing to decide whether he has dodged and deceived lawyers trying to recover a $148 million judgment for two Georgia election workers.

A 20-year-old was arrested after breaking into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and stealing a Christmas ornament in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, authorities said. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Michael Aromando jumped a fence to the property, a stately residence inside a park on Manhattan’s Upper East Side,...

The NYPD’s former highest-ranking uniformed officer has been suspended from the department, and multiple locations tied to him, including his home, have been searched in what is now apparently a federal criminal investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, the head of the nation’s largest police force confirmed Thursday. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch referred additional questions about Jeffrey Maddrey, who resigned...

There is a new hearing before a judge only hours before congestion pricing is scheduled to begin as neighboring New Jersey makes another bid to halt the plan before it starts. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

What can you find in New York City’s archives? Do the names John Lennon and Abraham Lincoln sound familiar? Records dating back hundreds of years are available in person or just a click away. 

As lightning strikes in New York City, the New York Road Runners have announced the annual New Year’s Eve Midnight Run has been canceled.

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...