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Video of the fatal Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was made public on Friday by the state’s attorney general, who is investigating the officers’ use of force.

Newly released body-camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correctional officers while in handcuffs.

A Connecticut man has been arrested after allegedly killing and dismembering a dog in New York, according to police.

New York City police charged Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, with starting the blaze that killed a sleeping woman in a subway car.

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson during his arraignment on Monday morning.

The shake-ups among top NYPD leadership continued Saturday as Commissioner Jessica Tisch removed the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau. The ousting of Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias came just one day after Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey submitted his resignation before being accused of trading substantial overtime approvals for sexual favors. Maddrey denies these allegations. Tisch...

Jeffrey Maddrey, chief of department for the NYPD, resigned abruptly on Friday night amid allegations of sexual harassment and hefty overtime payments. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports. 

Federal investigators are now looking into allegations of sexual harassment and substantial overtime payments involving Jeffrey Maddrey and Quathisha Epps, a source familiar with the probe said.

After weeks of concerns over drones hovering over tri-state communities, the Federal Aviation Administration has stepped in to stop the flight of unmanned aircraft by banning the flying machines over certain locations in New York. The FAA said it imposed the temporary flight restrictions in coordination with federal security partners and at the request of Gov. Kathy Hochul. The impacted locations...

The FAA has issued flight restrictions in 22 cities in New Jersey. News 4 New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

In a fascinating story out of New York that has a lot of people talking, a homeowner in Orange County unearthed the remains of a prehistoric mastodon, an elephant-like animal that’s been extinct for more than 10,000 years. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.

The oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments was sold at Sotheby’s on Wednesday.

In a news conference on Tuesday, Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg discussed the charges for the shooting of Brian Thompson on Dec. 4. 

A historic (or perhaps more accurately, prehistoric) discovery was made just under the surface of a New York homeowner’s lawn.

Workers will be able to see that raise in their checks starting Jan. 1, 2025.

Drones are being spotted all over the U.S. But are those flashing lights in the sky really airplanes?

The accused stowaway on a flight from New York to Paris in November has been arrested again, this time caught at the U.S.-Canada border after ditching her ankle bracelet monitor, according to a senior official briefed on the matter.

Svetlana Dali was arrested in the Buffalo area near the Canadian border, a senior official briefed on the matter told NBC New York.

Why are there drones flying all over New Jersey and New York? Investigators hope to find out.

Top state officials in New York are urging the federal government to deploy special detection systems to track down drones. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports.