Driver surrenders in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father: Cops
A man was arrested on Long Island Wednesday after turning himself in for the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father.
Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy
A judge dismissed the case against Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park.
South African COVID-19 variant found in NYC hospital patient
A patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus.
Charges dropped for Buffalo officers seen shoving elderly protester
Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.
NY man dies shortly after vaccination, allergic reaction not suspected
A man died shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
Video shows police pepper spraying handcuffed child who was yelling for her dad
Police said the suicidal 9-year-old girl "disobeyed" commands to put her feet in the car. An officer was then "required" to spray an "irritant" in the handcuffed girl's face, the department said Saturday.
NY may have undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by 50%
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged.
2 NY children abducted by men in ski masks found in Alabama
Two young children abducted from their foster home were found on the floor of a backseat of a car in Alabama.
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone arrested
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.
White woman tackled Black teen in hotel lobby, his father says
The Manhattan DA's office is investigating a confrontation in which a man said a woman in a hotel lobby falsely accused his teenaged son of stealing her phone and then tackled him.
‘Club Kid’ killer Michael Alig dies of suspected overdose
Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film, has died of a suspected drug overdose six years after his release, police said. He was 54.
Sweet 16 party leaves 37 infected with COVID-19, nearly 300 quarantined, health officials say
81 people attended a “sweet 16” birthday event at a venue in Long Island resulting in 37 COVID-19 infections forcing nearly 300 to quarantine.
Mich. Gov. Whitmer, NY Gov. Cuomo call for investigation into Trump Administration's pandemic response
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and NY Gov. Cuomo are calling for Congress to investigate President Trump's handling of COVID-19.
Passenger says car that drove through BLM protest was trying to escape
A passenger in a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York's Times Square on Thursday says police have interviewed all six people who were in the car and are continuing to investigate the incident.
Two men indicted in murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
Authorities in New York have announced the indictment of two men in the murder of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay nearly 20 years ago.
NY sues the NRA to put it out of business
New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business
Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on sex abuse charges
Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
57 Buffalo cops resign from response team after officers suspended for shoving 75-year-old man to ground
All 57 officers of the Buffalo Police Emergency Response team resigned Friday afternoon in support of two police officers who were suspended without pay after shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground during a protest.
NY's Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll
New York leads the nation in the number of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo is coming under increasing criticism for his handling of the crisis.
New York sees largest number of coronavirus deaths in single day
In a sobering assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a record 731 coronavirus deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the state.