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The New York state Senate on Monday approved nearly two dozen bills intended to curb heroin use, including a measure to allow schools to administer a powerful heroin and opiate antidote.
A driver was in police custody late Monday afternoon, after he allegedly drove on the sidewalk and hit two women – leaving one dead – on Staten Island.
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he will sign medical marijuana legislation into law as long as the measure ``makes sense.''
Police on Monday were asking the public to help them find a suspect who used duplicate debit cards at ATMs to steal hundreds of dollars from other people's bank accounts in Lower Manhattan and on Staten Island.
A suspect has been charged in a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy wounded, and sent a bullet into a police officer's hat, in East Harlem this past weekend.
Volunteer firefighter Robert "Hawk" Meyer, 54, collapsed while battling the blaze at a commercial building on Union Avenue Sunday evening. He was taken to Bayshore Community Hospital where he later died.
Advocates for sex workers, runaway teens and transgender persons have urged New York City officials to ban the use of condoms as evidence in prostitution-related crimes.
Cesar Lucas was sentenced Monday after pleaded guilty to rape and other charges. He also faces 20 years of post-release supervision.
One man from New York City and another from Argentina were severely burned Monday afternoon in a crash in Dutchess County.
Mayor Bill de Blasio chimed in Monday about a controversial remark made by Rep. Charles Rangel during a congressional debate, telling the candidates to stick to the issues.
The world's oldest man, a retired chemist and parapsychologist, died in New York City this past weekend.
"There is no doubt that we are now seeing the effects of decades of neglect when it comes to investing in our infrastructure," Malloy said.
34-year-old Darrell Fuller has pleaded not guilty in the October 2012 killing of Nassau County Police Officer Arthur Lopez and a second man.
Kevin O'Dowd, who is Christie's chief of staff and nominee for state attorney general, said he had no advance knowledge of the plot to block traffic near the George Washington Bridge last September.
Sarah Goode was last seen early Saturday after a night of watching TV with friends.
