Mamdani backing New York DSA candidates in midterm elections
Darializa Avila Chevalier is running in New York's 13th District. Claire Valdez is running in New York's 7th District. They're both members of Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA.
6-year-old hurt by falling section of brick in Queens, police say
A loose section of brick fell from the side of a garage building and onto the sidewalk, hitting the young girl, investigators said.
Woman accused of syringe attack on Hasidic man in NYC
Police are looking for a woman accused of stabbing a man in his back with what investigators believe was a syringe in Manhattan's Diamond District on Wednesday evening.
School bus carrying autistic students went missing for hours in NYC
A city investigation found six nonverbal autistic students arrived at a Brooklyn school more than four hours late after a substitute driver got lost and school officials were unable to locate the bus.
Students, faculty rally at Columbia University in support of Cornell's Jane Doe
Many Columbia University students and professors gathered in Manhattan Thursday in support of Jane Doe, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house.
Fire at Bronx subway station disrupts service on the 2 line
A fire broke out at an elevated subway platform in the Bronx Friday morning.
3 people spotted climbing out of sewer on Manhattan's East Side, police say
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
N.Y. leaders hope to protect historic African burial ground in Queens
New York leaders hope to protect a historic African burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens.
NYC parents, lawmakers push for better school bus service for kids with disabilities
New York City parents, lawmakers and advocates are pushing to amend a state law as some students with disabilities still don't have reliable bus service one week into the school year.
Some NYC students with special needs don't have bus service 1 week into school year
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year.
Former firefighter who joined priesthood after 9/11 named honorary FDNY chaplain
The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, tested the faith of many, but for Tom Colucci, it led to the calling of priesthood.
Commack High School on mission to make sure 9/11 is never forgotten
Though none of them were even born in 2001, students at Commack High School continue to pass on memories of the 9/11 terror attacks.
NYC school bus shortage could impact thousands of special needs students
Thousands of students with special needs and their families are questioning how they're going to get to school at the beginning of the year.
Study shows dramatic increase in U.S. kids taking GLP-1s for weight loss
A new study from NYU shows that the number of American children taking GLP-1s for weight loss has increased 300-fold since 2019.
Site of African burial ground in Queens sits neglected, community says
A mostly vacant parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, is at the center of controversy. The site used to be a historic African burial ground, but now weeds and trash fill the lot.