Rob Base, rapper on classic hip-hop track "It Takes Two," dies at 59
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
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Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
One person died and over 30 people, mostly FDNY members, were hurt in an explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard Friday.
New York City's Department of Health is evaluating an East Village apartment complex after two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease over the course of a year.
Howard County Circuit Court Judge Stephanie Porter sentenced Emmetson Zeah to two life sentences, plus 70 years, in the killings of Michael Robertson, 16, and Blake McCray, 15.
MTA officials say they've been conducting a pilot program to combat fare evasion on New York City buses. It's a more European-style method of checking for fare evasion.
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A school bus with 30 kids on board partially fell into a hole in the Bronx Wednesday afternoon.
A Brooklyn man who admitted murdering three elderly women was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison Wednesday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
The search has resumed for a teen swimmer who went missing in the Rockaways on Tuesday afternoon.
The NYPD is searching for a prisoner that bolted from police custody in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon.
A 1.8-magnitude earthquake shook near Gladstone, New Jersey, Tuesday afternoon.
New York City has extended nearly 100,000 3-K and Pre-K offers for the upcoming school year, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.
A horse carriage overturned in Central Park on Monday afternoon. One person was hurt, according to the FDNY. The two horses involved in the incident are said to be OK.
New York City's second city-run grocery store will be in the Bronx, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city officials announced Monday.