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In 11 U.S. states and Washington DC, it takes a salary of $500,000 a year or more to be part of the top 5% of earners.

The start date for New York’s historic congestion pricing has finally been set. News 4’s Andrew Siff reports on what to expect this summer. 

After a long week of frost advisories and freeze warnings, welcome changes are coming this weekend. Eventually. Saturday begins like every other day this week: chilly. There aren’t any frost advisories, but morning temperatures will be near freezing for many. If you are planning on an early morning run, bundle up. Thankfully, a calm wind means no w...

The MTA announced that the start date for congestion pricing will be June 30 — two weeks later than initially planned. The transit authority has opened applications for exemptions online. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Rumored deadlines of a sweep of the Columbia University encampment have come and gone, but students protesting on the Manahttan campus continued their efforts Friday to urge the administration to divest from companies providing funding to Israel. Negotiations between university administrators and protesters occupying the school’s West Lawn ha...

Now that the MTA has announced a start date for their congestion pricing plan coming to New York City, next comes the important question: How can you get an exemption from paying the new toll?

June 30. That’s when car drivers will be charged an additional $15 to enter Manhattan at 61st Street and below, while trucks could be charged between $24 and $36, depending on size. The long-awaited congestion pricing model set to make history in the United States will begin in New York City at 12:01 a.m. on the final Sunday in June,…...

Protests and demonstrations continue Friday at Columbia University and CUNY over the Israel-Hamas war. News 4’s Romney Smith and Tracie Strahan report.

A Bronx man was mauled to death by his dog inside his home, according to police, leading responding officers to shoot and kill the canine.

News 4’s Melissa Colorado with the latest from Morningside Heights.

After being postponed, the curfew that applies to those under 18 years old begins next week in Newark. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

The Jets added some more protection for 40-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

A Jersey Shore town is fining drivers for purposefully trudging through flood waters after realizing they were damaging local homes. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.