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A Delta flight from JFK Airport headed to Los Angeles had to return back to the Queens airport shortly after takeoff Friday due to an issue with the emergency slide, the airline said.

The ex-boyfriend of a woman found stabbed to death inside her Manhattan apartment was arrested and charged in her murder, according to police.

Clifton police said they responded to Cunningham’s home around 1:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon after a family member reported not hearing from him.

It seems that the Mets have more comics cheering from the stands — but why? For starters, the “suffering Mets fans” and their team’s struggles are ripe for comedy, whereas the Yankees’ sustained success doesn’t breed such misery.

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.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails. On Thursday, t...

More than a miles worth of murals are currently displayed in Queens between 69th Street and Junction Blvd. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

For the past four days, police and canines have been searching a wooded area on Long Island. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A drawbridge that’s been stuck open for weeks in New Jersey is causing a lot of concerns for small Jersey shore towns as the summer season approaches. NBC New York Ted Greenberg reports. 

Negotiations continued at Columbia University as hundreds of protesters set up camp in and around the campus. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports. 

Guitarist Stevie Van and his brother Billy were honored in a street renaming ceremony in Middletown Township, NJ. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

A cold case mystery is closer to being solved thanks to a new identification five decades after the victim’s killing. News 4’s Marc Santia reports. 

A pair of frightening encounters in Central Park has led to police launching an investigation, after two people were robbed in separate incidents within a 12-hour span.