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The man accused of sucker-punching women in seemingly random attacks in a span of weeks in Manhattan was arrested and faces hate crime charges, according to police.

A massive solar project is coming to a parking lot at JFK airport, but not all of the energy is going airport. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

Student protesters at Columbia University have committed to dismantling and removing a significant number of tents from the West Lawn, university officials said Wednesday, citing “important progress” in negotiations overnight. The development comes hours after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, facing mounting calls to resig...

Inspections are continuing and expanding at a Long Island park after drums of chemicals were found buried under ballfields, leftover from when the land was used for aircraft production.

A suspected sexual predator is being sought by police after allegedly raping a woman inside an apartment building in Manhattan.

The man accused of punching seven women across Manhattan has been arrested. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports. 

Members of NYC City Hall reacted to the evidence that the Administration of Children’s Services rerouted millions of dollars in survivor benefits to the agency instead of their children. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

A man at the Jersey Shore is putting an artistic focus on waste — found where it doesn’t belong. Every morning, he takes steps for better health as well as a cleaner coastline, and now his mission is receiving wide recognition. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

The second day of testimony focused on a tabloid “catch and kill” scheme and a gag order. Former National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker explained what he said were coordinated plans to buy and bury damaging stories about Trump. Meanwhile, the judge did not rule on penalties requested by the prosecution for what they claim were violati...

The president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik, issued a deadline to protesters on her campus to come to an agreement by midnight Tuesday to vacate a pro-Palestinian encampment. “I fully support the importance of free speech, respect the right to demonstrate, and recognize that many of the protestors have gathered peacefully,” Sh...

A former winner of the Miss Israel beauty pageant was hit in the face with a sign during a pro-Palestinian protest in Times Square in March, according to police, and now the suspect is on the run.

A slasher with a dog? Police are looking for a man after a Hell’s Kitchen attack with a knife in broad daylight. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Police are issuing a warning for drivers in New Jersey: make sure key fobs are secure. There has been a spike in car thefts in the town of Rahway, police said, in which suspects swipe the fob then take off with the vehicle. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.