Investigations

Fire chiefs told FBI investigators last April that they faced a pressure campaign to rubber stamp the new Turkish Consulate building despite safety concerns, according to an attorney representing one of the chiefs. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Fire chiefs told FBI investigators in April that they faced a pressure campaign to rubber stamp the new Turkish consulate building despite safety concerns, according to an attorney representing one of the chiefs.       “My client was pressured to do something unsafe,” said attorney Jim Walden, who represents Joseph Jardin, the former FD...

Following the news of a federal investigation into Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign, City Hall announced that a staffer had been placed on leave after it was determined she had acted “improperly.” Two sources familiar with the matter identified the member of the administration as Rana Abbasova, the Director of Protocol for International Affai...

DJ Envy’s business partner, Cesar Pina, is filing a defamation lawsuit against a social media influencer. Sarah Wallace reports.

Marc Santia reports.

A dramatic reversal in the Manhattan DA’s office that could mean two murder convictions may soon be overturned in the case of paroled best friends found guilty of a tourist’s murder in 1987. Sarah Wallace reports.

U.S. intelligence is warning about the increased threat of terror here in America. News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Mayor Eric Adams said he and other mayors will be heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal lawmakers in an effort to find solution to the migrant crisis in NYC and throughout the country.

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration. The Democratic leaders say in a letter obtained by The Associa...

A veteran NYPD officer claims he was fired based on what was inside dismissed and sealed criminal records. He is now fighting to be reinstated. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

New York City is intensifying efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity. City Hall confirmed the establishment of a new “reticketing center” in Manhattan where asylum-seekers can get free, one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. The effort is the city’s latest bid to ease pressure on its shelters a...

Paterson council speaker Alex Mendez is accused of stealing mail-in ballots to rig the 2020 election. Adam Harding reports.

The indicted business partner of radio host DJ Envy made his first public comments since being accused by federal agents, going on a minutes-long YouTube ramble and talked about DJ Envy — a move that has just sparked more controversy