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As drivers and passengers crossing the Hudson and East rivers are paying congestion pricing tolls since Jan. 5, Shake Shack has announced plans to give those commuters a temporary break at its tri-state locations. At select restaurants from Jan. 13 to 17, Shake Shack will be offering a $9 “NYC Congestion Pricing Combo” of a ShackBurger ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pitched voters on a series of populist economic policies — floating proposals to hand out free money, slash taxes and fight hedge funds — in a speech Tuesday aimed at cleaning up the kitchen table issues that damaged Democrats in November. In her annual State of the State address in Albany, Hochul, a moderate De...

A high-ranking member of an MS-13 clique in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering and other federal charges in a case involving seven slayings, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent Central American street gang. Jairo Saenz, 28, entered the plea in federal court i...

A New Jersey school bus aide charged in the death of a 6-year-old girl took the stand in her own defense on the same day the jury saw new video showing what occurred leading up to the child’s death — and as prosecutors alleged the woman was on her phone the whole time.

A New York man received his sentence in connection to the kidnapping and attempted robbery of a pregnant woman and the children under her care in 2023, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office said. Fifty-year-old Derrick Woodhouse, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced last week to 20 years to life after being convicted of kidnapping in the s...

New Jersey State Police are searching for a man who they say tried to abduct a girl outside of her home.

“As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal,” the royal said in an Instagram post.

Attention all music lovers! The lineup for this year’s Governors Ball was officially announced. New York City music festival has officially announced the list of headliners for its 2025 edition, which will return to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Among the artists who will take the stage during the music festival in Flushing Meadows-...

The discovery of a body in the back of an ambulette in the Bronx is being investigated as an apparent homicide. According to investigators, police responding to a 911 call on Castle Hill Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Monday found a 64-year-old man unconscious inside a private ambulette. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement sources say th...

New York City’s police department is curbing its use of high-speed chases after finding that about one-quarter of more than 2,200 initiated by officers last year led to a collision, property damage, physical harm or death. A new policy effective Feb. 1 will limit vehicle pursuits to only the most serious and violent crimes, barring them for traffic...

To help fire victims walk through a process that may seem overwhelming, an insurance attorney and Woolsey Fire victims provided guidance to help file insurance claims.

A San Gabriel Valley man who built a water pump that was credited with saving a home from the Palisades Fire is getting inundated with calls and emails from apprehensive homeowners looking to protect their homes from the next time tragedy strikes.

A New Jersey woman is accused of drinking a homeowner’s alcohol and becoming unconscious while watching their toddler who roamed away from the house on Monday.