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First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, tipped to resign from City Hall late last week, resigned Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter said.

Hurricane Milton is heading in the direction of Florida as a major storm with the potential to produce catastrophic damage. Florida officials have urged residents in the direct path of the storm to evacuate, with some areas under mandatory evacuation orders and some under voluntary evacuations. As of 8 p.m. Monday, Milton was producing maximum sust...

A high school in Orange County is taking high-tech steps to protect its student athletes amid concerns over the lasting effects of concussions. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

One hostage still being held captive by Hamas is 20-year-old Edan Alexander of Tenafly, New Jersey. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein spoke with his family about the last time they spoke to their loved one, and why they’re refusing to give up hope for his return.

The Oct. 7 attack and its reverberations have shaken the Jewish community in a way the world has not seen since the Holocaust. And while the impact is different for everyone, there are some common denominators that explain why in many ways, 10/7 is for Jews around the world what 9/11 is for Americans. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports....

After news of Philip Banks’ resignation, three other staffers were out as well at City Hall on Monday. Rana Abbasova, who was linked to the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams, was terminated, according to a source. Abbasova had been on leave from her position. Winnie Greco, the mayor’s director of Asian affairs whose home was raided by the ...

In Suffolk County, hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil Monday to honor the lives lost during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, and to pray for the hostages still being held in Gaza. Meanwhile in Queens, former President Trump visited the burial site of one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol ...

Illegal street racing has been taking over an intersection on Long Island, and it’s not the first time it has happened. Now local leaders are trying to crack down on the dangerous trend. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A woman was found stabbed to death in the basement of a Long Island home, according to police, and a suspect has been charged in her murder. Police were called to a home on Botsford Street in Hempstead just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and found a 29-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times, Nassau County police said. The woman,…...

Mayor Eric Adams’ defense team says the Department of Justice has turned over evidence they say could discredit key prosecution witness Rana Abbasova, the longtime Eric Adams staffer who coordinated improper straw donations and luxury travel upgrades, according to the indictment. Defense Attorney Alex Spiro told NBC New York the evidence disclosed ...

Condé Nast Traveler has released its hotel winners in the 37th annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, including a list of the top 25 hotels in the five boroughs of New York City. The two-year-old Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad took the top place in New York City, followed by The Carlyle, The Ritz-Carlton New York in Central Park, The Mark and&#8...

NBC New York has team coverage of events around New York City remembering the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and the thousands of  Palestinian lives lost.

Rana Abbasova, a longtime Eric Adams staffer who prosecutors say coordinated improper straw donations and luxury travel upgrades for Mayor Adams and his campaign, has been terminated from her position at City Hall, according to a source familiar with the matter. Abbasova, who worked as the Director of Protocol in the Mayor’s Office for Intern...