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A Long Island man has been looking for several years to collect Social Security benefits, as medical bills continue pile up. But because the administration has him listed as dead, they say there are no benefits he is entitled to receive.

Maná is considered by many to be one of — if not the — greatest Spanish-language rock band of all time, winning countless awards and selling out stadiums worldwide. On Wednesday, news broke of the Mexican rock band’s latest historic achievement — becoming the first Spanish-language rock band to be nominated for the prestigio...

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The resignation of Danielle was confirmed by a spokesperson for the office. Sassoon is a Republican who was the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Norwalk police said they have arrested a man in connection with the death of his baby daughter after determining that malnutrition and neglect contributed to her death. The investigation started on June 11 when a man called 911 and said a 4-month-old baby was choking on formula and he had done CPR for several minutes. The baby was taken to......

A passenger at Tweed New Haven Airport was arrested after making a remark about having a bomb in his bag while boarding a flight heading to North Carolina on Thursday morning, according to airport officials. That led to the plane and the terminal being evacuated for a security sweep and a delay of all flights. Airport officials said it was......

There is an online petition calling for Long Island Sound to be renamed. “America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!,” the change.org petition begins. The author of the petition wants the body of water to be renamed the “Gulf of Connecticut.” The author even took a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the Senate as the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

Tickets go on sale Friday for Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour in the United States and Europe. Here’s what to know about the live nation artist presale

A pregnant woman gave birth while on a subway train in Manhattan, according to officials.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to meet with Trump Administration ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan in NYC today to discuss the city’s immigration policies as the Department of Justice announces plans to sue New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

A family claims a Queens daycare is covering up abuse by one of its teachers. The parents of a nonverbal 3-year-old boy with autism say they found their young son with bruises on his body after returning home. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Health officials in North Bergen are warning residents to stay away from raccoons, after they say at least six people have been bitten in recent weeks. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

The Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina is exactly one year from now, and the Today in New York team had the chance to try one of traditional events of the games: curling. While NYC is pretty far from the mountains of Italy, there is a place in the city for curling that is also pretty high up.