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A German baritone making his Met Opera debut when people on either side of the balcony unfurled long vertical banners with white capital letters on a black background, reading “NO OPERA ON A DEAD PLANET”

Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was ousted by his colleagues on Friday, ending a nearly yearlong congressional career. While his fabricated resume, federal indictment and chaotic energy in the House have been well-chronicled, his actual work on Capitol Hill hasn’t gotten as much attention. So what did the ...

Part of Long Island’s north shore turned bright red on Wednesday in reaction to a study testing wastewater, and while the images may look off-putting, scientists say there is nothing to fear. Researchers are examining the movement of treated wastewater from the Oyster Bay Village Wastewater Treatment Plant located within Oyster Bay Harbor, N....

New York Democrats are screening potential candidates to replace former Rep. George Santos, including Tom Suozzi.

Police said a pair of armed thieves made off with a big payday when they forced their way into a Bronx apartment this week and took off with jewelry, handbags and cash. The two suspects forced their way into an apartment on East 176th Street around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and tied up two victims inside, police said Friday. They…

Happy Holidays? New York City’s Department of Transportation designates the busiest traffic days of the year as Gridlock Alert Days, recommending people bike or ride mass transit — or walk — to minimize the risk of unnecessary headaches. And the month of December owns about half of them for 2023. ‘Tis the season. Here’...

The holiday signs that drive to support safe driving habits are back this year after concerns last year that they were too distracting. Pat Battle reporting.

A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos continues to go nowhere. The measure had been planned for a preliminary vote Thursday in a state Senate committee. But the head of that committee, Sen. Joseph Vitale, says it lacked enough votes to move forward. Some Atlantic City casino workers have been pushing for nearly three years ...

An off-duty NYPD officer shot and injured a man during a ‘dispute’ in the Bronx Thursday afternoon, two senior police officials told NBC New York. The 42-year-old man and the officer got into a verbal altercation just after 3 p.m. on White Plains Road at a store there, police said. During that incident, the officer shot at the man one&#...

Lillian May, of Meriden, shared doorbell camera video that captured the UPS driver’s interaction with her son. She said she wanted to recognize Frank for his all of his kindness.

Investigators were working to determine how the woman ended up inside the building. News 4’s Myles Miller reports.

News 4’s Ted Greenberg reports.

A man was found in a Queens park after he had seemingly been beaten to death, law enforcement sources said.