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New York lawmakers are done with their official work this year, but legislative leaders said Friday that they could return to deal with unfinished business

A couple who left the noise of New York City for the peace and quiet of the Long Island suburbs in 2020 says they have found anything but peace, after they claim to have been bombarded with threats from their neighbor over a disputed property line.

Living in the Garden State comes with high tax burden for both individuals and businesses. One survey finds many accountants are recommending clients relocate.

The NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system will require all of its 48,000 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they have a valid exemption

Frustrated parents are calling on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to relax mandates for mask wearing in schools across the state

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday paints a jarring picture of the pandemic’s impact on America’s youth — a soaring suicide attempt rate for kids age 12 to 17, most notably among adolescent girls.

Four days after a city bus crashed into a three-story brownstone in Brooklyn, injuring more than a dozen people, crews from the MTA finally removed the vehicle that has become somewhat of an attraction in the neighborhood. Residents in the area have been stopping by to get a look at the bus because they say it looks like a scene…

New Jersey will carry a $10.1 billion surplus into the new fiscal year that starts July 1, a stark turnaround from last year when Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy sought to borrow almost $10 billion because of a revenue downturn.

Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves and the New York Islanders got goals from Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pulock to beat the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup semifinals

Police say a Lyft driver died overnight in Queens after a drunk driver caused a serious crash and sent the rideshare vehicle through a brick wall. Gas station video shows the moment the driver of a Ford Explorer shoots across Eliot Avenue in Maspeth around 3:50 a.m. and t-bones the car. The force of the impact sent the Lyft driver…

Wasabi could be the flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has headed into the locker room after appearing to hurt his right ankle in the second quarter of Game 4 of his team’s second-round playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks

Candidates in New York City’s heavily contested Democratic mayoral primary are urging people to go to the polls in the coming days as early voting kicks off

Police in Brooklyn are looking for a stolen car and the driver who took it from a 73-year-old woman on June 5. According to the NYPD, the victim was sitting in the driver’s seat of her red Honda when she was approached by the suspect around 1:15 p.m. near Mill Avenue and Mayfair Drive. That’s when police said he...

Sara Hall completed the New York Mini 10K with the fastest time by an American in the history of the women-only event.

A judge ruled on Friday that New York cannot require internet providers to offer broadband service for low-income customers for as little as $15-a-month starting next week

Law enforcement said that someone inside a car opened fire at the intersection of Oak and Elm streets, with three men and a woman struck by bullets.

As part of an ugly election fight for Southampton mayor, controversy stems from a powerful police union using the image of a Black artist in flyers against the sitting mayor — with the artist saying he’s the one hurt by what he believes are racist smears

The NYPD is chasing leads after a flurry of shootings Friday night in three different boroughs – all within just hours, and one of which was deadly.

The Democratic primary race for New York City mayor is nearing the finish line with a surge in shootings pushing public safety to the top of some voters’ concerns

for the first time in its 145-year history, the storied Westminster dog show is trading the buzz of the Big Apple for the airy grounds of a suburban riverfront estate, one of many changes prompted by pandemic precautions

After a rowdy first in-person Democratic debate last week, Thursday’s second debate was a toned-down and trimmed-down version — although it started with the frontrunner taking heat from all his competitors regarding a recent controversy

If you’re not sure what to expect from ranked choice voting, you’re not alone. Here’s a rundown of how it works, and how long it might take to see results.

The Delta variant, the COVID-19 strain blamed for a devastating viral surge in India that led to a global daily death record of more than 6,000 fatalities this week, now accounts for nearly 5% of positive samples studied in New York City, according to new data from the health department.

Law enforcement said that someone inside a car opened fire at the intersection of Oak and Elm streets, with three men and a woman struck by bullets.

New Yorkers would avoid jail time for non-violent parole violations, and children under age 12 could no longer be arrested as juveniles under bills that passed the state Legislature Thursday.

Jrue Holiday made a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 on Thursday night in Game 3 after two blowout losses in New York

A section of University Avenue in the Bronx will soon be called “Stan Lee Way.”

There’s a noticeable difference in Apple Music between regular stereo songs and these new “Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos” songs.

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.

Law enforcement agencies in New Jersey have been given a 60-day deadline to start releasing police disciplinary records

For those wondering why eat cicadas, or any bugs at all, one group of students is hoping to change mindsets on how Americans see cuisine — as entomologists often call cicadas the ‘”Shrimp of the Land” or “Tree Shrimp”

Temporary side effects after COVID-19 vaccines are normal and a sign your immune system is revving up

A 25-year-old man was shot and killed early Thursday outside a luxury hotel in New York City following a dispute, according to police. The NYPD says two men got into an argument in front of the Dream Hotel on West 16th Street just before midnight. That’s when a suspect shot the man, later identified as Byron Morales of Brooklyn,...

Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts this fall — Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, two of the play’s original stars

The Democratic mayoral hopeful, who has been leading the pack in recent polls, welcomed reporters inside his garden apartment home on Lafayette Avenue, showing his kitchen (even providing a look inside his refrigerator) and bedroom for all to see

A New Jersey teacher and parent at a private school has resigned over the school’s teaching of critical race theory that she says is racist.

A longtime urban biker has created events for riders to go on race tracks from Upstate New York down to Georgia, and says the well-attended events defeat the argument that riders are just lawless criminals who want to rule the streets

A New Jersey school superintendent is going on leave after parents blasted his position to keep students in face masks through the end of the year, a decision he says he made because none of the children are vaccinated yet

Brock Nelson scored twice in New York’s three-goal second, Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots and the Islanders beat the Bruins 6-2 in Game 6 on Wednesday night in a front of a raucous home crowd at Nassau Coliseum

A new father in Connecticut is recovering after he was stabbed in a hospital parking lot while preparing to take his baby home for the very first time.

Lawmakers say the state must prevent another election year like 2020, when delays, litigation and mistakes by election boards who faced a flood of absentee ballots led to days, weeks and in some instances months of confusion over election results in New York

The Mets slugger implied that the balls are friendlier to hitters in a year when a number of top pitchers are about to hit free agency — and vice versa

Three years after an I-Team investigation prompted legislation to reform New York’s criminal rape statute, the bill is being blocked from a vote — by its own co-sponsor, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz.

A Good Samaritan jumped into action after a woman began to sink in soft sand at a Jersey Shore beach construction site that didn’t have any warning signs posted.

GameStop sales rose 25% in the fiscal first quarter as the company focuses on e-commerce and tries to stage a turnaround.

A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh has leaned on some Broadway talent for a little razzle dazzle during its visit to New York City

Gary Sánchez and Miguel Andújar homered, DJ LeMahieu had two hits and an RBI, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 Tuesday night to end a four-game skid. Aaron Judge drove in two runs for New York, which had lost eight of its previous 10 and won despite going 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position…

Baseball’s Hall of Fame is moving this year’s induction ceremony for Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller from July 25 to Sept. 8 so a crowd may attend as coronavirus restrictions ease. The ceremony will take place outdoors on the Hall’s lawn as a ticketed event with a limit on crowd size, the Hall...

Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Marine Corps recruit during a strenuous exercise that caps a 13-week training course at South Carolina’s Parris Island.

A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, “In the Heights” is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience.

Ferrari has appointed electronics pioneer Benedetto Vigna as its new chief executive as the company gears up for the age of electric vehicles.