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Three New York City hotels made the list of best luxury hotels in the U.S., according to TripAdvisor. See which ones made the list.

One former New York City journalist tried everything from Alcoholics Anonymous to rehab in order to curb his alcohol use disorder. He took a chance on a clinical trial using an ingredient from magic mushrooms that ultimately changed his life and calling forever. Jon Kostas is the CEO and founder of Apollo Pact, the first and only patient-driven non...

Two NYPD officers were recovering Monday night following a gnarly T-bone crash in the Bronx — and the whole thing was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. The aftermath of the impact at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street in Mott Haven was nearly as dramatic as the loud crash that echoed through the neighborhood. Witnesses say the crash was...

New York City will implement a minimum pay rate for food delivery workers on apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash — marking a first for the U.S., officials said this week. The new rule could nearly triple average earnings for app-based delivery workers in the coming years. New York’s more than 60,000 delivery workers currently make an average of $7.09&...

Neighbors on Long Island say anti-Jewish hate is rearing its ugly head right in their front lawns. Antisemtic flyers have littered the yards of a number of homes in Plainview, and while authorities are familiar with the hate group claiming responsibility, police say there not much they can do about it. The flyers were found folded up and placed ins...

The biggest version of Summer Streets is taking place this year across all five boroughs — this after more than 500,000 people took part last year. “It’s a bold new vision for public space across the city,” Mayor Eric Adams said regarding the 20 miles of streets that will form part of the latest iteration of the summer progr...

Dozens of Pride flags were snapped into pieces and thrown on the ground in a troubling act of vandalism during Pride Month at the Stonewall National Monument — a memorial that celebrates a key moment in the gay rights movement.

Passengers aboard a Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles were startled Saturday when an inflatable emergency slide deployed inside the plane during an unscheduled landing in Salt Lake City.

A man who was pulled from the water of the Hudson River in Chelsea has died, according to police.

The search for a teenager who went missing while swimming in a New Jersey lake ended in tragedy. The body of 18-year-old Victor Rodriguez, a senior at Pitman High School, was pulled out of Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, on Monday, officials said.

A 19-year-old driver trying to swat a bug away ended up causing a crash in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Hackettstown police officers responded to Route 57 near Nikitin Way shortly before 2 p.m. on a report of a crash. According to a subsequent investigation, police say, it was determined that a 19-year-old man from Washingto...

Authorities say they have completely contained two forest fires in the New Jersey Pinelands.

New York City officials announced Thursday a new program to re-examine unsolved drugging, robbery and homicide cases involving LGBTQ victims, including some decades-old cases.  The announcement, made by the New York City Police Department and the mayor’s office, comes more than a year after the deaths of Julio Ramirez and John U...