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The New York Giants and Jets will play home games on new turf at MetLife Stadium starting in 2023 after the old playing surface was widely criticized.

It wasn’t quite a crime of biblical proportions, but it may have a Long Island man doing penance. A probationary Nassau County correctional officer with 11 months on the job was arrested after contraband was allegedly found on him during a search when he arrived at the jail in East Meadow, according to the district attorney’s office. Se...

The story of a missing 16-year-old tourist who got separated from his family outside Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral a day ago gets a happy ending: Connor Lian walked to Queens. The California twin, who is nonverbal and has autism, was found at his grandfather’s home, where he, his parents and his twin brother were staying for...

It’s a big honor for the small town of Metuchen, which was just named among the winners of the Great American Main Street Award. The prize caps off a big turnaround for the town, which just seven years ago saw one in every five storefront vacant, victims of the Great Recession.

The stunning 10.57 carat, cushion-shaped diamond is called “The Eternal Pink.” A Sotheby’s official describes the flawless gem as “the most intensely saturated color” he’s ever seen.

Queens gets in on the recreational marijuana craze sweeping Manhattan Thursday as the state opens the borough’s first woman-owned pop-up dispensary supported by the state’s social equity investment fund. Sales at the dispensary, called Good Grades, open to the public at 2 p.m. at 162-03 Jamaica Avenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the pl...

The Sacramento Kings no longer hold the longest postseason drought in professional sports after clinching their first playoff berth since 2006. Here’s a look at teams with the longest active drought in each sport.

A New York appeals court has ruled that Madison Square Garden can ban lawyers who are suing them from attending events at its venues.

The YES Network, which carries Yankess games, is the latest regional sports network to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service.

New York City is gearing up security again for possible action from the grand jury against former President Donald Trump, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the preparations said Thursday. Stressing the situational fluidity, the sources said the ramped-up security is related to the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing investigati...

The arrest of a Staten Island man whose girlfriend accused him of holding her captive at his home, raping and repeatedly beating her, this week led investigators to a scene that ultimately drew the bomb squad, two senior police officials said Thursday.

A 16-year-old tourist visiting the city from California got separated from his family outside Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral a day ago and has been reported missing, authorities say.

A Nassau County correctional officer with 11 months on the job was arrested after contraband was allegedly found on him during a search when he arrived at the jail in East Meadow, according to the district attorney’s office.