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Undefeated boxer Edgar Berlanga will be fighting Canelo Álvarez on September 14 for Alvarez’s WBC, WBO, and WBA super middleweight titles.

Happy Friday the 13th, donut lovers! Krispy Kreme is substituting a super deal for superstition, offering fans a dozen Original Glazed® Doughnuts for just 13 cents with the purchase of any dozen or 16-count Minis at regular price. The “Lucky Friday” 13-cent Original Glazed dozen is available at participating shops, with a limit of one dozen pe...

Tom Donlon will officially take over duties as interim NYPD commissioner, the third top cop of the Adams administration so far, when the embattled outgoing chief’s resignation takes effect at the end of the workday Friday. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday from his post helming the country’s largest police department amid...

Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to a non-criminal offense at a Long Island courthouse Friday to resolve the DWI he got earlier this summer in the Hamptons, professing he drank that night, it impaired him and he showed poor judgment. A public statement on the perils of drinking and driving was part of the plea agreement. The judge said Timberlake c...

A Coney Island bar owner said he was told his problems with the NYPD could be resolved if he hired and paid the police commissioner’s brother. The bar owner alleged it was a worker in the mayor’s office who allegedly tried to help arrange the deal.  “I felt it was like I got an ultimatum. It’s like either you gonna get...

The head of the NYPD announced his resignation Thursday amid an ongoing federal investigation, paving the way for Mayor Eric Adams to appoint his third police commissioner in less than three years. Adams was quick to name an interim replacement: Tom Donlon. “Tom joins a team at 1 Police Plaza that is relentlessly dedicated to public safety an...

Carnivals, festivals and fairs, oh my! Nothing says summer in New England quite like a good country fair, and as we reach the midpoint of summer, carnival season is officially upon us. Here’s a list of the Connecticut fairs on tap for the coming months: JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this week. The governor told reporters on Thursday that her doctor discovered basal cell carcinoma on her nose during a routine checkup a few weeks ago. She described it as a “tiny, tiny speck on my nose.” The 66-year-old......

The head of the NYPD announced his resignation Thursday amid an ongoing federal investigation into the department’s nightclub enforcement, according to an internal memo obtained by News 4. It comes after news broke last week that investigators for the Southern District of New York seized phones of several NYPD officials, including at least on...

A beloved New York City event, the annual Feast of San Gennaro kicks off Thursday in Little Italy. Music, food, drinks and other live events are all on the calendar for this year’s feast. There are even cannoli, zeppole and meatball eating contests on the itinerary for all those who love to witness (or partake) in eating competitions. These.....

Former President Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Nassau County on Wednesday, the Trump-Vance campaign announced. The event will be held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale at 7 p.m. The campaign is making general admission tickets available to the public, with doors opening at 3 p.m. The rally will come just over ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in looking into questions about the NYPD‘s nightclub enforcement, a senior official tells NBC New York. The SDNY and IRS have seized the cellphones of numerous NYPD officials, including at...

A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. New Jersey-born entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s new spacesuits on his chartered flight. The daring spacewalk also saw SpaceX engineer Sarah...

It’s always a busy week, we get it. We know certain types of stories tend to dominate the headlines and your newsfeeds. In the New York Schmear, we highlight the bigger feature-y news stories of the week you may have missed. Did you hear the one about NYC selling apartments on the Upper West Side for under $175,000? Or the…