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A squatter who used phoney phony utility bills and a forged lease to live in a Queens house — and even filed a lawsuit against the rightful property owner — is now facing a litany charges that could send him to prison for more than a decade, the local district attorney said. Lance White-Hunt, 24 and of Brooklyn, was arraigned…...

New Yorkers eat a lot of pizza. They eat so much pizza that the dish warrants its own recycling bin. Ahead of the summer season, Central Park now has a pizza box recycling bin in a busy area adjacent to the Great Lawn, The Central Park Conservancy announced. The pilot program is part of the citywide attempt to curb its…

More chemical drums were discovered in concrete blocks found buried under ballfields at a Long Island park, remnants of when the land was used for aircraft production, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The find, which was expected, involved concrete blocks that were initially removed from the excavation area Monday, authorities said. As with the cas...

Major League Soccer has suspended multiple players for their involvement in an incident following New York City FC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC last weekend, the league announced Wednesday. Toronto head coach John Herdman, defender Richie Laryea and goalkeeper Sean Johnson were suspended for their team’s home match against Nashville. Toronto...

The livestream art installation connecting two bustling cities, New York and Dublin, is garnering the attention of tens of thousands of visitors, but due to some controversial activity, the portal temporarily closed for a closer look. The portal is a piece of sculpture art by Portals founder and artist, Benediktas Gylys, originally from Lithuania. ...

At the start of his corruption trial in New York City, a federal jury was alternately introduced to Bob Menendez as a bribe-taking U.S. senator who betrayed his country, and as an American patriot.

The funeral for New Jersey State Police Trooper Marcellus E. Bethea, who died on May 5, were held on Wednesday.

The man stabbed in a Lower East Side subway station Wednesday morning was 34-year-old Anthony Chávez, who spoke to NBC New York hours after he was attacked at the Delancey Street-Essex Street station. The victim said he was sleeping in the mezzanine area just before 5:30 a.m. when it happened, and isn’t sure why he was targeted.

A 12-year-old girl was shot after two people opened fire on a group of nearly a dozen children who had been fighting on a Queens sidewalk, according to police.

On Long Island, contractors working at the former Grumman aerospace site have dug up more chemical drums, bringing the total now to 22. The former dumping ground is located at Bethpage Community Park and as the graveyard of chemical drums gets unearthed, people living in the area have concerns about possible contamination. NBC New York’s Pei-...

A new exhibit has opened showcasing the anonymous street artist, Banksy. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports. 

The world’s second most popular sport is finally getting a space on Long island. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Today Yankee Stadium went purple as today the mega-site hosted the NYU commencement ceremony. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.