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Chaim Deutsch has been removed from New York City Council after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Manhattan federal court

New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch entered a guilty plea in federal court in Manhattan Thursday to an information charging him with tax fraud. Prosecutors said Deutsch filed false and fraudulent income tax returns to the IRS in 2016.  Deutsch admitted claiming personal expenses as business expenses totaling $82,000. Deutsch represents the 48th District which includes Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and…

Police in Paterson, New Jersey, are trying new ways to work with the community with the goal of building trust. Pat Battle reports.

Authorities are looking into whether the New Jersey man who died at the hospital after going on a livestreamed rant inside a police station may have had spinal meningitis, sources familiar with the investigation say. Katherine Creag reports.

Despite her vow to stay away, Victoria Sinclaire’s family was one of the first to rebuild, braving the enduring threat of wildfires, and now, repeated power outages as the nation’s largest utility tries to prevent its equipment from sparking blazes on windy days like it did in Paradise a year ago.

Indian Island off the coast of Northern California was the site of a massacre, a place that was contaminated by a shipyard and flush with invasive species.

When the nation’s largest utility warned customers that it would cut power to nearly 2 million people across Northern California, many rushed out to buy portable generators, knowing the investment could help sustain them during blackouts.

Atlantic City mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. has resigned after pleading guilty to defrauding a youth basketball club he founded of $87,215.

A New Jersey councilman is being condemned after using an anti-Semitic slur during a public meeting — and then seemingly defending the comments

The death of 27-year-old Jameek Lowery — who walked into a police station in New Jersey and wound up unresponsive while being transported by police to the hospital — has been ruled a medical event by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The death of 27-year-old Jameek Lowery — who walked into a police station in New Jersey and wound up unresponsive while being transported by police to the hospital — has been ruled a medical event by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Hoboken’s city council is expected to approve a measure authorizing the beginning of eminent domain proceedings against NY waterway ferry

An attack on a Hindu priest in Queens has prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo to direct the state authorities to assist the NYPD in its investigation.

The mayor of a city in upstate New York pleaded guilty Monday morning to multiple misdemeanors and will resign from office, a deal struck just as jury selection was about to begin in his corruption trial.

Security camera video appears to show the man who climbed a piece of artwork on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and used a hacksaw to remove a statue of Marilyn Monroe.

In response to the uptick of hate crimes, the NYPD is launching a new special unit to tackle these specific crimes, a City Hall source tells NBC 4 New York.

New Jersey police say 10 people have been wounded following a shooting at a Trenton bar.

Lew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62.

A college student from Westchester County at the center of a suspected hazing case at the University of Buffalo has died, the president of the college said in a statement obtained by NBC affiliate WRGZ.

A Colorado city has voted to drop the name “Swastika Acres” from a subdivision. KDVR-TV reports the Cherry Hills Village City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a name change to “Old Cherry Hills” to prevent future controversy.