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People in the Long Island community of Long Beach are being advised to boil their water after the bacteria E. coli was detected in the water supply.

People in the Long Island community of Long Beach are being advised to boil their water after the bacteria E. coli was detected in the water supply.

A derelict building in Hell’s Kitchen that was in the process of being demolished partially collapsed on Sunday, landing on a fruit and vegetable market, the FDNY said.

A building partially collapsed on a vegetable stand. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

The busiest time of year for a Hell’s Kitchen gay bar and a farmers market will be much quieter this year, due to an unstable building next door

In Hell’s Kitchen a popular bar and market has to temporarily close due to an unstable building in what’s usually their busiest time of year. Jummy Olabanji reports.

A city official who was fired over his agency’s response to a snowstorm that wreaked havoc on commutes last month says he will continue working until the city finds his replacement.

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

We are in record territory with this weather.

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

The first snowstorm of the season to hit the New York City area brought several inches of the white stuff, which completely snarled traffic all over the region. Ray Villeda reports.

New Jersey cable customers were unnerved after a false alert went out on their televisions warning of an unspecified emergency.

New Jersey cable customers were unnerved after a false alert went out on their televisions warning of an unspecified emergency. Brian Thompson reports.

Several homes had to be evacuated in a Bronx neighborhood when a sinkhole opened up on the street, officials say. A water main break in front of 1622 Adams Street in the Van Nest section at about 4:30 p.m. caused a sinkhole to open about two hours later, the FDNY says. Officials evacuated three homes in the area, and the…

Homes were evacuated in a Bronx neighborhood when a sinkhole opened up. Jummy Olabanji reports.

A car burst into flames on the FDR Drive as the evening rush was getting underway Thursday, bringing traffic to a standstill. Cellphone video shows flames quickly spreading and engulfing the SUV on the southbound side of the highway, just below 34th Street.  Firefighters shut down all lanes of the highway as they put out the fire and cleaned...

This large fire in an SUV on FDR Drive Thursday afternoon was captured on camera by onlookers.

Dallas city officials say the late night sounding of emergency warning sirens in the city was due to a hacker being able to access and repeatedly activate the system.

Dallas city officials say the late night sounding of emergency warning sirens in the city was due to a hacker being able to access and repeatedly activate the system.

Marine biologists say a humpback whale that washed up on a New York City beach appears to have died after being struck by a vessel. Experts from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society say a necropsy shows the whale had tissue damage consistent with blunt force trauma. The approximately 30-foot-long whale was found Tuesday on Rockaway Beach in Queens. Volunteers and…