Wife takes nursing home job to still see husband and comply with COVID-19 restrictions
The COVID-19 restrictions left Cynthia Romano with no choice but to take a job at a nursing home in order to see her ailing husband.
Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations
Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand joined the wave of lawmakers in New York calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign.
Boy, 12, left paralyzed from gunshot intended for brother: Cops
A 12-year-old boy is paralyzed below the waist after he was shot through a window by a man who had a “beef” with his older brother, the boy's mother says.
Dramatic video shows moment 2 NYPD officers are shot in Brooklyn
The NYPD released dramatic videos of the moments that two police officers were shot while responding to a 911 call in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.
Rochester police investigate pepper spraying of mother near toddler
A Rochester police officer has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on a woman suspected of shoplifting who tried to escape with her 3-year-old child in her arms, authorities said Friday.
7 injured when van slams into vehicle, outdoor dining area, food stand
The driver of a van that crashed into an outdoor dining area, collided with another vehicle and slammed into a fruit stand was arrested Friday in Manhattan.
Cuomo asks state AG, top judge, to launch harassment probe
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him.
Andrew Yang helps photographer who was attacked on Staten Island Ferry
A man shoved a photojournalist on the deck of the Staten Island Ferry and was about to hit him with a metal rod when mayoral candidate Andrew Yang intervened.
NYPD releases photos of woman who punched boy, 2, in face on subway
The NYPD is on the hunt for the woman who repeatedly punched a two-year-old boy who was sitting on his mother's lap aboard a subway car.
Rochester police officers who restrained Daniel Prude will not be charged in his death
A grand jury will not seek charges against officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing.
NY father-to-be killed in gender reveal mishap
An upstate man was killed in an explosion during preparations for a gender reveal that went wrong.
AOC calls for ‘full investigation’ of Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes amid coronavirus pandemic
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a chorus of New York lawmakers demanding an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy
A judge dismissed the case against Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park.
Rapper Nicki Minaj's father killed in hit-and-run
The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said.
NYC man charged with threatening to kill politicians, media figures
A New York City man has been arrested on charges that he threatened past and present political figures and media personalities on social media.
Charges dropped for Buffalo officers seen shoving elderly protester
Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.
DEA finds $12M in Queens heroin drug mill
Federal and local law enforcement officers took down a large-scale heroin-packaged mill in Queens and arrested an alleged "major trafficker" of drugs.
New video captures pepper-sprayed girl's wait for EMTs
In the video, the girl can be heard wailing and whimpering that she wants her dad and saying her eyes are burning as an officer tells her an ambulance is on its way but has been slowed by the snowy roads.
NY may have undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by 50%
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged.
Soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on charges that he plotted to blow up New York City's 9/11 Memorial and attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, authorities said Tuesday.