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It was a bold New York experiment: closing Broadway to traffic for two Manhattan miles. On Saturday, 30 blocks of Broadway were open only to pedestrians and anything on two…
A murder that took 50 years to solve spurred Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni to commit more resources to investigating cold cases, the mysteries that often hold a lurid fascination…
New York regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City. The Northeast Supply Enhancement project proposes to expand the…
Things are looking Grimm for Rep. Daniel Donovan. Ex-congressman — and ex-con — Michael Grimm leads Donovan by 10 percentage points in the Republican primary in the district that covers…
The daughter of an 83-year-old Massachusetts man says she’s grateful to the New York City police officers who saved her father’s life when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.…
Police are looking for a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt who pushed another man onto New York City subway tracks while shouting anti-Hispanic slurs at…
Central Park’s loop drives will be permanently closed to all cars starting this summer, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. The closure applies only to the loop…
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill prohibiting oil and natural-gas drilling in state waters, as well as preventing infrastructure like pipelines that could support drilling in more…
Long Island School Requires Students Use Clear Backpacks EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. – An East Rockaway school is requiring students to use clear backpacks as part of new safety measures in…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined. The Record reports that Australian…
The alleged East Coast crime boss of the notorious street gang MS-13 was ordered held without bail on Thursday at his first court appearance on Long Island, where prosecutors accuse…
Some of the world’s wealthiest people have apartments in the half-dozen new skyscrapers built along a stretch of Manhattan’s 57th Street known as “Billionaires’ Row.” And soon they may have…
Train Conductor Suspended For Closing Door on de Blasio BROOKLYN – An MTA conductor was suspended after he was accused of closing a train door on Mayor Bill de Blasio…
New York City on Wednesday officially banned open-door helicopter flights from taking off within the five boroughs after last month’s deadly helicopter crash. The Economic Development Corporation won’t, however, affect…
New York’s attorney general on Wednesday asked Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators to give him and other local prosecutors power to bring criminal charges against people pardoned by U.S.…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed an executive order granting all parolees in his state the right to vote, taking unilateral action after the Republican-led Senate rejected a…
New Jersey’s new governor is removing the official who has been overseeing the state takeover of Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday…
Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed into law a bill making voter registration automatic for New Jersey residents who interact with the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission. The Democratic governor cast…
New Jersey’s judiciary will release a report that addresses some “disturbing” practices at municipal courts around the state, including the jailing of a man who could not pay the full…
An electrical fire inside a Newark police building has left that facility and the city hall without power. City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose says the fire started shortly before…