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Nearly 200 people across the Northeast reported seeing a bright object streak across the sky. The American Meteor Society says the flash of light that was spotted on Wednesday afternoon…
Officials say a New York City man who told authorities that he disliked Muslims, Arabs and Hindus has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a series of firebombings…
Police say they’ve arrested a man for scrawling a swastika and an anti-Semitic slur onto his Jewish neighbor’s garage in Staten Island. The 37-year-old suspect was taken into custody Thursday…
Elephant performances at circuses, parades and carnivals will soon be illegal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Thursday to protect the animals from abuse and mistreatment. The…
New York City libraries announced Thursday they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event. The city’s three library systems…
Feds: Bus Ran Red Light Before Deadly Crash QUEENS – A federal report Wednesday shows that a charter bus that crashed into a city bus last month, killing three, had…
Public works crews have repaired a broken water main that caused a geyser to erupt from the ground in front of a New York City home. The owner of the…
Target sees its new smaller store in Manhattan as a symbol of where it’s headed. The store opening Friday, which is about one-third the size of its average store, will…
Metro New York City, Buffalo-Rochester, greater Syracuse and the Albany region are all in the running to win Amazon’s second headquarters. All four regions submitted formal bids for the $5…
A bust of Napoleon by French sculptor Auguste Rodin long thought to be lost was found on display in a New Jersey borough hall where it sat for 85 years.…
Waitress Arrested for Scamming Widow out of $500K BROOKLYN – A waitress was arrested Tuesday after she befriended an 84-year-old Brooklyn widow in order to scam her out of nearly…
A former postal service supervisor has admitted stealing more than $15,000 from post offices. Amar Patel, 36, of Delran Township, N.J., pleaded guilty Tuesday to the theft. He faces a…
Two women charged with robbing a pair of New Jersey banks are also suspected of trying to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains while dressed as nuns. Swahilys Pedraza-Rodriguez,…
A Marine from New York whose remains were recovered on a Pacific island 72 years after he died in battle is being re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery. The Pentagon announced…
Home for Museum of Natural History’s Gem Collection to Open in 2019 NEW YORK – Exotic gemstones will be on display in 2019 at the American Museum of Natural History,…
Autonomous vehicles are already navigating the verdant hills of Pittsburgh and the pitched avenues of San Francisco. They may soon be tested by the chaos of Manhattan, where pedestrians, taxis,…
A New Jersey newspaper has scored an easy scoop. A Corvette crashed into the newsroom of the Press of Atlantic City newspaper in Pleasantville. The newspaper reports that the car’s…
New York City police have rounded up an unusual suspect — a young bull on a soccer field. Police say the Brooklyn bovine was spotted at Prospect Park late Tuesday…
Obama to Campaign for NJ Gubernatorial Hopeful NEWARK– Ex-President Obama will be in New Jersey Thursday to campaign for Democrat Phil Murphy, who served as his ambassador to Germany, The…
In a big defeat for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, the judge at his corruption trial Monday refused to throw out any of the charges against him in light of a…
