NYC facing 4 lawsuits over deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Central Harlem

Attorney Ben Crump announced litigation against NYC after seven people died and 118 were sickened in the Central Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak.

3rd suspect arrested in Bronx gang-related shooting

James Lackard turned himself in two days after his son, Chase Lackard, and his son's mother, Jennifer Lackard, were arrested by the NYPD.

4 cases of 'rabbit fever' confirmed on Long Island, health department says

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said it was investigating four cases of tularemia, a tick-borne disease that can spread through small dead animals, like rabbits.

Queens church vandal smashes Mother Mary statue in possible hate crime, NYPD says

The NYPD is searching for a suspect caught on surveillance video smashing a Mother Mary statue at St. Rita's Roman Catholic Church in Long Island City, Queens.

MTA opens bidding for retired MetroCard vending machines

NYC Transit is auctioning off a limited number of MetroCard vending machines, which were phased out by the OMNY tap and pay system.

NYC brings back bright green stickers for alternate side parking violations

New York City is once again slapping embarrassing stickers on cars that violate alternate side parking rules and get in the way of street sweepers.

NYC reaches whale-sized milestone: 500th humpback whale spotted in waters

Gotham Whale, a nonprofit marine research and conservation group, documented its 500th humpback whale in the waters surrounding the five boroughs.

Long Island police shoot knife-wielding man in face during encounter in Westbury

A Columbia University medical student was shot in the face and injured by Nassau County officers after he allegedly lunged at them with a large knife.

Spotted lanternflies are spreading. A bipartisan bill aims to fight back

A bipartisan group of senators wants to make spotted lanternfly control a high-priority federal research initiative as the invasive pest continues spreading.