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US soldier sentenced for plotting to attack 9/11 Memorial, kill troops in Middle East

A U.S. soldier was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after admitting to trying to help ISIS plan attacks on New York City landmarks — including the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan — as well as help...

Newark Airport experiencing flight delays due to ‘equipment issue'

Flights into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport were being delayed Friday afternoon and evening due to an “equipment failure,” according to the FAA. The FAA said it was slowin...

Zelig Williams, Broadway dancer in ‘Hamilton' and ‘MJ', is missing in South Carolina

The family of a Broadway dancer who performed in “Hamilton” and “MJ: The Musical” is asking the public for help after the South Carolina man went missing in his home state. Zel...

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight

A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keepSean “Diddy” Combslocked up while he makes a third bid for bail in hissex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. In a decision filed...

Long Island man had enough fentanyl in home to kill 3.5 million people, DA says

A 43-year-old Long Island man has been indicted on drug trafficking and other charges after law enforcement seized cocaine, 33 pounds of narcotics and enough fentanyl to kill 3.5 million people from his Bellport home, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said Friday. The suspect, Remon Gibson, was arraigned Wednesday on the charges, ...

Ex-FTX exec who helped finance lover's congress run in NY updates LinkedIn job to ‘inmate'

A white-collar criminal appears to be having a laugh about his 7.5 years prison sentence, and he’s letting everyone know about it on LinkedIn. Ryan Salame, who helped expose FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of stealing more than $8 billion in customer money that was supposed to be safely stored in the cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday updated his...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day is Monday: What's open and closed?

Monday, Oct. 14, marks the federal holiday of Columbus Day, a holiday that many states and cities now recognize as Indigenous Peoples Day and Italian Heritage Day. New York City has recognized the day as Italian Heritage Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day since 2021 — much to the chagrin of a small group of City Council members who make up&#8230...

How tri-state residents can help Hurricane Milton victims

Hurricane Milton wrecked Central Florida after making its landfall on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3. On Thursday, as the storm moved into the Atlantic Ocean, Floridians and organizations across the tri-state area switched into relief mode. As part of the efforts ahead of landfall, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that 65 state...

Iconic Rockefeller Center ice skating rink opens for season tomorrow

The iconic Rink at Rockefeller Center reopens for the 2024-25 fall and winter season on Saturday. The iconic skating rink, which first opened in 1936 and became a permanent fixture of midtown Manhattan’s holiday season in 1939, will be open daily starting at 9 a.m. when it returns Oct.12. Last skate is at 11 p.m. Admission prices range from $...

5 hurt after NJ Transit train hits truck in Burlington, NJ

Five people were injured after an NJ Transit train struck a truck in Burlington, New Jersey, early Friday morning.

Family wants justice for 6-year-old boy fatally beaten with baseball bat in Conn.

The family of 6-year-old Jathan Escobar is calling for justice after he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat in Bridgeport last month and died days later. They gathered outside a Bridgeport courthouse Thursday morning all wearing matching sweaters honoring the life taken too soon. They were there for the court appearance of Abdulrahim Sula...

Lynx steal Game 1 vs. Liberty with Napheesa Collier's overtime winner

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier scored the game-winning shot in overtime to steal Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at the New York Liberty Thursday.

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Pennant race! ALCS and NLCS matchups, schedule and how to watch

The League Championship series in the MLB playoffs will soon begin, with four teams battling to secure a spot in the World Series.

Coldplay tickets for 2025 U.S. tour dates go on sale Friday

Coldplay has extended their 2025 U.S. tour. Here’s what you need to know.

Will northern lights be visible in NYC again tonight? Here's your aurora forecast

If you missed Thursday night’s astronomical phenomenon, you may be wondering if Friday brings another chance to see those northern lights. You would have to go much further upstate, or even into Canada, to try to glimpse the aurora borealis this time around. Take a look at the differences in the maps. Thursday’s phenomenon was caused by...

Police look to identify man whose skeletal remains were found in Harlem in 1997

Police are hoping that new composite images will help solve a nearly 30-year-old mystery concerning a man found dead in a Harlem building.

WATCH: ‘Haunts and Happenings,' a one-of-a-kind tri-state Halloween special

NBC New York has everything you could ask for during the Halloween season — like the folklore lurking in the woods of New Jersey or the true-crime trolley rolling through Brooklyn. Check out “Haunts and Happenings: A Tri-State Adventure” — a one-of-a-kind Halloween special!