Federal prosecutors have charged a son of Ecuador’s former president, a former member of Ecuador’s legislature and three other Ecuadorians with trafficking tons of cocaine to the United States and Europe in part by hiding it in containers carrying tuna.

This year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been cut down and is heading to New York City to mark the beginning of the holiday season in the city.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that New York's Strand Bookstore will pay nearly $1.5 million after improperly receiving a pandemic-era small business loan.

An amateur historian says he’s found evidence that the namesake of New York's popular Jones Beach played a key role in an infamous pirate heist in the Red Sea centuries ago.

Andreas Almgren came to watch the New York City Marathon a year ago and decided that night he was going to make his debut in the event this year.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week.

Fifty years ago, the New York City Marathon ran through all five boroughs of the city for the first time.

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The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims.

It turns out Winnie-the-Pooh and his fluffy friends aren’t being bear-napped from their longtime home at the New York Public Library.

Harry Styles' residency at Madison Square Garden has drawn tens of thousands of fans eager for an exclusive experience.

Israeli forces have detained Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank.

A retired New York City police detective has been arrested in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge.

An argument on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan turned deadly Saturday, leaving one man fatally shot and train service disrupted.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and top New York Democrats are urging private parking lot owners to block federal immigration officers from using their properties.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup.

A New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son has appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan.

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

New York City is moving toward a ban on the more-than-150-year-old horse-drawn carriage industry, with local lawmakers poised to approve a proposal to wind down the iconic, old-timey attraction following the death of a teenage tourist in Central Park.

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official says federal officers shot and wounded a Dominican man in New York because they believed their lives were in danger.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza.

Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks crowded a federal appeals courtroom in New York City where three judges heard arguments over whether legal claims against Saudi Arabia can proceed.

Artificial intelligence insiders are warning New York City’s leaders about dangers of the emerging technology, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting safety concerns.

A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago.

Single-earner families should look beyond today’s budget and consider retirement savings, emergency funding, workforce reentry, and future Social Security benefits.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has debuted a sweeping plan to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City.

A powerful nor’easter is pummeling the shoreline in the eastern U.S. for a second day.

Full-body diagnostic scans have become a celebrity wellness staple, but at $1,000 to $5,000 out of pocket, most people can’t afford them. Now a European health tech company called Neko Health is betting it can change that — starting in New York City.

President Donald Trump has surprised many by showing support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.

Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City.

President Donald Trump’s trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started with a detour at Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

President Donald Trump plans to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.

The U.S. president has several meetings scheduled with world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City next week.

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City.

President Donald Trump has honored the victims of the Sept_ 11, 2001, attacks by vowing to “never forget.”.

A new study app aims to make studying feel like scrolling TikTok — but Brown University’s cheating scandal shows the challenges AI brings to the classroom

New York City’s public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year.

The company that owns two historic schooners that sank near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal two months ago hasn't decided what to do with them yet.

Hundreds of people showed up near New York City's Washington Square Park to judge a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest.

Stand Up for Heroes will celebrate its 20th anniversary this fall in New York City with a performance by Bruce Springsteen and jokes by Hasan Minhaj and Jon Stewart.

Heavy rain and winds are pounding the Northeast U.S. Storms tore through a beach on Long Island and stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey on Thursday.

The Supreme Court has again rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E.

The Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey has created a global fan event called “A Very Laufey Day.”.

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic.

Across the country, calls to “tax the rich” have become potent political slogans that helped propel progressives like Mayor Zohran Mamdani to positions of power.

The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes.

Howard University notified hundreds of first-year incoming students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held.

Ann Meyers Drysdale felt nostalgic spending the day with so many other Honda Cup award winners, including fellow UCLA Bruins great Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

A suspect in two stabbings on New York City streets has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges, including hate crime charges pertaining to one of the victims, a Jewish man.

Tripadvisor has released its latest list of the highest-rated attractions nationwide — though last year’s top pick fell a few places this time around.

The Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan’s Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country’s busiest transit hub.

Back-to-school spending is on track to hit an all-time high this year, with families expected to shell out more than $43 billion on supplies, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation.

One major Florida metro has now eclipsed New York City in terms of its cost of living, according to new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that the city will not be able to arrest Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu under a warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court.

A federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Army soldier to be detained on an arson charge for an attack on a Manhattan federal building.

New estimates show road deaths are declining in the U.S. and globally.

The FBI says a former U.S. Army soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices.

Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires in Minnesota and Canada.

It's unclear how much, if at all, smoke from Canadian wildfires will affect the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday.

Heavy smoke from wildfires is darkening skies from the U.S. Midwest to the East Coast.

More than 100 inmates at the sprawling Rikers Island correctional facility gathered in a gymnasium at the complex’s main intake center to watch Wednesday’s semifinal match between England and Argentina.

A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after midnight.

The Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.

The buckling of two steel columns at the former Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan has raised questions about one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions.

Residents and hotel guests are being let onto cordoned off Manhattan streets, after columns buckled and floors sagged at an under-construction apartment building, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse.

An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse after columns buckled has been stabilized and some evacuations of nearby buildings have been lifted.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding has fans buzzing in New York City.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is set to begin at New York's Madison Square Garden at 5 p.m. Friday.

Gaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge this Independence Day in the eastern U.S., and it's already starting ahead of the holiday weekend.

It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship.

The New York Police Department is bracing for a slew of massive Independence Day celebrations along with a World Cup match this weekend, scrambling thousands of officers on land, sea and air to handle security measures as an intense heat wave bears down on the region.

Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

Chicago rapper Twista has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay income taxes.

The Democratic Party is confronting its long-standing dilemmas over identity and ideology as it wrestles with populist challengers in communities of color.

Pride Month celebrations peaked with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday.

New York City’s last horse track is on its final stretch.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stepped into the national spotlight this week as a surging political force within the Democratic Party.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals.

A former chief of staff to New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams has been arrested in a bribery case.

The latest round of primary elections is underway in four more states.

The Rev. Al Sharpton is putting final touches on a new Harlem headquarters for his National Action Network organization.

Democratic nomination contests for New York’s seats in the closely divided U.S. House take center stage Tuesday in a state primary.

New York City police say a 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death during a concert at Madison Square Garden.

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has intensified calls to ban horse-drawn carriages.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is testing the limits of his newfound political muscle in a bid to reshape the Democratic Party, even if it means challenging his own party’s leadership.

Macy's is set to celebrate America's 250th birthday with a spectacular July Fourth fireworks show featuring performances by Post Malone, Blake Shelton, Salt-N-Pepa, Noah Kahan, Bebe Rexha and Shaboozey.

The New York Knicks have won the NBA championship for the first time since 1973, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games.

Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again.

Think you can ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and IPOs.

If there’s a saving grace from the bedlam that is about to ensue in New York City on Saturday, with the Knicks on the verge of a championship and Brazil taking on Morocco in the World Cup, it is that Game 5 of the NBA Finals is on the road.

In most nations hosting the World Cup, soccer is a fixation.

Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36.

Victor Wembanyama was nearly struck by a flying egg as he returned to his hotel room Wednesday following the Spurs' loss to the Knicks.

Ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the New York Police Department is barring fans from gathering outside Madison Square Garden.

President Donald Trump seems to bring bad luck to home teams when he attends big games.

New York City police report that an NBA finals viewing party in Manhattan turned chaotic Monday.

Renderings of a dramatically redesigned Pennsylvania Station in New York City have been released by Amtrak and the developers.

Authorities say six people were injured in a stabbing inside New York’s Penn Station.