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A state law prohibits New Yorkers from shipping pepper spray to their homes and severely restricts where they can purchase it. State senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton wants to change that so citizens can better protect themselves.

A New Jersey police officer allegedly recorded a surveillance video of a female detainee engaging in a sexual act in a jail cell on his phone and later distributed the explicit clip on Snapchat, prosecutors announced Monday

The historic former American Stock Exchange in Manhattan is shedding potentially dangerous debris onto the street, leading to the issuance of a criminal summons to its billionaire owner due to the inadequate sidewalk shed, according to city officials

According to police, Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was hit shortly after midnight while attempting to cross Bruckner Boulevard at the intersection with Leggett Avenue in Mott Haven, within the designated crosswalk

Bold New Yorker Fleur Sohtz is gearing up to swim the 21 miles of dangerous waters in the English Channel this week, aiming to become the first woman from New York City to achieve the esteemed Triple Crown of open water swimming

Approximately 250 residents from Queens, who were displaced by a devastating fire in 2023, still lack permanent housing as an insurance company delays processing the claims, according to frustrated tenants and local politicians

The owner of Mamali NYC, Mariam, who is from the country of Georgia, posted the bizarre and unwarranted interaction on the restaurant’s TikTok last week, showing the rude customer upset that he was having trouble understanding her saying the word "bowl."

New York officials mainly took a wait-and-see stance toward President Trump's executive order issued Monday, which intends to eliminate cash-free bail—though some believe the order wouldn't affect New York

A violent straphanger pummeled a 64-year-old woman when she confronted him about illegally smoking on a Bronx train, cops said – as they released footage of the still-at-large brute.

Injured officer Corey Fisher was accompanied by family members and fellow NYPD officers, including Commissioner Jessica Tisch, as he was wheeled out of the hospital sitting upright on a stretcher

Last week, Pabst Blue Ribbon enthusiasts in New York City flocked to downtown Manhattan to sample an unusual new collaboration between the Texas brewery and Campbell's Chunky soup. Attendees even donned costumes to showcase their PBR loyalty

Erik Bottcher, a New York City councilman who has been championing legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in the Big Apple, is being called out as a hypocrite for previously honoring fashion designer Dennis Basso -- known as the "king of fur" and "furrier to the stars."

Around 2,000 supporters of socialist New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani took part in a madcap scavenger hunt through city streets Sunday in an attention-grabbing campaign stunt.

According to NYPD statistics, shootings in the infamous 47th Precinct have increased by 50% so far this year, while Mayor Eric Adams announced a significant decrease in gun-related incidents across all five boroughs

The suspected serial carjacker, whose chaotic crime spree in Queens resulted in an NYPD officer being wounded by friendly fire, was jailed without bail on Sunday

Jennifer Talbot mentioned she received her PhD on Saturday, but her dream became a nightmare when she found out that her teenage daughter was fighting for her life

A long-neglected 86-year-old work of art at the Kingsborough Houses in Brooklyn has been restored to its former glory — and is now worthy of the Smithsonian, according to its champions.

A prosperous suburb in Connecticut is confronting a real estate development company from Manhattan that plans to construct a 75-unit affordable housing project. Affluent locals are labeling it an "insult" to the small-town atmosphere of Bethel

Rikers Island inmate Ardit Billa, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell at the George R. Biers Center around 12:25 a.m. Saturday and pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani posted minute-long social media video Saturday poking fun at ex-Mayor Adams advisor Winnie Greco's handing of a cash-stuffed chip bag to a reporter this week.

Executive salaries are soaring at the 9/11 museum, even as it keeps losing money, angering families of victims

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani from NYC collected twice as much in donations as former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the last five weeks. However, most of the contributions to this socialist's mayoral campaign originated from outside New York City

Fans saying goodbye to Carrie Bradshaw's famous West Village apartment for the final time in the "Sex and the City" reboot "And Just Like That…" might have done a double take — because it wasn't her original brownstone

“I, who live here and pay taxes and it’s my neighborhood, cannot park here now because they put those signs up,’” said Abraham Pariente, a 64-year-old painter who lives on West 72nd Street.

These pervs are the driving force behind sex crimes in the city’s transit system.