New York COVID-19 variant detected in SoCal, governor says
Newsom said the state on Tuesday discovered the first New York variants of the virus in Southern California. He did not specify where the cases were found.
Trader Joe's employee claims he was fired for requesting safer COVID policies
Trader Joe's disputes the former employee's allegations.
Cuomo issues apology, asks for independent review of harassment claims
"I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that," said Cuomo.
Cuomo asks state AG, top judge, to launch harassment probe
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him.
New York prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump’s tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president’s last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over.
NY father-to-be killed in gender reveal mishap
An upstate man was killed in an explosion during preparations for a gender reveal that went wrong.
Filing: Proud Boys member seen smashing windows during Capitol Riot considering guilty plea
A Rochester man identified as a member of the Proud Boys who allegedly smashed a window at the Capitol on Jan. 6 to allow rioters inside is considering a guilty plea.
Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy
A judge dismissed the case against Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park.
Rapper Nicki Minaj's father killed in hit-and-run
The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said.
Charges dropped for Buffalo officers seen shoving elderly protester
Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.
DEA finds $12M in Queens heroin drug mill
Federal and local law enforcement officers took down a large-scale heroin-packaged mill in Queens and arrested an alleged "major trafficker" of drugs.
ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president.
NY may have undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by 50%
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged.
Search for 2 children forcibly abducted from NY foster home
A pair of men in ski masks broke through a window of a suburban Rochester home, duct-taped a woman and two of her foster children and then fled with two other children: a 5-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister, police said Tuesday.
MTA bus driver in Bronx bridge plunge says it 'just took off'
The driver of a tandem bus that plunged off a bridge in the Bronx on Thursday is blaming the dramatic crash on mechanical failure.
Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022
A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone arrested
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.
Two passengers with puppy in tow exit moving plane using emergency chute
A Delta flight out of New York City was halted after a Florida couple traveling with a Great Dane puppy fled the aircraft with the pet using an emergency slide, an airline spokesperson and authorities said Tuesday.
Missing Fort Drum soldier found dead, another soldier held
A 20-year-old soldier from Tennessee who went missing from New York state's Fort Drum was found dead, officials said Sunday, adding that an investigation has been launched.
NYC critical care nurse first to receive coronavirus vaccine in U.S.
A critical care nurse from Queens was the first person in the United States to receive the vaccine for the coronavirus.