New NYC legislation proposes improved safety standards for security guards
The bill, called the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act, calls for increased active shooter and emergency preparedness training.
Protesters adding to U.N. General Assembly traffic trouble
Protesters gathered outside the United Nations during President Trump's address this morning, compounding the gridlock and security clampdown on Manhattan's East Side.
Thousands rally in Brooklyn to support increased charter school funding
Thousands of parents, students, and educators marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday to demand fair funding for New York City's charter schools.
Times Square casino is dead after community board votes no
A casino will not be coming to the heart of New York's Times Square after a vote Wednesday.
Over 1,000 hours of 9/11 footage being donated to New York Public Library
The hope is the footage may eventually help shape new research, books and documentaries.
NYC pauses to remember 9/11 terror attacks, 24 year later
Thursday marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, when hijackers crashed four passenger jets, two of them into the World Trade Center.
Paterson, N.J. schools working to fill dozens of teacher vacancies
Superintendent Laurie Newell said Thursday the district has been hosting job fairs this summer, and will continue outreach this fall.
Funeral held for off-duty NYPD officer killed in BQE motorcycle crash
NYPD Officer Jay Peña was laid to rest Wednesday in Brooklyn after he was killed last week in a motorcycle crash on the BQE.
Rev. Al Sharpton leads March on Wall Street protest in NYC
Thursday's protest in NYC was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Civil Rights-era March on Washington in 1963.
Metro-North delayed by disabled equipment; LIRR partially suspended
Metro-North faced delays on the New Haven and Harlem lines, and LIRR service was partially suspended on the Port Jefferson Branch.
NYPD detective shot in Queens in friendly fire incident, officials say
An NYPD detective was shot twice in Queens in a friendly fire incident while responding to a carjacking Friday morning, officials said.
N.J. under state of emergency as Erin brings coastal flooding
New Jersey is under a state of emergency and there's a coastal flood advisory for the Jersey Shore as Hurricane Erin causes dangerous conditions.
2 lawsuits filed in deadly Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak
Both lawsuits claim construction companies failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions that led to the spread of the disease.
NYC's "ghost car" crackdown marks 100th operation
The MTA and law enforcement marked their 100th joint operation targeting so-called "ghost cars" Tuesday in NYC.
Brooklyn teachers rally for student's release from ICE custody
Immigration advocates rallied on the steps of the NYC Department of Education demanding ICE immediately release a Brooklyn student in custody.