1 year agoA police stand-off is underway in Rensselaer County. State Police tell us they received a call before 7 p.m. on Wednesday and responded to a house in the area of the intersection of Route 20 and Schodack-Nassau Rd in the Town of Nassau.
1 year agoManhole fires in Queens, Brooklyn knock out power, cause evacuations
1 year agoGrandma arrested at LaGuardia Airport when TSA agents find loaded gun
1 year agoFormer UFC fighter arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child
1 year agoPuerto Ricans in the diaspora demonstrate at Union Square in New York.
1 year agoPuerto Rico protest in New York
Iranian FM Zarif complains of restrictions on Iranian diplomats in New York describes them as "inhuman"
A man was grazed by a bullet inside an East Harlem apartment building Wednesday morning following an argument with the nearly naked gunman — who only had his underwear on
Police in Webster are investigating an overnight shooting on Hollywood Blvd. Male victim suffered serious injuries.
Brooklyn Sunset Park 472 2nd Ave. Report of a male found floating face down in the water.
"We can no longer count on the Justice Department to dispense justice," says @BilldeBlasio
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin `El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in US prison.
1 year agoCrash on I-190 NB beyond Vulcan St. Left lane closed. Back-up extends for 2 miles back to Austin St.
1 year agoMain Street in Queensbury under the Exit 18 overpass is open to traffic.
1 year agoRight Con Ed and Spectrum crews are cleaning up some downed power lines on Kissena Blvd in Queens. One of them fell on top of a parked car overnight
1 year agoExit 19 heading Southbound on the Northway has been reopened this morning. Exit 17 Northbound remains closed this morning. Drivers heading North will need to get off at exit 17 and will not be able to get back on the Northway until exit 19.
1 year agoMultiple utility poles fell onto parked cars and a Queens street after a vehicle hit a power pole early Wednesday morning, Con Ed says
A tractor-trailer accident has closed lanes on part of the Northway. Lanes are currently closed on 1-87 heading Northbound at exit 17 near Moreau and Southbound from exit 19 near Queensbury
Activists say there will be "11 days of "outrage direct actions, civil disobedience and mass movements throughout the NYC," to protest the #EricGarner decision. The first one starts tomorrow. Location: Gracie Mansion
A senior DOJ official said AG Barr made final call on decision not to move forward in prosecuting Officer Pantaleo in EricGarner's death, siding with EDNY recommendation over DOJ's own Civil Rights division, which *recommended prosecution.*
Staten Island West Brighton 34 Roe St. FDNY using all hands for a basement fire in a private dwelling.
A body found Saturday inside a detached garage at a vacant house in western New York belongs to a missing man Samuel Ortiz whose compact SUV was found burning on July 9 in Brandon, Florida.
1 year agoDaughter of Eric Garner says his grandchildren see him killed every time the story is on the news. She wants Officer Pantaleo fired today since DOJ is not bringing charges. Tomorrow is the 5th anniv of Garner's death at the hands of police. @ny1
1 year agoEric Garner's mother reacts to no federal charges for NYPD officer in fatal chokehold: "You could push back, but we're gonna push forward, this is not the end."
1 year agoFederal prosecutors won't bring civil rights charges against a New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner. -
Federal prosecutors will not charge officer who killed Eric Garner
1 year agoA man is under arrest after a middle school coach was fatally struck while jogging on Long Island Sunday
1 year agoFire crews are still on the scene here on Lisbon Ave. in Buffalo. Fire appears to be out, will be getting an update from officials momentarily
A 3-year-old boy died after falling into a restaurant grease trap Monday morning in Rochester, New York, police said.
Albany Police are investigating two shootings that happened last night. The first happened in the 100 block of Bradford Street. The second shooting was in the area of First and Quail Streets.
