New York City

Coronavirus Is Canceling New Year's Celebrations

Dustin Jones

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The virus interfering with end-of-year parties across the country. Even the traditional Times Square ball drop in New York City at midnight will be closed to the public and seen virtually.

Florida Matters

Florida Matters: Nursing In The Heart Of The American Pandemic

Steve Newborn

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On Florida Matters this week, we're taking a look at life behind the front lines - the front lines of the war on the coronavirus.Many first responders -…

Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle on Sunday. Thomas is accused of stabbing multiple people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi's home in the Orthodox Jewish community north of New York.

Gov. Cuomo Calls New York Hanukkah Attack 'Act Of Domestic Terrorism'

James Doubek

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A man stabbed people celebrating Hanukkah at the home of a rabbi in Rockland County, a New York City suburb, on Saturday night. The incident comes amid a surge of anti-Semitic violence in the region.

Authorities scrambled to restore electricity to Manhattan following a power outage that knocked out Times Square's towering electronic screens and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.

Utility Says Power Restored In New York City After Outage Hits 73,000 Customers

Emma Bowman

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Most of Manhattan's West Side went dark Saturday evening, halting subways, traffic and elevators. Officials say power has been fully restored after about five hours.

A view of New York City from the Empire State Building on Tuesday. The city just had its first weekend without a single shooting in at least 25 years.

Courts / Law

New York City Had Its First Weekend Without A Shooting In 25 Years

Laurel Wamsley

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"A city of 8.6 million people — not a single shooting for three days," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. The NYPD says it has been focusing on preventing retaliatory violence.

FDNY Members Deploy in Support of Hurricane Florence.

On The Anniversary of Sept. 11, FDNY Deploys To Hurricane Florence

Amanda Morris

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A special task force of NYPD and New York Fire Department members are assisting in efforts to save people caught up in the wind and waters of Hurricane Florence. They left New York on Sept. 11.

WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Local / State

NYC Subway Station Reopens 17 Years After It Was Destroyed During Sept. 11 Attacks

Cameron Jenkins

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The newly reconstructed WTC Cortlandt station opened on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.