ISLANDIA, N.Y. (AP) — Have a complaint about potholes or trash? Take it up at village hall. Just don't email. Or call. A village in the New York City suburbs is no longer allowing people to make complaints electronically after town officials say they've been besieged by online grievances ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Central Park's iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist attractions that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years failed to clear a key New York City Council committee ...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A trio of New Jersey men have been arrested following a vandalism spree at a New York amusement park that involved slashing cables, stealing stuffed animals and a rowboat escape, police said. The men — a 20-year-old and two ...
NEW YORK (AP) — John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for the U.S. House next year, announcing Tuesday that he's seeking a congressional seat in New York City that will be vacated by longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler. Schlossberg, 32, is a sardonic social media ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to two New York governors went on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state's bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Sun and ...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger's husband, who pleaded guilty more than a decade ago to health care fraud and other crimes and served time in federal prison. Robert Harshbarger Jr. was ...
NEW YORK (AP) — John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for the U.S. House next year, announcing Tuesday that he's seeking a key New York seat set to be vacated by longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler. "This district should have a representative who can harness the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to two New York governors is set to go on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state's bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed a veteran budget official to be his first deputy mayor on Monday, tapping a seasoned hand of city and state government to lead operations of City Hall as he embarks on an ambitious agenda. The ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter died Saturday after suffering a medical episode while battling a five-alarm fire at a Brooklyn apartment building, authorities said. Patrick D. Brady, 42, went into cardiac arrest while working on the roof of the six-story building in the borough's ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City's holiday season. This year's tree is a 75-foot-tall (23-meter-tall) Norway spruce from the upstate town of East Greenbush, a suburb of Albany. ...
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within hours of Zohran Mamdani's election as New York's first Muslim mayor, the Anti-Defamation League, which combats antisemitism, launched an initiative to track policies and personnel appointments of the incoming administration, part of ...
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India's first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a ...
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India's first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a ...
By SAM MEDNICK, MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has circulated draft text for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years, marking the next ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city. Zohran Mamdani, ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press From Coney Island to the Bronx, the candidates in New York City's mayoral race spent Monday crisscrossing the five boroughs in a final, frenzied day of campaigning on the eve of Election Day. As candidates made final pitch to voters, President Donald ...
By KATE PAYNE and CODY JACKSON Associated Press COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean diaspora from Miami ...
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is typically found from Europe to Japan, with the majority of ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan are at different ends of their marathon careers. Kipchoge, who turns 41 next week, is wrapping up a historic run as one of the most accomplished marathoners in the sport, while the 32-year-old Hassan is in ...