By Tiffany Williams - Queens — Just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, the FDNY rushed to a devastating 4-alarm fire at 44-49 College Point Boulevard in Queens. Four people died, and two others were transported to nearby hospitals in critical condition. https://vimeo.com/1174325444?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci During the chaos, a stairwell collapsed, trapping two FDNY members. They were rescued and … Continue reading Queens 4-Alarm Fire Kills 4, Injures 2, FDNY Members Rescued

By Tiffany Williams - Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Justice Two young men from suburban Pennsylvania now sit behind bars after what federal authorities describe as an ISIS-inspired attempt to unleash mass carnage in the middle of a chaotic protest outside the mayor’s residence in Manhattan — an attack investigators say could have killed or … Continue reading Terror Plot Foiled in Manhattan: Two Charged With Throwing Explosives at Protest

By Tiffany Williams - New York, NY — Things got tense in Washington Square Park on Monday as crowds gathered for a large snowball fight following the city’s recent blizzard. The event, organized through social media, drew participants from across Manhattan. Videos from the park appear to show snowballs being deliberately thrown at NYPD officers … Continue reading NYPD Officers Targeted During Snowball Clash in Manhattan Park

By Tiffany Williams - Long Island — As Long Island recovers from Monday’s historic blizzard, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced increased Long Island Rail Road service for Tuesday afternoon and regular weekday service beginning Wednesday morning, with some schedule adjustments. For Tuesday afternoon, half-hourly service has been restored on the Ronkonkoma Branch, and shuttle trains … Continue reading LIRR Remains Focused on Restoring Full Service After Historic Blizzard

By Tiffany Williams - SAINT JAMES, N.Y. — An off-duty Nassau County police officer was killed early Thursday morning when her car was struck by an alleged drunk driver in Suffolk County, authorities and the officer's union said. Suffolk Police reported that Patricia Espinosa, 42, was traveling westbound on Route 347 near Smith Haven Mall … Continue reading Nassau Police Officer Dies After Being Struck by Alleged DWI Driver in Suffolk County

By Tiffany Williams - BRONX, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the completion of a $44.7 million project restoring and modernizing the bridge carrying the Bruckner Expressway over Rosedale Avenue, a key commuter route in the Bronx used by tens of thousands of vehicles daily. The project reduced the number of bridge spans … Continue reading Bruckner Expressway Bridge Restored, Built to Last 40+ More Years

By Tiffany Williams - NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and incoming Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy announced a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate and associated principals to address tenant harassment and hazardous conditions in 14 buildings across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. The settlement requires A&E to fix more than 4,000 … Continue reading NYC Reaches $2.1M Settlement with Landlord Over Tenant Harassment and Unsafe Conditions

By Tiffany Williams - Photo Credit: Kara McCurdy NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday appointed Tricia Shimamura as commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Shimamura, currently Manhattan borough commissioner for the Parks Department, brings more than a decade of experience managing major infrastructure projects and engaging communities across … Continue reading Tricia Shimamura Appointed NYC Parks Commissioner by Mayor Mamdani

By Tiffany Williams - NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation on Thursday released its findings on the fatal police shooting of 79-year-old Emil Williams, concluding that criminal charges against the officers involved would not be pursued because prosecutors could not disprove that the use of deadly force was legally … Continue reading Officers Cleared After Armed Man Killed Outside NYPD Precinct

By Tiffany Williams - Photo Credit: Mike Groll CLAY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of Micron Technology’s first semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, Onondaga County, the largest private investment in New York state history. The project, which will eventually include four fabs, is expected to become the largest semiconductor facility … Continue reading Central New York Becomes U.S. Semiconductor Powerhouse with Micron Investment

Photo Credit: Marc A. Hermann NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said transit services across the region will run on special schedules Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with changes affecting subways, buses and commuter rail lines. All New York City subway lines and the Staten Island Railway will … Continue reading What to Know About MTA Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Tiffany Williams - NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced the appointment of civil rights and election attorney Ali Najmi as chair of the newly revitalized Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary and signed an executive order aimed at making the judicial selection process more transparent and accessible to New Yorkers. “While … Continue reading Mamdani Revamps Judicial Selection Process, Appoints Ali Najmi as Committee Chair

By Tiffany Williams - New York highways turned deadly this week, claiming multiple lives in back-to-back crashes that have left families and local communities reeling. In Middletown, a head-on collision on State Highway 28 killed a woman in her 30s, while days later in Bethlehem, a high-speed chain-reaction crash on I-87 claimed another life and … Continue reading Two Dead in Separate Crashes on New York Highways This Week, State Police Investigating