Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced he had hired a new executive director of the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, officially launching the new city organization months ahead of the official deadline.
The boats caught fire at about 2 p.m. in the rear yard of a business on Fire Island Avenue in Babylon.
The police captain was not injured -- and in fact, jumped out of the cruiser and chased after the vehicle on foot.
"The View" is on a roll: It's the go-to show for politicians on both sides of the aisle and it ranks in the top four of all network and syndicated daytime news and talk shows. And all of the regular panelists are back in place for season 23.
A Long Island high school that thought it would lose its entire sports program this year due to budget issues is getting a big boost from the New York Jets.
The eco-minded Prince Harry is embarking on a massive travel sustainability initiative in partnership with key travel providers.
Humidity returns on Wednesday with clouds and sun. A strong t-storm is possible in the afternoon.
A person has died after a hit-and-run crash in Newark, New Jersey, police said.
Christopher Andino, 32, and another man were walking across Clay Avenue near East 170th Street in Claremont late Sunday afternoon when he was hit by a dark-colored sedan and sent flying into the windshield and over the front of the car.
Officials said Tuesday 34 people are presumed dead after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire off the coast of Santa Barbara and they have called off search efforts for survivors.
The Brooklyn Book Festival kicks off first with a week of citywide Bookend Events, then a lively Children's Day and finally a celebratory Festival Day with more than 300 authors and 250 booksellers filling a vibrant outdoor Literary Marketplace.
Next-generation satellite technology capable of penetrating cloud cover shows widespread flooding from slow-moving Hurricane Dorian.
This Long Island cafe lets you cuddle with cats all day while sipping coffee.
LIRR train crew members were honored Tuesday for returning $9,000 cash to a very grateful customer who left it on a train car last week.
Video shows waves from Hurricane Dorian pounding on the second story of a home in the Bahamas.
A New York inmate is facing additional charges after police say he assaulted a correction sergeant last Friday, biting him on the finger.
The 36-year-old suspect, who was flagged as a "prohibited person" to own a firearm, used the private sale loophole, sources told ABC News.
U.S. Paralympic swimmer, Jamal Hill stopped by to discuss his mission to reduce drowning rates
Police arrested 38-year-old Craig Menth, Jr. for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in a death, carless driving, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash, and failure to report an incident.
Linsey Davis, author of "One Big Heart" stopped by to discuss her new book
Harlem Week's, Donna Walker-Kuhne and Jeff Foxx stopped by to discuss the tradition of Harlem Week and its upcoming events
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Summer break is over, and it's back to school for thousands of children in New Jersey. But for some students in Newark, there are additional worries amid a lead water crisis.
A criminal complaint filed by prosecutors in Manhattan has accused Gooding of placing his hand on a 29-year-old woman's breast and squeezing it without her consent at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge near Times Square on June 9.
An armed mob of two women and three men rushed the door of a Houston Popeyes after they were told their chicken sandwich was sold out.
