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The NYPD are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a 14-year-old girl on a Queens MTA bus Saturday night. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. on Sutphin and Rockaway Boulevard More>>
The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad today released the following information regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line, in the wake of the May 17 derailment More>>
Hofstra University graduates at Sunday's commencement ceremony honored a fellow student who was accidentally shot and killed by police. More>>
The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government. More>>
Commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash. More>>
Authorities say one person is dead and another was injured when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and crashed into Huntington harbor on Long Island Saturday evening. More>>
Officials in Connecticut say it was amazing that there were no fatalities or more injuries after two Metro-North trains collided around 6 p.m. in Fairfield Friday evening. More>>
Nassau County police said the Hofstra University student killed during a home invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from an officer. More>>
The winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot were announced Saturday night. More>>
Police arrested a man they say shot and killed a gay man after shouting homophobic slurs at him in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning. More>>
An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported. More>>
A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed and his father was wounded on a Jersey City street Friday night. Police say Gywan Levine Jr. and his father, Gywan Levine Sr., were walking on Rutgers Avenue More>>
A large crowd of supporters in the Bronx joined the parents of a slain teen to protest a judge's ruling Saturday. Constance Malcolm and Francelot Graham whose son Ramarley was killed back in February More>>
Fox 5 takes a look at the preparations for the Super Bowl XLVIII. This is the road to glory. More>>
Residents of Zeckendorf Towers, a condominium in Union Square, overwhelmingly voted for a residential smoking ban. More>>
A welcome sight in Coney Island: workers cleaning umbrellas, wiping down counters, and putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt Original Nathan's Famous. More>>
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority has approved the master plan for the American Dream megamall in the Meadowlands sports complex. The approval at Friday's special board meeting means the More>>
Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who represents New York City, said he will resign June 20 amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for a City Council seat. More>>
The big game will be played in New Jersey but the big party will be in New York City. Organizers call it "Super Bowl Boulevard": it will stretch from 44th Street on Broadway all the way to 34th Street. More>>
A 21-year-old Hofstra University student was shot and killed during an apparent home-invasion robbery in Uniondale, Long Island. The suspect also died in the incident. More>>
A Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others, military officials said Friday. More>>
A moderate earthquake hit eastern Canada on Friday morning. More>>
An Internet celebrity known on Facebook and YouTube as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" was arrested in connection with the killing of an elderly Clark, N.J., man. More>>
New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after a New Jersey traffic stop. More>>
A couple was found shot dead inside a park in Montclair, N.J. Police say they were responding to calls about shots fired when they discovered the bodies of Shanae Q. Howard, 24, of Orange and Brandon Brown, 26, of Montclair. The couple were found near a bench in Canterbury Park at around 10 p.m. on Thursday. A weapon was recovered at the scene. More>>
It's all about the Bronx as the borough celebrates a week of festivities honoring it's people and the many businesses and establishments that call it home. More>>
Danbury's police chief says four officers have violated the city's police rules governing rudeness and civility during a routine traffic stop and that the matter has been referred to state prosecutors. More>>
A new photo exhibit at an art gallery in Chelsea is drawing the ire of residents who are the artist's subjects, unknowingly. The artist, Arne Svenson, is reportedly taking the photos through their TriBeCa building windows. In some photos, the residents are bending over, sleeping and cleaning. More>>
Thirty-seven claims have been filed in federal court in Newark over the crash of a commuter ferry in New York City that left dozens of passengers injured. More>>
Prospect Park is a 558-acre urban oasis in the heart of Brooklyn; perfect for running, relaxation, and recreation. While hundreds take advantage of the trails and paths, many here were surprised to learn More>>
The MTA and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the A train subway will run its route all the way to the Rockaways starting May 30, seven months after Superstorm Sandy washed away the track support bed. More>>
A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said. More>>
Gov. Chris Christie has announced plans to use $300 million in federal funding to buy out homeowners whose properties have flooded repeatedly, especially during Superstorm Sandy. More>>
Powerball's estimated jackpot has soared to $550 Million dollars for Saturday's drawing after none of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday evening matched all six numbers drawn. More>>
A proposal to build a major Long Island casino with video slot machines is part of closed-door negotiations to expand casino gambling in New York, according to the head of the Nassau County Off-Track Betting Corp. and a legislative bill. More>>
A water taxi struck a dock at Pier A and Battery Park Place in Manhattan on Thursday, according to FDNY officials. Two people suffered minor injuries. They refused medical attention. More>>
Several New York lawmakers are sounding the alarm about security and safety lapses at day care centers across New York City. In a report released Thursday, dozens of daycares cited by the Dept. of Health for serious and critical health code violations since 2010, have not fixed the problems and continue to operate without penalty. More>>
A 13-year-old and a 15-year-old are under arrest in connection with the violent attack on a woman at a Long Island train station. More>>
New Yorker Bonnie Lemon has worked out six times per week for the past several years but she could never get rid of that "problem area." More>>
A student at Weequahic High School in Newark, N.J., was shot and killed a short time after leaving the school on Wednesday, said police. At another Newark school, students were placed on lockdown after three men ran inside and went straight to the principal's office to escape two thugs who were chasing them. More>>
Authorities say they plan to resume the search for an upstate man now that a body found in the Hudson River earlier this week has been identified as his companion in a canoe that capsized last December. More>>
A judge in Manhattan put the brakes on the so-called Taxi of Tomorrow because the Nissan-built minivan does not come in a hybrid version -- a violation of the city code. More>>
FBI agents cleared employees from a suburban town hall Wednesday, then began a search related to a federal investigation, a bureau spokesman said. More>>
The New York City Department of Transportation now employs crossing guards for bicycle lanes and pedestrian malls. More>>
Revel was given a second chance Wednesday from New Jersey casino regulators, and now it's seeking the same thing from customers. More>>
Britain's Prince Harry wrapped up a weeklong visit to the U.S. in Greenwich, Conn., where he played in a polo match at a club with a history of hosting royal visitors. More>>
The NYPD says they've narrowed their search to one suspect in a cold case involving a drama student. Detective Mark Tebbens says police are conducting DNA testing on a new piece of evidence to determine if it links a New England man to the 2004 murder of Sarah Fox. More>>
Yankee Stadium will host two outdoor regular-season hockey games in January 2014, the National Hockey League announced. The New York Rangers will play the New Jersey Devils, Sunday, January 26. Then the More>>
A judge has declined to throw out a murder case against a man charged decades after an infamous 1979 child disappearance in New York City. The ruling came Wednesday in the case against Pedro Hernandez of Maple Shade, N.J. More>>
An indictment has been thrown out in the case against NYPD officer Richard Haste, charged last year in the fatal shooting of unarmed suspect Ramarley Graham in a Bronx home. A judge found on Wednesday that prosecutors gave flawed instructions to a grand jury that indicted Haste. More>>
An elderly man who was among three people arrested amid allegations of prostitution and drug use at a senior citizen housing complex in northern New Jersey has pleaded not guilty. More>>
Top Senate Democrat Charles Schumer plans to revive legislation that would protect journalists and their employers from revealing their sources, days after it was revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained Associated Press phone records. More>>
A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director. More>>
A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects. More>>
Authorities have charged a Delaware man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a class trip to Six Flags Great Adventure. More>>
An opponent has filed a lawsuit against Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes claiming a scheduled film would give Hynes an unfair advantage in the September primary. More>>
A monumental 20th century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter (GEHR'-hahrd RIHK'-tur) has sold for $37 million at a New York City auction. More>>
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy has conceded the mayoral race to challenger Steven Fulop, a city councilman, Goldman Sachs employee, and former Marine. More>>
It's been said that dogs do speak, but only to those who listen. So when I heard there was someone who could possibly listen to my dog Oslo, I had to see and hear for myself, though, admittedly, I was More>>
It is not every day that a prince shows up to play a little baseball in Harlem, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday afternoon as Britain's Prince Harry continued his visit in the United States. More>>
The FDNY must subject itself to court supervision for five years to ensure it does not discriminate against blacks and Hispanics in its hiring practices, a federal appeals court said. More>>
DNA testing done in connection to the John Wayne Gacy serial killer case has led to the identification of remains as belonging to a New Jersey orphan who vanished in 1972. More>>
Almost a decade has passed since a Juilliard student was killed after going out for a jog in Inwood Hill Park. The case was never solved, but police continue to work the case and hope they are a step More>>
The music was pumping Tuesday afternoon at Amali restaurant on the Upper East Side. But Wednesday night will be much quieter. More>>
USDA photoThe tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle has been eradicated from Manhattan and Staten Island, but remains a problem in Brooklyn, Queens, and parts of Long Island, according to state agriculture officials. More>>
Great Britain's Prince Harry visited several towns along the Jersey Shore that were devastated by superstorm Sandy. The prince began the tour Tuesday morning with a stop in Mantoloking with Gov. Chris Christie followed by a visit to Seaside Heights. More>>
New York City health officials say deaths from prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin increased 261 percent between 2005 and 2011. More>>
It's Election Day in New Jersey's second-largest city. Jersey City residents are casting ballots to elect a mayor and nine City Council members. More>>
Workers are set to begin demolishing perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy's devastation along New Jersey's shoreline. More>>
The FBI says there was apparently nothing nefarious in the flight or crash of a camera-equipped model airplane at a Bridgeport power plant. More>>
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is trying to unload his New York City apartment for $30 Million. More>>
A boy from Northvale, N.J., who stopped breathing when he was hit in the chest by a baseball during a Little league game, is home from the hospital. More>>
Caroline Kennedy will sit on a Manhattan jury of an accused crack dealer. More>>
Now that the top of the spire which sits on 1 World Trade Center is in place, the Port Authority is letting the public see the view from nearly 1,776 feet up. More>>
Fox 5 News looked at two years of inspection reports at both public and private schools, from kindergarten through high school, and found some of the schools with the most critical violations. We also pinpointed some school cafeterias with ongoing health code issues. More>>
New York City Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says she struggled in the past with bulimia and alcoholism. More>>
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in connection with a robbery in Upper Manhattan. More>>
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan. More>>
A New York state lawmaker already facing bribery and other corruption charges has pleaded not guilty to new mail fraud charges. More>>
Technology can be great when you're looking for a date. Millions use online dating in hopes of finding a mate. But it can also hurt your love life. More>>
The New York City area will play host to President Barack Obama and Great Britain's Prince Harry this week. More>>
Photo by Jennifer IalentiA New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground Monday afternoon in Queens, authorities said. More>>
APThe popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85. More>>
The Citi Bike bicycle share program funded by Citibank and run by the city starts May 2, 2013, Memorial Day. 250 CitiBike stations have been plopped down in Manhattan south of 60th Street and in Brooklyn. More>>
The sun may be shining outside, but inside a peculiar cube on West 54th Street in Manhattan it's pouring. More>>
The number of smartphone thefts is up in New York State, and the state's attorney general wants manufacturers to help stop more crimes. The theft of Apple devices or 'Apple picking' alone rose 40 percent between 2011 and 2012. More>>
AP photoMexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X. More>>
One person was killed and four injured in an early morning crash at the Willamsburg Bridge. A 21-year-old woman was ejected from the backseat of the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene of the one-vehicle crash. More>>
Police are still looking for one suspect in the mugging of an elderly man who was buying flowers to honor his mother's memory on Mother's Day. More>>
Police are looking for the man who apparently randomly punched a passenger in a brutal attack on a Queens bound No. 7 train. More>>
Amtrak is preparing to roll out the first of 70 new locomotives it says will offer better safety, reliability and performance than its current aging fleet. More>>
Students and staff at Baldwin High School on Long Island are seeing tighter security at the school on Monday following a threatening message found scrawled inside the building. Investigators won't say was said in the message discovered over the weekend. More>>
A New York woman who drove 75 feet down an embankment in Bear Mountain State Park walked away unscathed. More>>
New York's largest cemetery is the subject of a museum exhibition as it celebrates its 175th anniversary. More>>
The nonprofit group that looks after New York City's Central Park plans to raise $40 million to upgrade and repair the park's 21 playgrounds. More>>
If you haven't played Powerball -- now is a good time. Nobody won the Powerball drawing of $270 million Saturday night, so the jackpot grows to $350 million for Wednesday night's drawing. More>>
Some mothers and their families spent the morning enjoying Mother Nature, as they met at the Ridgefield Nature Center for an annual two-hour walk Sunday. The walk takes place around the 5.4 acre site More>>
Port Authority cops arrested two men in connection with the brutal beating of two gay men on the West Side of Manhattan Friday morning, an official said. More>>
AP photoAtlantic City's casino revenue declined by more than 12 percent in April. Figures released Friday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the 12 gambling halls took in $228.5 million. More>>
Federal prosecutors say a gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards. Seven people are under arrest in the case, which involved thousands of thefts from ATMs in 26 countries and NYC. More>>
Mother's Day is this weekend. Instead of the usual Mother's Day fare, here are some unique gift ideas for around 100 bucks. More>>
New York City has set a date for starting its bike-sharing program -- Memorial Day. The program will start with 6,000 bikes at 330 stations in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. There are plans to expand it eventually to 10,000 bikes and 600 docking stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. More>>
New York City says it will speed up replacing school lights containing toxic PCBs. More>>
The New York City Council passed 45-3 legislation that requires many employers to provide paid sick leave to workers. More>>
Tickets are now available to visit the Statue of Liberty, which will reopen July 4, 2013, upon completion of repairs to infrastructure damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. More>>
A national push for paid sick days is poised to score a significant victory in New York City. More>>
If there is a glitch while refilling your MetroCard using cash, the machine keeps the cash and gives you a receipt instead. That's a potential headache for subway riders. More>>
A Texas company has manufactured a gun using 3d printer technology. The guns are capable of firing real bullets. Several local leaders are sounding the alarm over the security threat the guns pose. More>>
In the six months since Superstorm Sandy the ASPCA has been patching up Cairo, a pit bull terrier mix, but he is still looking for a home. He was about five months old when he was found abandoned in Brooklyn More>>
Grammy-Award winning group Lady Antebellum is celebrating not only their new album "Golden" but their single "Downtown," which just hit No. 1 on the charts. More>>
A school board voted to uphold the ban on strapless dresses at a dance for this school year. More>>
Two planes on the surface clipped each other at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey Wednesday evening, according to the Port Authority. More>>
Ever since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore last October, officials have planned for a new system of protective sand dunes along the entirety of the 127-mile coast. More>>
New York law requires that any vehicle, including buses, not idle longer than 3 minutes or 1 minute in a school zone. More>>
A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero. More>>
New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn a House decision in 2010 to censure him for financial wrongdoing. More>>
New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. More>>
A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days. More>>
A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City's jails has pleaded not guilty. More>>
The New York City Medical Examiner reports that remains potentially belonging to 21 people were recovered Wednesday at the World Trade Center site. More>>
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