Eric Smith, 41, granted parole after killing 4-year-old when he was 13

Eric M. Smith, now 41, appeared for the 11th time before the Board of Parole on October 5 and was granted release as early as Nov. 17

Trump expected to give deposition in lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped deposition in a case about his security team’s crackdown on a protest during the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015.

De Blasio: City Council wants Thomas Jefferson statue removed

A request to remove a statue of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson from City Hall came from members of the City Council, the mayor said, and not from him or his wife. The statue has stood in City Hall for 187 years.

Shocking: Man pulls toddler off street in the Bronx

The NYPD released a shocking video of a man wearing a comforter over his shoulders who grabbed a three-year-old child off the street in the Bronx and ran.

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas faces trial for campaign finance charges

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Guiliani, is facing trial with co-defendant Andrey Kukushkinand related to alleged campaign finance schemes.

NJ nurse dies after being knocked to the ground by robber in Times Square

A memorial mass will be held Monday for Maria Ambrocio. The 58-year-old oncology nurse died after she was shoved to the ground by a mugger on Friday.

Passenger not charged after flight makes emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport

An airline passenger whose behavior aboard a flight Saturday prompted an emergency landing and evacuation at LaGuardia Airport was released with no charges filed.

VIDEO: NYPD officers help save baby who had stopped breathing

The NYPD released body camera video of police officers from New York's 75th precinct as they helped to save a one-year-old baby who had stopped breathing.

Video: 1st American to receive COVID-19 shot gets booster

Sandra Lindsay, who works as an intensive care nurse, was the very first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020.

Man steals $800 from church collection box

The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding the man who walked off with $800 from a church collection box.

Woman shoved into NYC subway train, suspect arrested

A shocking video shows an attacker shoving a woman into a train at the Times Square subway station.

R. Kelly convicted in federal sex-trafficking case

A jury in federal court in Downtown Brooklyn has convicted R&B superstar R. Kelly on racketeering charges related to shocking and lurid accusations of exploiting, coercing, and sex-trafficking several young women and girls.

R. KELLY TRIAL: Guilty verdict in sex-trafficking trial

A jury in federal court in Downtown Brooklyn has convicted R&B superstar R. Kelly on racketeering charges related to shocking and lurid accusations of exploiting, coercing, and sex-trafficking several young women and girls.

New York could use National Guard to fill ranks of unvaccinated health care workers

New York’s health department issued an order for all health care workers to be vaccinated by Sept. 27, and the state has a plan to fill the positions for those who don’t meet the requirement.

Feds urge jury to convict R. Kelly; defense says accusers lied

Federal prosecutors told a jury they must hold R. Kelly "responsible for the pain he inflicted on each of his victims." But the disgraced singer's defense team had harsh words for the witnesses who have taken the stand in this sex-trafficking trial.

Prince Harry and Meghan visit World Trade Center, Sept. 11 memorial

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk's-eye view of New York City from the observation deck at the World Trade Center.

Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s, has died. He was 89. His family confirmed that he passed at his Manhattan home.