State officials confirm swimmer was bitten by shark at Jones Beach as sightings surge

July 8, 2026

A man who suffered a foot injury while swimming at Jones Beach over the July Fourth weekend was confirmed to have been bitten by a shark, according to state officials. State marine biologists confirmed that a man seen…

Boy, 13, dies after being trapped under tractor at NJ farm, police say

July 7, 2026

A 13-year-old boy died Monday, officials say, after a tractor he was riding on a property in Franklin Township, New Jersey, overturned, trapping him. A 13-year-old boy died Monday, police said, after a tractor he was riding on…

NYC investigating Legionnaires’ disease cluster on Upper East Side: What to know

July 6, 2026

The New York City Health Department said 23 people have fallen ill from Legionnaires’ disease, 17 of whom have been hospitalized as a result. NYC health officials are trying to get to the bottom of a cluster of…

Homicide at LIRR station under investigation

July 5, 2026

Suffolk Police said Sunday they are investigating the killing of a man found in the parking lot of a Long Island Rail Road station in Bay Shore. Investigators say officers were on patrol when they spotted Yolandus Pratt,…

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce appear to gift wedding guests sentimental lyric‑etched keepsake

July 4, 2026

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seemingly gifted their guests a keepsake designed to "last forever." Here's what it was. Welcome to New York! That Taylor Swift song will likely take on new meaning as her and Travis Kelce’s…

Swifties swarm NYC as Madison Square Garden is abuzz ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding

July 3, 2026

Scores of Taylor Swift fans and inquisitive passersby are braving the New York City heat to satiate their curiosity about what many are calling the wedding of the century and the American equivalent of royal nuptials. Excitement is…

The Knicks. The World Cup. Taylor Swift’s likely wedding. Welcome to the Summer of NYC

July 2, 2026

It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship. A place gushing with the joy of World Cup fans jamming its bars and its streets. And girding for a fireworks-blasting, tall ships-sailing July 4.…

NY woman allegedly sent over $30K to help fund militant group’s attacks on Israel

June 30, 2026

A New York woman was charged after sending thousands of dollars to try to help the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) carry out attacks against Israel, the Justice Department said.  Catherine Beth Washburn faces charges related to providing material…

‘Jackpotting’ crew stole over $500,000 from ATMs along I-95 in Connecticut, FBI says

June 29, 2026

The FBI said it arrested four men who allegedly stole tens of thousands at a time from ATMs at rest stops along I-95 in Connecticut. The FBI in Connecticut said it arrested four men who allegedly stole tens…

10 hurt as 3-wheel motorcycle hits people inside park

June 28, 2026

10 people were injured Sunday evening — four of them critically — when a rider lost control of her 3-wheel motorcycle and crashed into the victims inside a park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the New York City Police…