New York

Karen Vergata was 34 years old when she went missing. There have been no charges made related to her death.

National

Long-time Jane Doe in Gilgo Beach serial killings is identified

1:50pm August 04, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Karen Vergata was one of four people who were left unidentified for years after their remains were found. The development comes three weeks after a suspect in a string of killings was arrested.

C.K. Chau says the themes and conflicts in Pride and Prejudice are universal.

Books

A new take on 'Pride and Prejudice' brings readers to 2000s New York Chinatown

2:03pm August 03, 2023

by Kai McNamee

By recasting the Bennets as a Cantonese, working-class immigrant family, C.K. Chau hopes to fill a gap in the Pride and Prejudice canon.

Queue Listen Now

A new civil lawsuit filed Wednesday by families of the Buffalo Tops mass shooting victims targets a number of social media companies, gun retailers, a body armor manufacturer and the mass shooter's parents. Here, a group prays at the site of a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

National

New lawsuit says social media and gun companies played roles in 2022 Buffalo shooting

7:07pm July 12, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

Vehicles come to a standstill near a washed-out and flooded portion of the Palisades Parkway just beyond the traffic circle off the Bear Mountain Bridge, Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Orange County, N.Y.

National

Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways, leaving 1 person dead

3:52am July 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York's Hudson Valley that killed at least one person and forced road closures as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. began bracing for heavy rainfall.

People are seen at Field 3 at Robert Moses State Park in West Islip, N.Y., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

National

Possible shark attacks prompt heightened patrols at New York's Long Island beaches

12:10am July 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

After a spate of attacks last year, Long Island state parks officials have increased patrols and deployed more drones to scout the waters for possible danger.

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York.

Politics & Government

Trump instructed to obey court rules ahead of Manhattan criminal trial

4:39pm May 23, 2023

At a hearing Tuesday in New York, which former President Donald Trump attended via video conference, Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to obey a protective order or face a possible contempt ruling.

Here are all the best looks from the Met Gala 2023

10:24pm May 01, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The annual Met Gala fundraiser pays tribute to designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has a controversial legacy in the fashion industry.

A critic of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is led out of the room by police during a House Judiciary Committee field hearing on violent crime in New York on Monday.

Some Republicans say New York is in the grips of a crime wave. Experts say not at all

2:47pm April 19, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in Manhattan about New York City's crime problem. But experts say there is no problem.

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Cars are seen piled on top of each other at the scene of a partial collapse of a parking garage in the Financial District of New York, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in New York.

National

1 person is dead after a parking garage collapses in New York City

1:05am April 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other, officials said.

New York homeowner Kevin Monahan, 65, has been charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20.

National

A woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she went up the wrong driveway

11:45am April 18, 2023

by Emily Olson

The car carrying Kaylin Gillis, 20, was turning around after her friends realized they had made mistakenly gone to the wrong address. The 65-year-old homeowner fired at them from his porch.