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Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81
Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Ailey spokesman Christopher Zunner says Jamison died Saturday in New York after a brief illness. Jamison grew up in Philadelphia and trained there in ballet from a young age. When Black ballet dancers...
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Raccoon falls through ceiling onto airline counter inside LaGuardia Airport
It was a dramatic morning for Spirit Airlines flyers and employees. A raccoon surprised everyone Monday morning by dropping from a ceiling tile.
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Trump supporters gather outside Trump Tower after election victory
Trump supporters gathered outside one of his most famous properties to celebrate his election victory.
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Running influencer banned from NYC Marathon after crew on e-bikes filmed him on course
“I was selfish on Sunday to have my brother and my videographer follow me around on the course on e-bikes and it had serious consequences,” Matthew Choi said.
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Voters visit Susan B. Anthony grave to place “I Voted” stickers
The suffragist died in 1906, more than a decade before the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote nationwide, was ratified.
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Instagram-famous squirrel euthanized after it was taken from owner's New York state home
Peanut, who has amassed more than half a million Instagram followers, was euthanized by officials to be tested for rabies.
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Instagram-famous squirrel named Peanut seized by New York state authorities
A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid.
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Woman and 2 children, including 5-month-old, fall to their deaths at Niagara Falls
A New York woman and two children, including an infant, died after going over Niagara Falls this week, state police said.
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New York orthodontist turns office into ‘Beetlejuice' experience
The staff at Mateer Orthodontics in Long Island, New York transformed into the cast of “Beetlejuice” for Halloween.
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty Friday to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.
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Read the indictment: Ex-Abercrombie CEO allegedly arranged sex parties, trafficked models
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries and two associates face sex trafficking-related charges out of New York.
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking-related charges
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries and two associates face sex trafficking-related charges out of New York.
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Famous NYC attraction The Vessel to reopen with safety measures after a string of suicides
The long-awaited return of a New York City attraction arrives Monday: the reopening of The Vessel.
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Long Island man vacationing in Bermuda drowns while saving child in ocean
A Long Island man is being hailed a hero after he saved a 10-year-old boy who was struggling in the surf while on vacation in Bermuda — but sadly, the man did not survive.
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Woman in NYC throws Uber driver out of car and takes off in it, wild video shows
She bit the driver on the back and punched him a few times before throwing him out, police say. She crashed a short time later and remains on the run.
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5 dead in apparent murder-suicide at NY home of recently deceased matriarch: police
Almost one week after the passing of a 95-year-old Long Island woman, police swarmed her home to investigate the deaths of five people.
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US border agent accused of ordering women to show him their breasts
Authorities say a U.S. border patrol agent in New York has been arrested for ordering women to show him their breasts and claiming that it was part of his officials duties. Border agent Shane Millan was arrested Thursday on charges that he deprived four women of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches. Prosecutors say the 53-year-old Millan...
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RFK Jr. tells Roseanne Barr in video he was the one behind decade-old mystery of dead bear in NY's Central Park
In a video on X with Roseanne Barr, the independent presidential candidate appears to solve the decade-old mystery of how a dead bear cub came to be in Central Park.
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US reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind and 2 accomplices
Federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with three Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
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30,000 feet in air, Jewish scouts from New York, New Jersey perform CPR to save a life
While on a Southwest Airlines flight from New Mexico to New York, the scouts performed CPR on a passenger who went into cardiac arrest.