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New York may be seeing more fireflies this year. Firefly populations are facing depletion, but last year's precipitation may...

Because skorts are the fashion item of the summer, here are your afternoon links: Central Park secrets, takeout sushi gets an upgrad...

The Crossroads Juvenile Detention Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn Staff at the Brooklyn jail found contraband items stuffed i...

The Rikers Island jail sign is seen on October 24, 2022 in New York City. The announcement could delay the appointment of a f...

Adonis Porch and Brian Paterson hold a spot in line outside a Chelsea storefront. They can earn hundreds of dollars to save o...

City Transportation Department workers service the Third Avenue Bridge after it was stuck in the open position on Monday afternoo...

Din Tai Fung opens its first New York City location Thursday. The beloved brand is soft opening its first East Coast location...

An empty lifeguard chair on the beach at Coney Island, New York. “It’s more about education,” the mayor said on Tuesday. [ mo...

NYPD's new patrol car design. The new slogan: “Fighting crime, protecting the public.” [ more › ]

Because our cameras are ready, here are your afternoon links: What researchers found in tampons, Legos on the black market, Crest Ha...

Deputy Chancellor Kara Ahmed speaks to kids at a pre-K center in the Bronx. Deputy Chancellor Kara Ahmed, who was hired by Ma...

A sidewalk memorial set up for the victim of a homicide in Kips Bay, seen on July 8, 2024. Police say the 31-year-old woman w...

Times Square where police say a man was fatally stabbed. Police have not identified the deceased. [ more › ]

The Port Authority says it’s rolling out passenger service for driverless vehicles at one of its parking lots. The Port Autho...

New York City Councilmember Linda Lee joins mental health consumers and others at a rally to save mental health "clubhouses” outs...

An MTA bus driver waits to turn onto Flatbush Avenue. A participatory research action project will collect data for the city’...

Aerial footage shows the Third Avenue Bridge stuck on Monday afternoon. Officials were spraying the bridge with water in an a...

A sidewalk memorial set up for the victim of a homicide in Kips Bay, seen on July 8, 2024. The city’s medical examiner has ru...

Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a new weapon in his war on rats: trash bins. The mayor acknowledged it’s a big change for New Yor...

The Empire State Building will be dark Saturday for "Earth Hour." Because its WNYC's 100th birthday, here are your evening li...

The McDonald's at 2516 White Plains Rd. in the Bronx where police say two boys were shot and injured on July 6, 2024. Police...

Turtles in Central Park. Turtles and butterflies and birds, oh my! [ more › ]

Because it makes for a dreary commute, here are your early links: A new Cellino & Barnes show, a giant movie screen is coming to NJ,...

People prepare to cross the street near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn during hot weather on June 24, 2024. Rain later in the w...

Summer camp managers say they've adjusted plans in recent years as the weather has become more extreme. Frozen T-shirts and m...