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A man is dead after falling from a fourth-story window in Manhattan Thursday.

Police are on the lookout for a man who they say snatched a purse from a 98-year-old woman in Brooklyn.

The Obama administration is calling for increased security at foreign airports with direct flights to the United States.

Nature Conservancy executive director Bill Ulfelder discusses the Community Risk and Resiliency Act recently passed by the state Senate and the Assembly to combat the potential effects of extreme weather events.

Police are warning New Yorkers to protect their identity and their money during the long weekend, as officers say scammers often place skimming devices and cameras at banks and ATM locations during long holiday weekends to steal debit and credit card information.

A surprise addition to the city's budget deal last month was millions of dollars more in funding for mental health care on Rikers Island.

The de Blasio administration has been focused on increasing the amount of time students spend in school, through universal pre-k, expanded after-school and other policy changes, but one of the mayor's new policies inadvertently produced the exact opposite result.

Five years after a bystander was shot in the Bronx, four defendants have pleaded guilty in connection to the incident, including Carvette Gentles, who prosecutors say was 16 when he pulled the trigger.

NY1 parenting correspondent Shelley Goldberg recommends some places to go with parenting news you can use.

The latest Heathy Living report tells viewers what to look out for when it comes to irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

Off Broadway's MCC Theatre is offering up the American premiere of Penelope Skinner's "The Village Bike," a work that earned Skinner the Evening Standard Award for most promising playwright when the show opened in London a few years back.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation has been training musical theater stars of tomorrow for years, and its latest project is a revival of a short-lived Broadway musical about kids coming of age.

Two Bronx subway stations are closing for the next seven months as part of an MTA overhaul of the Pelham 6 line.

Mayor Bill de Blasio hosted the weigh-in for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest Thursday.

Police are asking for the public's help finding 13-year-old Diego Gonzalez, who was last seen leaving his Morningside Heights home on Tuesday morning.

The threat of a strike on the Long Island Rail Road has New Yorkers who ride it out of town during the summer worried about getting stuck at home.

Police say a 26-year-old man is in custody in connection with a fatal accident Wednesday that claimed the life of a young girl in Brooklyn.

If you are looking for something fun to do on the Fourth, Governors Island is welcoming visitors with special holiday activities and extra ferry service to get you there.

Bronx residents who live on City Island want to turn their neighborhood into the next DUMBO or Williamsburg and are encouraging artists to move in.

As New Yorkers get ready to pack it up for the holiday weekend, many are keeping a close eye on what mother nature has in store as Hurricane Arthur continues to churn off the coast of the Carolinas.