A partial stop work order had been issued for failure to maintain the building which appears to have been under construction.

Samuel Brownridge was wrongfully convicted for a 1994 murder in St. Albans, Queens.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said firework complaints soared to 1,737 compared to 21 complaints for the same period last year.

An inmate who escaped from New York City's Rikers Island jail on Thursday was pulled from the water, according to police sources.

Authorities say the inmate scaled a wall at the jail, jumped into the East River and tried to swim away before two officers jumped in and pulled him out.

The 37-year-old inmate, who was in custody for an assault charge, was immediately caught, sources told ABC News.

Kaleemah Rozier, 22, was on her way home with her young son when she was approached by several NYPD officers inside the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station in Brooklyn on May 13.

Tessa Majors, 18, was stabbed to death on Dec. 11 near Columbia University.

A 16-year-old arrested for allegations of arson during protests in the Bronx, New York, on June 1 may have been zapped in the face with a stun gun.

The family of Jahmel Leach wants answers about the arrest for fifth-degree arson, a misdemeanor, during looting on East Fordham Road.

Two men who posed as NYPD officers and robbed a New York City jewelry store in a brazen daytime heist have been arrested.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced that New York state is allowing outdoor, socially distanced graduations of up to 150 people beginning June 26.

After a night of peaceful protests, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lifted the city’s curfew on Sunday.

Protests over the death of George Floyd are continuing in New York City as thousands take to the streets and parks to protest police brutality as the city continued to enforce an 8 p.m. curfew that has created tensions between protesters and police

Nurses and health care workers near New York City's Union Square took to their knees on Tuesday to honor protesters who marched by to call for an end to police brutality.

Much of the angst and unrest in New York City is due to unresolved feelings following the senseless deaths of unarmed black men such as Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell and Eric Garner.

The sixth victim in a Long Island murder case has been identified through genetic genealogy.

Starting June 8, stores will be able to reopen for curbside pickup along with nonessential construction and manufacturing.

The NYSE president says it will look "different" than it did before.

The woman's partial remains were found in 2000 and 2011.

“It’s about the underlying current of racism... that’s been going on for centuries and that permeates this city and this country that she tapped into," he said.

New York City’s Commission on Human Rights launched an investigation Wednesday.

The commission sent a letter to the woman, requesting her cooperation.

A video of a verbal dispute between a white woman walking her dog off a leash and a black man bird watching in Central Park is sparking accusations of racism

He was bird-watching when he asked her to leash her dog in a restricted area; she later apologized and returned the dog to the animal rescue.

A white woman called the police after a black man said he asked her to leash her dog in Central Park.

The daily death rate attributable to the coronavirus continues to fall in New York

It has been hard to find any kind of silver linings since the coronavirus pandemic has essentially put life on hold for much of the nation and the world.

New York City's open streets policy could be permanent fixture, experts say

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is aiming to open up 100 of the 6,000 miles of city streets for pedestrians.

This marks the longest stretch since the city began tracking pedestrian fatalities in 1983, according to ABC News’ New York City station WABC.

Andrew Cuomo merch is here and trending all over Etsy.

The couple, who lives in Queens, allegedly shouted anti-Semitic slurs at three Hasidic men and tried to rip off their face masks, according to the NYPD.

Up-and-coming Rapper Nick Blixky has been shot and killed in New York City

Last week, for the first time in New York’s history, the trains stopped running in a planned shutdown

The body of a Colorado paramedic who came to New York City to save lives before losing his own to the coronavirus arrived Sunday night in Denver for burial

Cleaners wiped down seats and other surfaces as part of a nightly cleaning operation to protect commuters and workers from the coronavirus.

The New York City subway system will close overnight for the first time in at least 50 years when workers in the fight against COVID-19 begin daily cleanings Wednesday.

The NYPD said that overall crime in New York City was down by more than a quarter in the month of April.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea addressed the video that shows an officer apparently pointing a stun gun at a bystander before forcing him to the ground.

New York City is making marriage licenses available online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The city is calling this transition to online licensing "Project Cupid."

A neighborhood in Brooklyn has come together to help bury a stranger

De Blasio condemns funeral for rabbi, receives backlash for his comments on 'Jewish community'

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio oversaw the dispersal of a large, tightly packed Hasidic Jewish funeral and lashed out at the mourners who had gathered in defiance of social distancing rules

Now couples can virtually schedule an appoint with the City Clerk’s office.

Critics said his response singled out Jewish people and invoked "over-policing."

The union representing some of Macy's furloughed workers had some harsh words after the store announced its Fourth of July event.

One man got the idea after watching a "World News" piece about farmers pouring milk down the drain and watching their vegetables rot in fields.

April 20 is known as "Weed Day" as the date corresponds with a numerical code for marijuana.

Homeland Security Investigations, the NYPD and the US Postal Inspection Service raided Richard Schirripa’s home and office, seizing 6,500 N95 masks, among other items.