The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will be spraying three kinds of pesticides in parts of Manhattan.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a longtime adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is facing more federal charges in four separate indictments, the Manhattan District Attorney's office announced Thursday. Lewis-Martin is now charged with four counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree and four counts of bribe receiving in the second degree.

According to the indictments, Lewis-Martin allegedly used her influential position at City Hall to help steer government contracts, fast-track permits for a karaoke bar in Queens and intervene in policy decisions in exchange for cash, speaking roles and a television appearance.

The New York City Police Department on Monday advised people to avoid Times Square in midtown Manhattan "due to an active police investigation." "Avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan

A Manhattan federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a gay Jamaican man who said immigration authorities violated his rights by detaining him during a routine check-in earlier this month.

A six-year-old girl and her mother, who were seeking asylum in the United States, have been deported to Ecuador after being arrested in New York City and held in immigration detention for a week.

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil kicked off the rally outside the New York Public Library near Bryant Park before those in attendance started marching across Manhattan. Protesters called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the United States to stop sending aid to Israel. People from across the country attended.

The widow of the off-duty police officer who was killed in a mass shooting July 28 in New York City's Midtown Manhattan, gave birth to the couple's third child Monday.

A n explosion was heard in New York City, one of the world's largest megacities, on Friday. Chilling videos circulating on social media show a massive cloud of black smoke rising from one of the city's streets. On Friday morning, around 10 am ET, a large fire occurred near 305 East 95th Street in Manhattan, not far from Central Park.

Topping the list for New York was Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, which was No. 25 in the national rankings. The school boasts a graduation rate of 100%, and 99% of students there have passed at least one Advanced Placement exam. Queens High School also took the top spot last year.