Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

In a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump commented on Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating sexual abuse of minors.

Woman who vandalized BLM mural in Midtown strikes murals in Harlem, Brooklyn

The woman accused of vandalizing the Black Lives Matter mural in Midtown Manhattan appears to have struck again, vandalizing murals in Harlem and Brooklyn Saturday night.

Tech CEO's personal assistant charged in gruesome killing

A person was taken into custody in the killing of a 33-year tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, a law enforcement official said Friday.

3 arrested in shooting death of father crossing street with daughter

Three men were arrested in connection with the shocking shooting death of a father crossing the street with his young daughter in the Bronx.

Fears of Hudson River flooding Lincoln Tunnel after water gushes in

No, that wasn’t the Hudson River leaking into the Lincoln Tunnel as anxious commuters sat in their cars fearing the worst.

Man attacks ex-girlfriend pushing baby in stroller

A woman pushing a stroller was knocked to the ground and stabbed multiple times by her ex-boyfriend in the Bronx, according to police.

Red-winged blackbird photographed hitching a ride on bald eagle’s back

New York wildlife officials shared a rare photograph Monday of a red-winged blackbird hitching a ride on the back of a hunting bald eagle.

Judge denies bail for Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein sex abuse case

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago.

Gov. Murphy shoots down prospect of fining travelers from COVID-19 hot spots

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has shot down the prospect of fining travelers from COVID-19 hot spots if they don't provide contact information to health officials.

Ghislaine Maxwell due in court for bail hearing

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend will face a judge and at least one of her accusers by video at a hearing to determine whether she stays behind bars until trial on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse a quarter century before he killed himself in a Manhattan jail.

NY gov. warns visitors from 'highest-risk' coronavirus states to fill out paperwork or face $2,000 fine

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now warning out-of-state travelers they could face up to $2,000 in fines if they leave its airports without handing over their contact information upon arrival.

Black Lives Matter mural painted in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan

After a delay at the last minute, a giant, city-funded 'Black Lives Matter' mural was expected to be painted on 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower Thursday.

Feds feared Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might kill herself, AP source says

Federal officials were so worried that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire. That's according to an official familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press.

Vandals cut down 9/11 Memorial flagpole in New York village

Washingtonville Police Chief Brian Zaccaro told the newspaper that those behind the vandalism used a tool to sever the flagpole about five feet from its base and then scrawled a message on the part left standing.

Father shot dead walking daughter across street in the Bronx

The NYPD has released security camera video of the drive-by shooting of a father as he crossed the street with his young daughter in the Bronx.

Amy Cooper indicted for incident in Central Park involving Black man

A white woman at the center of a viral video where she is seen calling the police on a black man inside Central Park has been indicted in connection with the incident.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Brooklyn jail ahead of bail hearing

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to New York to face charges that she recruited women and girls, one as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed.

Frederick Douglass statue torn down at NY park

A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.