Food-Drink January 31 'Produce Pete,' who taught millions to pick perfect fruits and vegetables, dies at 80 Beloved TV personality "Produce Pete" Napolitano died at age 80 after more than 30 years teaching viewers how to pick perfect fresh fruits and vegetables on WNBC.
US protests January 30 Left-wing activists storming synagogue use knee pads, adult diaper to mock Dem congressman over ICE vote Viral video shows protesters disrupting Rep. Tom Suozzi at Long Island temple over ICE funding vote, using crude props and profane insults during event.
Luigi Mangione January 30 Death penalty off the table for Luigi Mangione after judge agrees to dismiss federal murder charge Defense argues prosecutors failed to prove underlying "crime of violence" needed for federal murder through use of firearm charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.
Campus Radicals January 29 Ex-Dem mayor's son arrested after storming hotel with anti-ICE agitators, police say Dante de Blasio, son of former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, arrested with 65 others during anti-ICE disruption at Manhattan hotel. Charged with trespassing.
Luigi Mangione January 29 Alvin Bragg’s ‘unrealistic’ timeline in Luigi Mangione case sets up showdown with Trump DOJ Luigi Mangione's defense calls Manhattan DA's July trial date "unrealistic" as accused assassin faces parallel federal court proceedings in September.
New York City January 29 Driver rams car repeatedly into doors of NYC Jewish site, suspect detained A driver was taken into custody after police say the individual intentionally and repeatedly rammed a vehicle into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in New York City.
New York City January 29 Federal judge gives man 15 years for Iran-backed assassination plot on US soil Federal judge sentences would-be assassin to maximum 15 years for plotting to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad for Iran's government.
Zohran Mamdani January 28 Mamdani signals disbanding NYPD protest unit, calls for higher taxes on top 1% amid budget reckoning Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls to disband the NYPD protest unit, while demanding higher taxes on wealthy residents to address the city's ongoing fiscal crisis.
New York City January 28 90-year-old woman who wandered outside during winter storm among 10 dead in New York City A 90-year-old woman with dementia was among 10 people who died in New York City during the winter storm after wandering outside in frigid temperatures.
Elections January 27 New York, California projected to lose 6 House seats to red states after 2030, census analysis shows Blue states like New York and California are projected to lose six congressional seats to Republican states by 2030. Texas and Florida are expected to gain eight.
New York January 27 Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm Retired NYPD sergeant Roger McGovern, 60, reportedly died of heart attack while shoveling snow at his Long Island church preparing for Sunday mass.