NBC New York

If you’re surprised to hear about people getting sick with the flu before Halloween, you’re not alone. The 2026-2027 flu season appears to be off to an early and strong start, experts say.

Influenza activity is still low nationall...

Nearly 90,000 people voted on the first day of early voting in New York City, according to the city Board of Elections, as voters in New York and New Jersey begin heading to the polls.

A total of 86,215 people cast ballots across the five boroughs Saturday, nearly doubling the day-one turnout from 2022, the last New York gubernatorial and midterm elections.

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest involving a Catholic archdiocese in the U.S.

Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of all...

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal cla...

New claims are emerging in a police-involved shooting in Queens after relatives and two men who were stabbed said the woman shot by officers was the person who called 911. Police said officers shot the woman as she held a knife and moved in their direction inside a home in Jamaica.

The incident left three men stabbed and the woman hospitalized.