New York City continued to see heavy rain and winds into Friday morning, as Tropical Storm Elsa moved through America’s largest city. The video above shows some of the rainfall and flash flooding that hit the city and surrounding areas. Heavy rain had ended in New York City by mid-morning. A tropical storm warning Friday…

Notorious California lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The video above shows Avenatti leaving the courthouse in New York City Thursday afternoon, and includes a statement from his lawyer, Danya Perry. Avenatti was convicted last year for attempted extortion and…

Recent reports show a significant increase in hate crimes in America’s biggest state and biggest city. The California DOJ says hate crimes against Blacks nearly doubled between 2019 and 2020, while anti-Asian crimes increased by 107 percent during that time. And the NYPD reports hate crimes are up 139 percent in New York City in…

Nearly a week after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced charges were coming for the Trump Organization, an indictment unsealed Thursday accused the organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg of participating in a 15-year tax fraud scheme. A prosecutor for the attorney’s office described the scheme as “sweeping and audacious”. Weisselberg is accused of…

New York City officials are expected to take a second crack at reporting preliminary results of the city’s Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday. Their first attempt was marred by an error in which the city’s Board of Elections accidentally included 135,000 test ballots that weren’t meant to be counted. The city is trying ranked choice voting…

Shannon Longworth connects with Andrew C. Quinn, General Counsel to the New York City Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, as he shares his expectations for Derek Chauvin’s sentencing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer, focusing on attacking gun violence, providing money to cities that need more police and offering community support. The worry over crime is real: It has…

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appeared to take a fragile lead Tuesday in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, but it could be weeks before it becomes clear who is actually on top in the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. As ballot counting began Tuesday, a plurality of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Voters across New York were casting their final ballots in party primaries Tuesday, including a hotly contested mayoral race in New York City. With no presidential or congressional races at stake, turnout was expected to be a fraction of what the state saw last November. Yet even with fewer votes to…