New York City

Robert Trump, brother to the 45th president, has been hospitalized in New York City, White House officials confirmed to NBC News. Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere did not share what led to Trump’s hospitalization, but a senior White House official tells NBC News he is “very ill.” President Donald Trump addressed his brother’s health briefly in a Friday afternoon...

A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS and distributing bomb-making instructions, according to federal prosecutors.

In the days after police say Tyrese Haspil killed and dismembered tech CEO Fahim Saleh, surveillance video obtained by News 4 shows he was hiding in plain sight. Haspil’s hideout was a swanky $18,000 monthly AirBnb on Crosby Street in NoHo, less than a mile from the crime scene. The former personal assistant is seen on video hopping out of…

A 9-year-old boy was one of 105 homicide victims in Chicago in July, joining a grim roster of children who have been felled by the city’s gun violence.

Alex Taylor is the founder and captain of Hoop York City, a New York City organization that gives female basketball players an empowering space to play the game. Taylor’s mission is to inspire woman to become entrepreneurs and help shift the perspective of a sport that often favors men.

Officials with the Wildlife Conservation Society cited two instances of “unconscionable racial intolerance,” including the treatment of Ota Benga, who was put on display for several days in September 1906

Video captured Tuesday evening shows plainclothes NYPD officers grabbing a protester and dragging them into an unmarked van.

Actress Spencer Grammer and a dinner date were attacked in New York City while trying to deescalate an argument between restaurant staff and a reportedly intoxicated man who was refused service. The “Rick and Morty” and “Greek” actress, also daughter to Kelsey Grammer, was dining out at The Black Ant in the East Village after 11 p.m. Friday when the…

A man known as “Miracle Larry” finally walked out of his Manhattan hospital on Wednesday, 128 days after he first was admitted with COVID-19

New York City issued an initial health alert early last week after identifying more than a dozen children in city hospitals with the rare illness; now up to 100 cases have been identified statewide. Five children have died

The Black community has been especially hard-hit by coronavirus. In New York City’s neighborhood of Harlem, funeral director Isaiah Owens scrambled at the peak of the outbreak to keep up with the influx of dead — including his own friends — while keeping his commitment to offer dignified open casket funerals for every victim of the virus. The New York...

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut scored a new world record and his 13th win at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Content on July 4. He talked with NBCLX’s Tabitha Lipkin, who happens to be related to him, about his training regimen and about how the coronavirus changed the contest this year.

New York City’s Department of Correction plans to discipline more than a dozen officers for their conduct related to the death of Layleen Polanco, who died at Rikers Island in 2019. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the action Friday after the DOC concluded its six-month investigation into Polanco’s death. 17 officers face disciplinary charges, de Blasio said, and at least…

More than three months without being able to open nearly led to the Greenwich Village symbol of pride closing its doors for good, so the owners put out a plea for help — and got plenty of responses

The New York Times showcases recipe developer Yewande Komolafe as she explains how her cooking is a gateway to conversation and a reflection of her Nigerian culture.

A statue depicting former President Theodore Roosevelt with a Native American man and an African man on either side of his horse is being moved in New York City.

The NYPD has suspended an officer without pay after a video surfaced Sunday afternoon that appeared to show the officer use the now banned chokehold technique to detain a man.

A statue of Theodore Roosevelt positioned on the front steps of the American Museum of Natural History is coming down, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Sunday evening, saying the museum made the request. The bronze statue that has stood at the museum’s Central Park West entrance since 1940 depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man…

A recently-expanded NYC diversion program is keeping low-level offenders from spending time in court. Instead, ‘Project Reset’ is bringing people to the Brooklyn Museum after their arrests to study and create art.

Karla Mejia is the community organizer for the Violence Intervention Program, a group that supports victims of domestic violence.