New York City

Are you vehemently opposed to the MTA’s plan of charging vehicles at least $15 to enter Manhattan around midtown and below? Or perhaps you’re excited to what the new influx of funds could do to help your subway commute each day? Either way, now’s the time to let your voice be heard.

On Tuesday, the MTA said that nearly all toll readers have already been installed and are ready to go, with the plan possibly ready to launch by Summer 2024. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Actor Hunter Schafer was among dozens of war protesters arrested at NBC’s 30 Rock headquarters in Manhattan during President Biden’s appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” earlier this week, organizers confirmed.

The MTA announced Wednesday that 95% of the toll readers for its controversial congestion pricing program have been installed, covering 104 of the planned 110 locations. Cars will be charged an additional $15 to enter Manhattan at 61st Street and below, while trucks could be charged between $24 and $36, depending on size. As it stands, the collection readers are…

President Biden is in New York City on Monday afternoon for a taping of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

New York City has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center that blew open a massive crater underneath one of the 110-story twin towers, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others years before the deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a memorial Mass at St....

President Joe Biden has arrived in New York City and will be here throughout the afternoon for what his White House schedule calls a campaign meeting followed by an interview on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

The Centers for Disease Control say positive tests for norovirus in the Northeast have reached almost 14% in recent weeks. That’s the highest number in the United States.

The Winter Film Awards 12th Annual International Film Festival is underway in New York City — aiming to highlight filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in an effort to bridge the gap and give them a platform to break into the industry. The festival kicked off Wednesday and will run until Sunday. It will showcase a total of 82 films across a…

The FDNY EMS union is sounding the alarm. There has been an increase in the number of life-threatening medical emergency calls citywide over the last two years, according to FDNY Local 2507 — a time that saw no increase in the EMS budget, but rather a reduction in the ambulance fleet. “While 911 switchboards were ringing off the hook with…

The FDNY EMS union reports rise in life-threatening emergency calls.

The woman convicted of driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway in 2021 will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty.

Today, the woman convicted of killing NYPD officer Tsakos in April 2021 when driving on the Long Island Expressway while being drunk and high was found guilty. Her team rejected a plea deal that would’ve sentenced her to 16 years in prison. Romney Smith reports live from Queens. 

An MTA conductor was doused with a “foreign substance” on a train in the Bronx, police said, in what is the latest violent attack that has taken place in the city’s subway system. The incident occurred on a southbound 4 train Monday shortly before 7:15 p.m. when an unruly passenger threw the unknown substance at the 48-year-old conductor at the…

Police are searching for armed robbers who entered a luxury store in Manhattan Sunday and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise — a shocking crime in broad daylight that was caught on surveillance video.

A passenger on a southbound 4 train threw an unknown substance onto the train conductor, in the latest violent incident to take place in the city’s subway system. Romney Smith reports.

Two men and one woman robbed the Meatpacking District Gucci store, stealing $50,000 worth of merchandise after threatening to fire their gun on customers. Gaby Acevedo reports.

A suspect in the brutal death of a woman who was bludgeoned in a Manhattan hotel room earlier this month was arrested in Arizona for another alleged crime — and he may be connected to a string of other incidents, according to two senior law enforcement officials. Tracie Strahan reports.

News 4’s Jonathan Dienst with the exclusive report.

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