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A heartless homophobe accused of fatally shooting a gay man at point blank range in the West Village has been indicted in connection to the hate-filled homicide, prosecutors said Thursday. More »Grand jury indicts Elliot Morales for West Village anti-gay hate killing

A desolate stretch of the Astoria waterfront is about to get a luxury face-lift. More »Queens panel backs 2,600-unit development

Authorities have charged three men with kidnapping a Queens accountant off the street and holding him captive for a month as they demanded a $3 million ransom, officials said Wednesday. More »Queens accountant held captive for more than a month as kidnappers demanded $3M ransom

The killing last year in Queens of Louis Rispoli, a gay rights activist, has prompted two investigations: one into the crime and the other into why officers first declared that no crime had occurred. More »Questions About New York Police Response to Killing of Gay Man in October

Gornell Roman, who was accused of beating a gay man after a rally Monday, surrendered outside a station house in the Bronx late on Tuesday, the police said. More »Suspect in Antigay Attack in East Village Is Arrested

A water tower atop a neglected building in Chelsea hosted a discreet nightclub for adventurous guests who had been given a mysterious timepiece. More »Illicit Nightclub in a Chelsea Water Tower

The last of the Long Island state parks shut down by superstorm Sandy reopens Thursday. More »Robert Moses State Park, Jones Beach Boardwalk Reopen

Alessandro Tallone of the Rizzuto organized crime family based in Montreal is one of ten members of that branch of La Cosa Nostra charged with trafficking over $1 billion worth of marijuana, cocaine and … More »Mobster Pleads Guilty To Massive International Drug Trafficking Ring

Upon seeing the heartbreaking devastation play out on his television screen, Tim Occhipinti, a Hoboken councilman, started making calls. Eventually he reached a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma City. More »Hoboken Councilman Coordinates Tornado Relief Efforts With Oklahoma Church

The tragic Queens girl who hanged herself in her bedroom yesterday afternoon was mercilessly teased by classmates who called her a slut, a whore and mocked her failures with boyfriends and choices in music, … More »School did not respond fast enough: Father of cyberbullied Queens 12-year-old girl

Queens detectives picked up a 16-year-old boy for questioning, in connection to the shocking slaying of a 14-year-old girl, killed on a city bus this past weekend, police said. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly … More »Police question teen in shooting death of 14-year-old girl on Queens bus

APGov. Cuomo ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo stuck it to mayoral wannabe Anthony Weiner yesterday when asked what he thought about the disgraced former Congressman's bid for Gracie Mansion. During a interview with … More »Gov. Cuomo says if Weiner's elected mayor, 'shame on us'

Weiner, a Democrat, announced his candidacy in a YouTube video on Wednesday. More »Cuomo: 'Shame on us' if we elect Anthony Weiner as mayor

Not everyone was surprised by the find: "St. George isn't exactly a normal neighborhood," said one. More »Photos: Mannequin head turns human heads outside Staten Island post office

The 2013 Service Academy and ROTC Fair will be held on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Brooklyn's St. Francis College. More »ROTC Fair for New York City high school students on Tuesday

Elmwood Park School District placed schools on lockdown on Thursday morning after an apparent threat. More »Threat prompts lockdown at Saddle Brook schools

We invite you to join Eyewitness News for a special "Kickoff to a Long Island summer" live Saturday at 7:00 p.m. from the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach. More »Kickoff to a Long Island Summer - Join us this Saturday

Anthony Weiner got a supportive reception Thursday during the first appearance of his New York City mayoral campaign. More »Anthony Weiner courts voters in Harlem Thursday

They only come once every 17 years, so be on the lookout for the large, red-eyed, black and green bugs called cicadas. You can email photos to StormTeam@NBCNewYork.com or tweet and Instagram... More »Cicadas Invade the Tri-State

Authorities are investigating after two people were found dead in a home in a gated New Jersey community Thursday morning. More »2 Found Dead in Home in NJ Gated Community

Police are questioning a 16-year-old boy in the shooting of a14-year-old girl on a Queens bus last weekend, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Thursday. Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York/Facebook More »Police Question Teen in Bus Shooting Death of Girl, 14

Kerry Kennedy has joined farmworkers protesting outside Wendy's shareholder meeting in Manhattan. The protesters said Thursday they want Wendy's to sign an agreement to safeguard working conditions for … More »Kerry Kennedy, farmworkers protest Wendy's

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt made a trip to the birthplace of Frank Sinatra on Wednesday night to promote his new movie, "World War Z."  Pitt stunned the crowd at the Clearview Cinemas when he walked … More »Brad Pitt makes surprise appearance in Hoboken

Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner hit the campaign trail Thursday meeting and greeting voters outside a subway station in Harlem. More »Anthony Weiner hits the campaign trail

  NEWARK (PIX11) – Just when we thought Amanda Bynes went way off the rails, she goes and proves us all wrong — taking her cookey behavior to another dimension. TMZ is reporting , while attempting to board … More »Amanda Bynes rejected to board flight after providing Google search as her valid ID

Batten down the hatches! A flash flood advisory is in effect for parts of the lower Hudson Valley and northeastern New Jersey through 2:30 pm. A thunderstorm warning is in effect for Fairfield and Westchester … More »Thunderstorm, flood warnings for tri-state area

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A 16-year-old boy was being questioned by police Thursday in the shooting death of a 14-year-old Queens girl aboard a bus who was coming home from a Sweet 16 party. According to authorities, … More »14-year-old being questioned in Queens bus shooting that killed 16-year-old girl

A new Manhattan photo exhibit, "Sailing Into Harbor," salutes the USS New York -- the ship built in part from steel from the World Trade Center. More »Photo Exhibit Is Vessel Of Memories Of USS New York's Fleet Week Visit

After sustaining damage from Hurricane Sandy, the Parks Department says all city beaches will be back open in time for the Memorial Day weekend. More »City's Beaches Ready To Go After Sandy Repairs

A day after he announced he would be running for mayor via YouTube video, Anthony Weiner was out early this morning greeting commuters at 125th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem. More »Weiner Begins Campaign Stumps In Harlem