Tom Hennes, principal and founder of Thinc Design, on Saturday described changes at the Empire State Building that make it easier for visitors to take flattering selfies.


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Willie Kellerman was a private first class in the U.S. Army and served in World War II. He was captured, held as a POW, escaped, made his way back and was eventually shot twice in combat. On Tuesday, Kellerman received a Purple Heart at a ceremony in Brooklyn.

Willie Kellerman, Atlantic Beach resident, WWII hero, honored with Purple Heart

The FDNY released this video about the dedication of the FDNY hazard training site at Randall's Island in honor of Deputy Chief Ray Downey, a Deer Park resident who was killed when the World Trade Center collapsed on 9/11.

FDNY dedicates training site in memory of deputy chief Ray from LI killed on 9/11

"The manhunt for Andrew Abdullah" is over, said NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell at a news conference, in which she announced that the suspect in the subway shooting that took the life of Goldman Sachs employee Daniel Enriquez has been taken into custody.

NYPD: Suspect in fatal subway shooting arrested

A NYPD cop was shot in the arm Tuesday night during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect in the Bronx.

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Mayor Eric Adams and state Attorney General Letitia James said the separate legal offensives, filed in state and federal court, are a coordinated effort to attack the trafficking in ghost guns.

NYC, state sue distributors of untraceable 'ghost guns'

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Officials advised travelers to build in extra time for roads, rails and flights over the holiday weekend.

Holiday weekend brings prospect of delays on the road, rails and air

See pictures from Sunday's march and celebration in Manhattan.

2022 NYC Pride March photos

In a city of more than 8.4 million residents, there are just 1,103 public bathrooms. At least one bathroom per ZIP code — there are about 200 — would need to be proposed by June 2023 under the legislation.

Public bathrooms are rare. NYC bill seeks to change that.

In a letter to his staff, Miller said "the time has come to rise to other challenges and opportunities." 

NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller retiring, officials say

William Kellerman, of Atlantic Beach, finally was awarded the three medals he deserved for being a POW in World War II who escaped and then was shot twice in combat.

WWII vet awarded Purple Heart 77 years after his service

Cancellations and delays caused by weather and staffing shortages, along with climbing airfares and longer security lines, could make it tougher to fly this summer, experts say.

Flight disruptions could be a sign of summertime blues ahead for air travelers

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NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference on the dangers and increased circulation of ghost guns. Adams called it not a New York City problem but an American problem.

NYC mayor and NYPD commissioner on combating ghost guns 

Family and friends mourn loss of NYC firefighter Timothy Klein 

Hundreds of FDNY members gathered outside McManus Funeral Home in Brooklyn on Thursday to remember Timothy Klein, a fallen firefighter who died Sunday while fighting a house fire in Canarsie.

Hundreds of FDNY members gather to honor fallen firefighter Timothy Klein

On Friday, Mayor Eric Adams honored some of the heroes from Tuesday's subway shooting in Brooklyn.

NYC mayor honors heroes from Brooklyn subway shooting

  NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig announced at a news conference that Frank R. James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday that injured 23 people, is in police custody. 

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect in police custody

Police are searching for Frank P. James, a 62-year-old man who rented the U-Haul truck believed to be connected to the Tuesday morning mass shooting in a crowded Brooklyn subway station.

NYPD names 'person of interest' in Brooklyn subway attack

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A former Port Jefferson woman who was accused of shoving an 87-year-old woman in Manhattan has been charged with manslaughter. The victim died five days after the attack. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Woman charged with manslaughter in connection with deadly shove in Manhattan 

Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that New York City has made an exception to the city's private-sector COVID-19 vaccination mandate for hometown unvaccinated performers and athletes.

Adams announces lifting of mandate for sports players, performers

Bagpipes and bands marched along Fifth Avenue as the St. Patrick's Day Parade returned to Manhattan after a two-year pause due to the pandemic.

Sights and sounds from NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade

New York City Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged that he was putting cops from the specially trained Neighborhood Safety Teams in harm's way, but said it was necessary to get a handle on the violence.

Neighborhood safety teams deployed to handle violence in NYC

NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig spoke at a news conference Tuesday about the arrest of man in Washington D.C. in connection with the shootings of five homeless men — two  fatally — in the nation's capital and New York City.

Man arrested in connection with shooting of five homeless men

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