Mayor Bill de Blasio defended police commissioner Dermot Shea at his Tuesday briefing, saying he is the right man for the job, after New York City saw 17 shootings across the city on Monday.


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Beefed up security measures are in place around Madison Square Garden in preparation for President Trump's attendance at Game 3. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'Avoid the MSG area tonight if you do not have tickets'

A runway at LaGuardia Airport was closed due to a sinkhole. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

Sinkhole closes runway at LGA

The judge showed no mercy to the 36-year-old Guy Rivera, who was convicted of killing Diller during a street shooting in Far Rockaway. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'He mattered, his life mattered'

After a three-week trial, Guy Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter, but acquitted of the top count of first-degree murder in the killing of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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The $8 billion plan entails acquiring and demolishing the 5,300-seat Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Amtrak says MTA not partnering on Penn Station redesign

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Among other restrictions, the legislation bars local governments from allowing ICE to use jails to hold detained migrants.

'It's coming': Homan vows to send more ICE agents to NYC after governor signs bill

The authorities did not immediately disclose what precipitated the attacks or how the accused stabber chose his victims.

Man in custody for alleged stabbings, slashings at Penn Station

Security will be extremely tight for fans and those around Madison Square Garden.

How to navigate Penn Station and the MSG area with NBA Finals Game 3 tonight

The NYPD is closing multiple blocks around Madison Square Garden.

Tight security around MSG for Trump's stop at NBA Finals

The Queens district attorney says Matthew Rodriguez allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy on the Manhattan-bound A train on April 27.

Levittown teen charged in subway shooting that left victim unable to walk

The railroad hub is going to be very crowded. The first match at MetLife Stadium is next week.

MTA chair's message to LIRR riders on World Cup days: Try to avoid Penn Station

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The airport was closed until about 2 p.m. Monday after a plane crashed into a fire truck on a runway Sunday night, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It was chaotic'

The crash happened at about 11:40 p.m., when a Jazz Aviation flight, operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck a Port Authority firefighting and rescue vehicle that had been responding to a separate incident, the Port Authority said in a statement.

Video of the crash scene at LaGuardia

Michael Canders, associate professor of aviation at Farmingdale State College, weighs in on the crash that killed two pilots and injured dozens on a runway at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Inconclusive communication'

The deposed Venezuelan leader made his first court appearance on Monday in Manhattan as large crowds gathered outside the courthouse. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Maduro makes first court appearance

In his inaugural address, Mamdani said that today "begins a new era" for New York City.

'Today begins a new era'

Crowds cheered as Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York.

Crowds cheer as Mamdani sworn in

Jose Ortiz, aka Doctor Drum, from the Bronx, played pandeiro, a Brazilian tambourine, for crowds awaiting New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration.

Drummers set a beat for crowds ahead of Mamdani's inauguration

Members of activist group Sing Out, Louise! celebrated newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in song in frigid temperatures ahead of his inauguration.

'We'll make a brand new start of it, Zohran's New York'

Some tips and tricks if you're planning on reveling in Times Square this New Year's Eve.

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Pope Leo XIV has chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Bishop Ronald Hicks to lead archdiocese of New York

Take a peek into Central Perk, the new "Friends"-themed coffeehouse in Times Square.

A look at the new Central Perk in Times Square

Mangione's lawyers are asking a judge to toss out key evidence in his murder trial. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Mangione's lawyers hope to suppress key evidence

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed stops by the iconic Jamesport Country Store, your go-to destination for vintage antiques, vibrant local art, and charming homegrown goods.

Out East: Take a step back in time at the Jamesport Country Store

Organizers of a newly formed Long Island group, Catholics Welcome Immigrants, are urging Bishop John Barres, the head of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, to take a stand on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

New LI grassroots group aims to combat mass deportation of immigrants

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Yaphank Deli to try their "chip bag sandwich."

Trendy Bites: It's a bag of chips ... it's a sandwich ... it's the chip bag sandwich! 

Dennis Arfa, the architect of the Piano Man's record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, was inducted on Saturday into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music Hall of Fame

NYU researchers are surveying the Eastern box turtle population to better understand how they are faring against habitat destruction, roadways and global warming.`

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species

Giants players spoke Monday at mandatory mincamp about learning the new system and coming together as a team under new head coach John Harbaugh.

Giants coming together as a team at mandatory minicamp

Recently passed state auto insurance reforms could help lower car insurance rates as much as 10% for New York drivers, according to some estimates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.

If approved, it would be the first new hospital on Long Island since 1980. Newsday business reporter James T. Madore has more.

NYU Langone plans new hospital in Melville 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Main Event, an entertainment center that recently opened in Deer Park.

Arcade, bowling and giant claw machine at Main Event 

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus helps make a strawberry crunch ice cream at Coyle's Ice Cream in Islip.

Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip

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