纽约新闻 · 2026年10月17日
Freeze watch and 60-mph storms whip New York into first big cold snap
A freeze watch and severe thunderstorm risk send New York from near 80°F on Friday into the 50s and 30s this weekend, with gusts to 60 mph expected across the metro area.
New federal charges in FIT student's fentanyl-poisoning death
Federal prosecutors unseal new charges against a 19-year-old accused of giving two FIT students fentanyl he called cocaine, killing one of them in a Manhattan dorm.
Suspicious powder at Rep. Ritchie Torres' Bronx office triggers hazmat response
A letter containing an unknown white powder sent to Rep. Ritchie Torres' Fordham Road office in the Bronx exposes six people and prompts an FBI investigation.
NYC ambulance response times grew 41% in a decade, comptroller warns
A new comptroller's report says FDNY ambulance response times to life-threatening calls have grown 41% over ten years as fleet shortages and low EMT pay bite.
City Hall deal would end Central Park horse carriages after 168 years
Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin agree on 'Romanch's Law' to phase out Central Park hansom cabs, as the carriage drivers' union rallies in protest ahead of an October 22 vote.
Mamdani and 100 officials ask NYC lot owners to lock ICE out
Mayor Mamdani and more than 100 state and federal officials sign a letter urging NYC parking lot and garage owners to stop letting ICE use their lots as staging grounds.
Federal judge throws out Trump administration's challenge to NYC sanctuary laws
U.S. District Judge Ramón Reyes dismisses the Justice Department's lawsuit against New York City's sanctuary laws, ruling the federal government lacked standing.
$10 million Tompkins Square Park makeover clears first hurdle over 2,600-signature petition
An East Village community board committee backs a $10 million renovation of Tompkins Square Park's basketball courts, kids' pool and 1990s fitness area despite a 2,600-name petition to leave it alone.
Speaker Menin confronts xAI at City Hall after Grok generates sexualized image of her
At a City Council hearing on AI safety, Speaker Julie Menin shows that Grok generated a sexualized image of her in under 30 seconds moments after xAI claimed strict controls.
NYPD officers revive one-month-old infant who stopped breathing in Astoria
Two 114th Precinct officers perform infant CPR on a one-month-old boy in Astoria, Queens, reviving him before paramedics take him to the hospital.
Queens family says 911 took an hour to respond as teen suffered a stroke
The family of a 14-year-old St. Francis Prep sophomore in Flushing demands answers after they say 911 took about an hour to send help as he suffered a stroke.
Queens pet owner pleads for help finding stolen Yorkshire Terrier
Police release surveillance images of two suspects accused of snatching a 10-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named Chanel from a lawn in College Point, Queens.
Mother of fallen Queens soldier says 'my daughter is just a number'
The mother of Staff Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, a Queens soldier killed in July in an Iranian attack in Jordan, speaks out about Army handling and reclassification of her daughter's death.
NYC Care rolls fall 12% as undocumented patients fear sharing data with the city
Enrollment in NYC's healthcare safety-net program for the uninsured drops 12% in a year, with providers blaming immigrant fears of ICE data-sharing.
Pope Leo XIV discharged from Rome hospital after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV, 71, is released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after lung cancer surgery and plans to deliver the Angelus prayer from his window on Sunday.