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A Staten Islander is asking for help reuniting a veteran with the Purple Heart she found outside her job more than five years ago

The victim, who is in her late 70s, suffered broken hips, legs and nose, her family said.

Hanks, a civic leader who runs an alternative school for troubled youth, is challenging Debi Rose as the councilwoman seeks a third term

To qualify for the debates, candidates must have raised and spent $174,225 by Aug. 11.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis speculated that NYPD brass were being "leaned on."

North Korea has said it may attack Guam in retaliation.

A man with a gunshot wound walked into Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton on Thursday morning, according to police.

Trump is not declaring a national emergency, saying we must "prevent people from abusing drugs in the first place."

Facebook has unveiled its latest feature, called Watch, to view videos and original programming on its site.

The reign of terror by serial killer David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam," ended with his arrest by the NYPD 40 years ago on Aug. 10, 1977. From the summer of 1976 to the summer of 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City. The 'Son of Sam' went on a spree in which it is believed he killed six people and wounded seven others. Armed with a .44-caliber handgun, this killer stalked young women parked with their boyfriends in the city's lovers' lanes. He taunted police with notes sent to then-Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin, and with each the tension grew.