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New York City Police say they’ve identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York ...

Joseph Lynskey was standing on the platform in the West 18th Street station in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon when another man pushed him onto the tracks.

Kamel Hawkins, 23, looked on indifferently as he was arraigned on attempted murder and second-degree assault charges at ...

Two stabbings unfolded just minutes apart at two different subway stations in New York City on New Year’s Day morning, leaving two hospitalized, police reported. Before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the ...

Police identified the woman as Ms Debrina Kawam of Toms River, New Jersey. She was the victim of an apparently random attack captured in videos that showed her bracing herself against the doorway of ...

The 57-year-old woman, who was set on fire on a New York City subway last week, was known for her "million-dollar smile." ...

New emergency insurance regulations for California went into effect for the new year that will require home insurance ...

The woman who was set on fire on a Brooklyn F train was recently identified as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam of New Jersey, and ...

A man has been charged with attempted murder after he tried to push someone in front of a subway train in New York City ...

In this NY News Update, we look at New Year's Eve preparations in Times Square and celebrations around the world, and the discovery of the name of the homeless woman who was set on fire on the New ...