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The first vegetarian restaurant to receive a Michelin star in New York City has had its reopening plans nixed because of financial strains caused by the coronavirus.

Police in Queens opened fire on a suspect who shot at their patrol car on Wednesday night, sources said. Nobody was hit by gunfire during the chaotic scene that unfolded when the cops spotted the male suspect shooting another man about 5:40 p.m. at the intersection of Dix Avenue and Beach Channel Drive in Far...

City health officials issued updated guidance Monday on how to practice safe sex during the coronavirus pandemic -- suggesting New Yorkers kiss boring bedroom behavior goodbye.

Rudy Giuliani — who put cops in New York City’s public schools as mayor — slammed a growing campaign to boot the NYPD from its role overseeing school safety following the knee-on-the-neck police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “I don’t believe it’s a good idea to take the NYPD out of the schools That...

The New Jersey fisherman whose boat was capsized by a whale off the Jersey Shore has spoken out about his brush with the mammoth marine mammal.

The decision was made to ensure the safety of both fans and artists.

The NYPD has recorded zero arrests during the George Floyd protests since the mayor lifted the citywide curfew Sunday, police said. Mayor Bill de Blasio ended the citywide curfew on Sunday — despite previously rejecting calls to end the controversial executive order amid threats of legal action. The NYPD’s counter-intelligence czar said Saturday the curfew...

From “third world” to state of the art. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday unveiled the newly opened arrivals and departures terminal at LaGuardia Airport during his daily coronavirus briefing. “LaGuardia Airport is going to be the first new airport in the United States of America in 25 years,” a beaming Cuomo told reporters alongside Port...

An Erie County business is taking pricey bulk orders for coronavirus personal protective equipment that it never delivers on, the New York Attorney General’s office is charging. AG Letitia James wants a Manhattan Supreme Court judge to stop Frank Borgese and Impact Medical & Surgical Solutions from allegedly claiming that they have access to millions...

The New York Attorney General has enlisted former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to probe violent clashes between the NYPD and George Floyd protesters, the office announced Wednesday. “The right to peacefully protest is one of our most basic civil rights, and we are working without rest to ensure that right is protected and guarded,” Attorney...