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Kin of a grandmother and grandson killed in a Long Island plane crash are blaming the family’s wealthy patriarch, who also died in the tragedy, for the incident, new court papers show. The sister and father of the dead grandson, 22-year-old William Maerov, have filed separate wrongful-death suits using the same law firm to target...

A roughly $21 million Brooklyn field hospital authorized by the de Blasio administration at the height of the coronavirus pandemic opened and closed without ever seeing one patient, according to city officials. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook was one of several sites across the five boroughs converted into a medical facility as a...

Leapin’ lizards — this crocodile does tricks! Wild footage shows a zookeeper training a crocodile to tap objects with her scaly snout in exchange for treats during a yet-to-be aired Animal Planet TV show about life behind the scenes at the Bronx Zoo. In a clip from the show “The Zoo,” which airs Saturday, Penelope the...

The defiant New Jersey gym that was shut down for violating the state’s coronavirus lockdown reopened its doors Friday morning to cheers from over three dozen supporters — but otherwise little fanfare. Thirty gym junkies streamed into Atilis Gym — which has been open for most of the week in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

A woman launched into a tirade at a Harlem Key Food store — all because she couldn’t return bread during the coronavirus crisis, new video shows.

Family and friends of Jennifer Dulos said they're still "haunted" by the Connecticut mom's death and disappearance -- but that she continues to live on through her five children.

Families of all city school students will receive a $420 gift card to help cover food costs during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Thursday. The pre-loaded cards will be distributed as part of the Coronavirus Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer drawn from a federal $3 trillion stimulus package passed last month. The cards will provide parents...

Long Island and the Mid-Hudson region in New York could reopen from their coronavirus-induced shutdowns as soon as next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

A Trump official pushed back at Gov. Andrew Cuomo for trying to shift blame to the White House for the state’s own policies that may have led to more than 5,000 coronavirus-related fatalities, saying, “The deaths are on his hands.” “Leadership is about good and sound judgment. Governor Cuomo exercised misguided leadership. He’s responsible for...

Noah Syndergaard struck out with his TriBeCa landlord — failing to pay the rent on the $27,000-a-month penthouse he signed up for, a lawsuit claims.