What is Threads? All your questions about Meta's new Twitter rival, answered
Threads, Meta’s text-based app seemingly built to rival Twitter, is live. The app, billed as the text version of Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, became available Wednesday night.
1,500 Disney collectibles will go up for auction
Items like a "Dumbo" ride vehicle and Haunted Mansion "Doom Buggy" will be for sale when an auction house sells part of Joel Magee's collection of Disney items later in the month.
Would you try a McFlurry hash brown sandwich? It's the latest social media trend
Is this the food hack of the year?
Watch: DoT truck catches fire, explodes in Queens
Authorities are investigating after a Department of Transportation truck caught fire and exploded in Long Island City on Wednesday afternoon.
1,000 young people sworn in NYPD's Summer Youth Employment Program
One thousand young people joined the police department on Wednesday as part of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program, or SYEP.
Tesla is hiring test-drivers in these 14 US cities
The pay ranges from $17-$46 an hour, according to Tesla, and the gigs come with benefits and the potential for overtime pay.
NYPD officers rescue man who fell on Brooklyn subway tracks
Two NYPD officers rescued a man who had fallen onto the tracks of a Brooklyn subway station on Monday.
Apple to shut down My Photo Stream: Here’s how to save your photos
Photos stopped being uploaded to My Photo Stream as of June 26 and everything in that album that has not been saved will be deleted when the service ends on July 26.
Suspects identified in shooting of 5-year-old girl in the Bronx: NYPD
Police say they are looking for Austin Morrishow, 25, and Curtis White, 26, in connection to the shooting of a 5-year-old girl in the Bronx on June 30.
5-year-old girl shot while sitting in car in the Bronx: NYPD
Authorities say the girl, who was sitting in a car seat, was struck by a bullet just after 7 p.m. in the Olinville section, on White Plains Road and East 213th Street.
Bronx man arrested in connection with attempted subway assault
44-year-old Patrick Robles was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the June 9 attack.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell officially steps down from historic post
Usually when high-ranking members of the NYPD leave, there's great pomp and circumstance and ceremony, not this time.
Apple is now the first publicly traded company valued at $3 trillion
Apple is now the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits.
Another teen dies in subway surfing incident
Police say another teenager has died after he fell from a train while subway surfing in Queens.
Mayor Adams, NYC Council reach deal on $107B budget deal
The deal will spare cuts to libraries across the city, but there will be at least $29M in cuts to homeless service providers.
Bronx man wanted for sexually abusing, attempting to rape children: NYPD
Police say Ernest Robinson, 31, sexually abused one child in 2021, and attempted to rape another in May of this year.
Chinatown e-bike shop shuts down after dangerous battery incident
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh says at least 115 lithium-ion batteries were removed from a Chinatown shop and the business was issued multiple summonses before being shut down.
Fire breaks out at Tiffany & Co. flagship store in Manhattan
Two people suffered injuries and were treated at a hospital.
Brooklyn subway stabbing: Charges dropped against Jordan Williams
A Brooklyn grand jury declined to indict Williams, determining he had acted in self-defense after the man, DeVictor Ouedraogo, punched him and his girlfriend.
Top contenders for NYPD commissioner: Maddrey, Banks, and Caban lead discussions
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, the city's Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, and NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban are in the talks for the next NYPD commissioner.