Iranian official: Plot to kidnap dissidents is 'imaginary story'

An Iranian government spokesman says U.S. accusations that Iranian intelligence operatives plotted to kidnap Iranians abroad who criticize the country are "baseless and ridiculous." The FBI says the operatives wanted to grab an Iranian opposition activist who is a U.S. citizen and lives in Brooklyn.

Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ

A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Elsa prompted warnings for boaters and beachgoers in NJ, NY

Dangerous, life-threatening marine conditions — including tropical storm-force winds, rough seas, and rip currents — developed over the Atlantic waters off the Jersey Shore and New York as well as the Long Island Sound.

Man brutally attacked in Brooklyn deli

The NYPD released a security video in hopes that someone could identify two men wanted for a brutal attack inside a Coney Island deli.