The state attorney general leads the Department of Law, serving as both the people's lawyer and the state's chief legal officer. And come November, that contest will be on New Yorkers' ballot.

Two teenage boys were arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy in Soundview, police say. The boys - 14 and 15 years old - are accused of attacking the victim at around 5:30 p.m.

A man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing two Brooklyn men during separate incidents in Brooklyn and the Bronx, according to the NYPD. Jesus Acosta, 31, was taken into custody on Saturday ...

A driver is facing multiple charges after a crash that killed a 9-month-old Friday morning in Jackson Township. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says 20-year-old Maria CobonGuzman, of Trenton, was ...

A Brooklyn man was arrested after allegedly setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan office building Friday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Police say officers responded to 315 Hudson St.

Nassau County police are investigating an unusual incident after a group of people reportedly descended into the sewer system in Wantagh early Thursday morning. According to police, the incident ...

The day Daniel Romano saw a woman pull pizza out of the trash, he decided he never wanted to see it happen again. “I took her by the hand," said Romano, the owner of D'Romano Pizzeria. "I sat her down ...

Two more New Yorkers are dead after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The total number of deaths now stands at 11. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin says during ...

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says officers seized $10 million worth of cocaine in a massive drug trafficking bust. Officials say three people were taken into custody in connection to the ...

Families in parts of Westchester County can take advantage of a free early literacy program created by country music icon Dolly Parton that delivers books to children from birth through age 5. Founded ...

A longtime Westchester law enforcement official is retiring this weekend. Chris McNerney is stepping down as chief of the Larchmont Police Department after serving in the role for the past four and a ...

A man convicted of trafficking guns into New York will spend 13 years in prison. The Orange County District Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Dijoun Lawrence supplied firearms from Georgia to New ...