A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's famed boardwalk.
16-time hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut says he will return to this year's contest after he was barred from competing last year amid a sponsorship disagreement.
A 31-year-old man was eight miles into the race when he went into cardiac arrest, police said.
A Mexican Navy sailboat with 277 people on board crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others who were on board in a dramatic scene along the New York City waterfront, according to authorities.
"Boardwalk Empire" actor Michael Pitt has pleaded not guilty and was released until his next court date in June.
Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.