Hurubie Meko

NEW YORK >> A 32-year-old man who took a gun from a second man and shot him in the head during an altercation on a moving A train Thursday evening appears to have acted in self-defense and will not be criminally charged for now, the Brooklyn district attorney said today.

In the wake of a deadly attack in the system earlier this week, New York officials are searching for ways to make subway riders feel safer.

A magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck the Northeast on Friday, rippling from Philadelphia to Boston.

An outreach worker trained to intervene in street conflicts was hospitalized after he and a colleague were arrested amid an altercation with the police.

Seismologists said that severe earthquakes are relatively rare around the city and cannot be predicted. But if one were to hit, it could inflict serious damage.

The 150-foot-high tourist attraction, which closed in 2021, will be fitted with mesh to reduce the risk of suicides.

By and As one of Harvey Weinstein's key accusers took the witness stand during his trial in New York, she broke down in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

The plaintiffs say they faced sexual and other physical abuse at juvenile detention centers and on Rikers Island.

Two demonstrators whom the driver, Reuven Kahane, was arguing with were also arrested and charged.

Prosecutors said Trevor Bickford had come to New York from Maine to carry out an attack “in the name of jihad” on New Year’s Eve in 2022.