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For weeks now, as COVID-19 cases have ticked upward in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, pundits and political leaders have offered a supposedly reassuring refrain: Cases might be climbing, but hospitalizations aren’t yet following suit.…

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City entered the "high" COVID-19 alert level Tuesday, and health officials are strongly recommending wearing masks in public indoor settings.Health officials say there is high community spread, and…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is attempting to stave off a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island, but the former commissioner of the city Department of Correction argued that such a takeover is needed to see real…

PARKCHESTER, Bronx (WABC) -- A Level 3 sex offender was charged with raping a woman in the elevator of her apartment building in the Parkchester section of the Bronx earlier this week.46-year-old Ramon Rotestan surrendered to detectives…

BED-STUY, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An arrest was made Sunday in a wild fight at a Brooklyn subway station that caused two men to tumble onto the tracks.Anthony Melendez, 35, faces charges including assault.Police say Melendez chased the victim…

An advocate for large New York City employers warned Sunday that the Big Apple could see a “long-term decline” of workers commuting to Manhattan’s office buildings if crime isn’t reduced. Under 40% of…

BENSONHURST, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The FDNY is on the scene of a three-alarm fire in Brooklyn.The fire broke out on New Utrecht Avenue in Bensonhurst.'El Divino Rey' restaurant is near where the fire started, but it is unclear where exactly…

For the first time since taking office, Mayor Adams visited Rikers Island on Friday to thank correction officers. His visit — which wasn't open to the press — took place against the backdrop of a deepening crisis at the facility that has…

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Two men were fatally shot when gunfire erupted inside a makeshift Midtown recording studio overnight.The victims were shot inside the building on West 37th Street at around 12:13 a.m. Tuesday.34-year-old…

An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back…