Ed Shanahan

They arrived at Rye Playland in the darkness, in a boat they had taken without the owner’s permission, then hopped a fence into the park, where the spree began, officials said.

Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, is hoping to become the mayor of Jersey City. No candidate won 50 percent of the vote, so the race is headed to a runoff.

A rare instance of a prison guard found guilty of murder was welcomed by advocates of reform, but many were disappointed by the acquittal of two others.

People gathered in remembrance of hostages held by Hamas and in protest of Israel’s destructive campaign in Gaza as negotiators discussed a possible agreement to end the war.

Mayor Eric Adams’s declaration of support for eliminating the distinctive vehicles from Central Park follows a similar move by the group that runs the park.

An enormous whitetail deer had become a local legend in rural New York. Then a picture of his carcass appeared on social media.

The Central Park Conservancy, which manages the park, had not taken a public stance on the issue as it became politically contentious — until now.

New York environmental conservation officials had observed a sharp decline in the animal’s health that gave it “a low likelihood of survival.”

The death of the 15-year-old mare named Lady was being investigated by the city’s health department, officials said.

The Bright Horizons employees sprayed children in the face with bleach, hit them on the head with metal bottles and, in one instance, covered a girl’s mouth with packing tape, prosecutors said.