Kangol Kid, from the 80s hip-hop group UTFO, is recovering from colon cancer surgery after being diagnosed with the disease. Now, he's advocating for people to take more preventative measures, especially in the African American community.

One person was killed in a Washington Heights apartment fire early Saturday morning, according to the FDNY.

"This is extreme weather," said Dr. Audie Liametz, vice chair of emergency medicine at NYU Langone Hospital -- Long Island.

A dangerously cold air mass has settled over the tri-state region bringing unexpected bitter temperatures.

With Friday being the coldest day of the year so far in the New York City, New Yorkers had to take a number of extra precautions to stay safe outside.

A pocket knife-wielding attacker repeatedly slashed a man on a Midtown subway platform, police said.

A Eurasian eagle owl was discovered missing from the Central Park Zoo Thursday night with its exhibit vandalized, the zoo said.

An East Harlem mother of two children says she is freezing and struggles to keep her 8-year-old warm every night.

Valentines for veterans is a tradition some students have been doing for years to help make a veteran smile and feel valued.

As we celebrate important Black historical figures who have paved the way, we also honor those who strive to make their own mark on history.

It used to be that getting your portrait painted was just for well-to-do people. But one Brooklyn portrait painter is trying to change that by offering free portraits for 200 people who would like be part of a celebration of South Brooklyn’s diversity.

A retired NYPD officer and her boyfriend were found dead with gunshot wounds to their head in her home in Brooklyn Friday, police said.

The polar vortex brushes by the tri-state region Friday night, bringing frigid temperatures.