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The New York City Marathon is set to get underway on Sunday with 50,000 runners across all five boroughs. Groups start heading out on the 26.2-mile course beginning at 8 a.m. and friends, families, and spectators can watch from miles 3 to 26. Marathon officials said no spectator viewing is allowed at the start or on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Th...

Tina Muir has made it her mission to weave sustainability into the running community, and she is bringing those efforts to the New York City Marathon this weekend.

Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar is happy to be the opening act when it comes to Santa. Organizers of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have nabbed the Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy Award-winner for their 97th annual event. Cher will make her appearance just before the parade’s end, signaled by the arrival of Santa’s sleigh. T...

A walking trail at a Long Island state park was closed for hours after a body was discovered in the woods, according to officials.

A New York City man was indicted for defacing three Manhattan synagogues and a Jewish volunteer ambulance in August, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

The man wanted for brutally murdering a father and his stepson over a noise complaint is now dead. Myles Miller reports.

Mayor Adams unveiled a plan to raise the average life expectancy of New Yorkers to 83 years of age by 2030. Lynda Baquero reports.

A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum aims to put a spotlight on the stories of people who the world too often overlooks. Rana Novini reports.

Police and school officials on Long Island are investigating after two swastikas were found in a classroom at East Meadow High School. Greg Cergol reports.

Holocaust survivors held pictures of Israeli hostages at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Andrew Siff reports.

The NYPD is making its security preparations for the NYC marathon. Melissa Colorado reports.

The Legal Aid society is asking that the moving of migrants to Floyd Bennett Field be stopped due to safety concerns. Melissa Russo reports.

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been chosen from Vestal, New York. Rana Novini reports.