New York City beaches will be closed for swimming on Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Erin is expected to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to much of the East Coast

High surf and dangerous rip currents are likely. People are advised to stay out of the water this week, even when a lifeguard is on duty.

Mamdani's surge has intensified debate within the Democratic Party over its future direction ahead of midterm elections.

Six-year-old Dayra is a student at PS 89, the Jose Peralta School of Dreamers in Queens. She had been preparing to return there in the fall.

Local officials are speaking out after a 6-year-old student in Queens and her mother were detained by ICE and deported to Ecuador. A joint statement was released by Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and Council Member Shekar Krishnan that reads in part,