New York

It was a great day for the Staten Island Fishing Club.

The body of a head chef at a popular New York City restaurant was found dead Wednesday at a hostel in Queens after he had been missing for four days, police told Fox News. 

A man reportedly died in New York City on Thursday when an apartment building's elevator suddenly dropped, crushing him inside.

Descriptions of "decrepit," rat-infested cells at a Manhattan federal lockup that emerged this month amid the investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's suicide prompted a judge on Wednesday to order improved conditions for at least one alleged criminal, who had shared a cell with Epstein and later said he feared reprisals for speaking out about the "inhumane" conditions.

The head chef of a popular New York City restaurant has not been seen since last weekend, alarming his coworkers who described him  a dedicated worker who is rarely late to his shifts. 

Billionaire investor Chinh Chu is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit after a model was hurt in a zip-line crash at his estate last month, according to reports.

Whether Jeffrey Epstein had languished for years awaiting trial under charges of operating a child sex ring – or been convicted – life behind bars for the disgraced money man would have been a far cry from the private islands and majestic mansions to which he'd grown accustomed.

A New York City woman convicted of killing her aunt with a meat cleaver and raping a teenage relative was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years in prison.

Jeffrey Epstein had sex with an 18-year-old woman inside the headquarters of a nonprofit while on work release from Florida jail -- as plainclothed sheriff's deputies stood guard outside -- one of three new lawsuits filed Tuesday in New York against the late financier's estate alleges.

An ex-cop facing the death penalty who briefly shared a cell with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein asked a judge Tuesday to move him to a new facility, claiming guards threatened him inside a New York federal lockup.