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Police need help identifying a man they say raped a woman in Manhattan around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Officials from the MTA and the unions for Long Island Rail Road workers are continuing to negotiate around the clock via phone and video conferencing before they return to the table to talk face to face at 10 a.m. Thursday. | See potential MTA contingency plans in the case of a LIRR strike.

On its website and in a press release Friday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority listed contingency plans in the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike.

With two rival Democratic factions in the state Senate vowing to work together and form a majority next year, party leaders are looking ahead to the November elections, but some primaries could greatly determine the makeup of that new majority, and the money advantage in some races could be the difference.

In-person talks between the Long Island Rail Road unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority concluded Wednesday evening without a deal.

Violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued to escalate Wednesday, a day after a cease-fire attempt failed.

Community leaders in Bushwick are trying to preserve the neighborhood's cultural identity.

In the company's 2013 sustainability report, Con Edison says since 2005, they've reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by 43 percent.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams offered up some recommended reading picks to NY1 parenting correspondent Shelley Goldberg.

What foods cause acid reflux and what foods can help prevent it?

A new report says the Bronx teen accused of stabbing and killing his classmate in June was not bullied on school grounds.

NY1 wraps up the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

The Texas woman who sent ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and former mayor Michael Bloomberg back in June 2013 was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison.

It's a knock out punch for the Broadway musical "Rocky," as it sets to close on August 17.

So far, the MTA's contingency plan for a possible LIRR strike focuses on those who head in and out of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens during the morning and evening rush, leaving those who are headed in the opposite direction without many options.

Mayor Bill de Blasio joined other officials and volunteers Wednesday morning to spread the word to workers and employers that those covered by the new paid sick leave law can begin using their accrued days at the end of the month.

Ruschell Boone hosts the July 15, 2014 episode of The Call.

The Wildlife Conservation Society is encouraging New Yorkers to slither over to any of the city's four zoos in celebration of World Snake Day Wednesday.

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is recovering after undergoing an aortic valve replacement procedure Tuesday in Manhattan.

NY1 previews the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.