2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
The first 43-lap race began at 15:33 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−05:00) on July 14. The weatherat the start were dry and clear with the air temperature between 31.6 to 32.1 °C (88.9 to 89.8 °F) and the track temperature was from 43.25 to 45 °C (109.85 to 113.00 °F). A special feature of Formula E is the "FanBoost" feature, an additional 100 kilowatts (130 hp) of power to use in the driver's second car. The three drivers who were allowed to use the boost were determined by a fan vote.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
For the first New York City race, Abt, Buemi and Vergne were handed the extra power. Evans moved only a few metres from his starting slot due to a broken driveshaft, as Buemi maintained the lead going into the first corner with his teammate Prost in second and Abt third. D'Ambrosio swerved to avoid striking Evans' car, and that allowed his teammate López to draw alongside him on the run to the first turn. This resulted in López removing his front wing when he hit the rear of d'Ambrosio's vehicle, knocking his teammate's rear wing off. As both Dragon drivers delayed the field, Lynn passed Félix da Costa on the inside line, while Vergne dropped to the rear so he could conserve electrical energy. Abt passed Prost for second around the inside heading towards turn six, as Bird moved into tenth with a pass on d'Ambrosio.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Coming to the conclusion of the first lap, Buemi led Abt, Prost, the fast-starting Piquet and Dillmann as López entered the pit lane for a replacement rear wing. Prost lost third and fourth to Piquet and Dillmann on the second lap, as Lynn allowed his teammate Bird through into tenth. At the conclusion of lap three, d'Ambrosio drove into the pit lane to have a new nose cone fitted to his car.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
On lap five, di Grassi overtook Engel around the outside for sixth going into the turn eleven chicane as the Techeetahs of Lotterer and Vergne began to move up the field. At the front of the pack, Buemi came under pressure from Abt with the latter plotting where to execute an overtaking manoeuvre. During the sixth lap, Abt steered left to the inside of Buemi at the end of the straight going into the turn eleven chicane to pass him for the lead. Elsewhere, Dillmann overtook Piquet into the same corner for third on the next lap. On the 11th lap, Rosenqvist went to the outside of Félix da Costa, and forced him wide at turn one for 12th. This allowed Vergne to pass Félix da Costa on the inside for 13th going into turn two, and out-braked Rosenqvist on the entry to turn seven for 12th.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
That same lap, Lotterer overtook Bird for tenth driving into the turn eleven chicane. Lotterer then delayed Bird enough to allow Vergne to draw closer. Vergne got ahead of Lynn around the outside on the approach to the turn 11 chicane on lap 13. Di Grassi lapped faster than anybody and he overtook Dillmann on the outside for third into the same corner two laps later. Lotterer moved marginally farther away from Bird to provide his teammate Vergne with an opportunity to pass. This came on lap 16 as Vergne passed Bird on the inside into turn six for tenth.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
On lap 17, Lotterer passed Engel for eighth. A lap later, Heidfeld overtook Prost on the back straight to move into sixth. Di Grassi caught and passed Buemi into turn six for second on the 20th lap. Prost lost seventh to Lotterer on the next lap. In the meantime, Bird returned to the top ten by passing Engel on the main straight. At the end of lap 22, the field except for Sarrazin made their mandatory pit stops to change into a second car. Rosenqvist stopped in the pit lane's center to avoid colliding with his teammate Heidfeld; drivers scrambled for space to avoid hitting him.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
After the pit stops, Abt still led but di Grassi reduced the gap due to a faster car switch. Dillmann lost fourth to Piquet but he regained the position after Piquet stopped exiting the pit lane because he inadvertently switched his car off and lost positions. On lap 24, di Grassi began to challenge his teammate Abt for first.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Abt ran wide leaving turn seven, and di Grassi nudged the rear of his teammate's car. Di Grassi turned to the outside to pass Abt for first into the turn 11 chicane with an aggressive overtake that saw them make minor contact in the braking zone. He sought a way back past going into turn six on the next lap but di Grassi repelled the manoeuvre. Both Audi drivers were given the instruction Code 100, which was surmised as a potential team order to hold position. On the 29th lap, Techeetah instructed Lotterer to allow his teammate Vergne past into turn six. However, as Engel overtook Bird on the inside for tenth on lap 35, Lynn lost control of his car's rear, and struck the turn five outside wall .


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Although Lynn was uninjured and clambered out of his vehicle, the full course yellow procedure, and then the safety car was deployed to close the field up, and allow marshals  to clean the track clearing and repair the barriers. The race was restarted with two minutes left as it switched to a timed event. Heidfeld overtook Lotterer for sixth and challenged Vergne for fifth. Engel overtook Prost for eighth, and Bird followed through for ninth. On the final lap, Filippi enterd the pit lane to retire for unknown reasons.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Race
Abt also set the fastest lap in the top ten at 1 minute and 15.082 seconds to earn one championship point. Di Grassi crossed the finish line to take his second victory in a row after the race in Zürich a month prior, and the eighth of his career. Abt was 0.965 seconds behind in second, and Buemi completed the podium in third. Off the podium, Dillmann took a season best result of fourth. Vergne finished fifth to claim the Drivers' Championship as Bird could not catch his points total with a race to go. The final finishers were Heidfeld, Lotterer, Engel, Bird, Prost, Félix da Costa, Sarrazin, d'Ambrosio, Rosenqvist and Fillippi.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Di Grassi praised the speed of his car, his on-track battles and said having a large lead in Formula E was nonsensical because of a disruption such as the deployment of the safety car meaning a driver had wasted electrical energy in pulling away from the rest of the field.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
Abt stated he was unsure if there was an inter-team miscommunication over di Grassi passing him, "I'm happy for Audi – the team deserves this but of course I can't sit here and smile like crazy.” Third-placed Buemi revealed that he did not challenge di Grassi for electrical energy management purposes and focused on his own performance after brake and battery temperature issues, "In the end, I didn't have the pace and they were stronger. Still, there's one more race to go and then I have to work on next year as clearly in terms of efficiency they [Audi] were in a different league today, so I'm happy to be the best of the rest.”


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
On his way back to the pit lane, Vergne dedicated his first motor racing Drivers' Championship since the 2010 British Formula 3 International Series to his friend and fellow racing driver Jules Bianchi, who died nine months after sustaining severe head injuries in an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. During the celebration, Vergne said he was happy to win the championship but that he could not celebrate the achievement until the end of the second race because he needed to focus on that event.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
Although Bird congratulated Vergne on the title, he bemoaned his powertrain's lack of energy efficiency on a longer circuit and the extra distance covered by drivers than had been observed in 2017, "we're still very proud of what we’ve achieved and the whole team has done an amazing job to put us in this position."


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
Regarding Audi's inter-team battle, Abt was unhappy over the situation and spoke of his belief that di Grassi disobeyed a team order to hold position after his teammate passed him. He urged Audi to hold internal discussions about the practice, "I don't care if team orders are imposed, but if they are they need to be respected, and today they have not been respected. That's why I'm unhappy." Di Grassi insisted he had received no team orders until after the battle, "There was no call.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
There was no call until the end of the first third of the second stint, when we had to save energy. That was it." Allan McNish, team principal of Audi, clarified that no instructions had been given, and revealed the decision to end the inter-team battle was made because of the potential threat from the Techeetahs in the event the safety car was dispatched.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
He later stated that both di Grassi and Abt were allowed to race each other unless certain circumstances prompted a strategy change, "Opinions can differ of course like they did in New York a little, but we should a day later that it was water under the bridge and we got the job done. Therefore our overall strategy of allowing them to race, within reason, will remain."


2018 New York City ePrix, Race one, Post-race
The result of the ePrix meant Vergne's fifth-place finish won him his maiden Drivers' Championship with a 31-point lead over his nearest rival Bird. Di Grassi's victory enabled him to maintain the third position but he drew to within 16 points of Bird in the battle for second. Buemi was still in fourth, and Abt's second-place finish advanced him from sixth to fifth. Although the Drivers' Championship had been decided, the Teams' Championship had not. Techeetah continued to lead with 235 points, but Audi's one-two finish meant the manufacturer was now just five points adrift in second place. Virgin maintained third with 159 points. Mahindra (124 points) and e.Dams-Renault (118) contended for fifth with a round to go.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
One 45-minute practice session on Sunday morning was held before the early afternoon race. Overnight rain saturated the track, and it recommenced just before the start of the third practice session, causing several drivers to aquaplane on standing water, as they all ran on the standardised all-weather tires. Abt set the fastest lap 15 minutes in with a time of 1 minute and 18.699 seconds before weather conditions deteriorated. He was followed by Evans, Félix da Costa, Buemi, di Grassi, Sarrazin, Lotterer, Vergne, Rosenqvist, and Bird. López pirouetted through 360 degrees at turn seven but avoided hitting the wall.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
Bird lost traction under braking, and broke his right-rear suspension in an impact with the outside barrier at the turn eleven chicane after 15 minutes. He drove his car back to the pit lane for repairs. Rosenqvist locked his tyres, and he removed the front wing from his car in a head-on collision with the TecPro wall at the same corner as Bird in practice's final ten minutes. He extricated himself from the wall, and drove to the pit lane for a replacement nose cone.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
Sunday's qualifying session was held in the morning rather than the customary time of the beginning of the afternoon. In the first group, held on a damp racing surface, Sarrazin set the early pace, ahead of Dillmann (who ran deep on the run into the first corner), Filippi, and Prost. Ma was group one's slowest competitor after he crashed into the wall at the exit of turn 14 as he began his maximum power lap, damaging the right-rear suspension. Di Grassi set the fastest overall time of any driver in group qualifying with a 1-minute and 17.867 seconds lap.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
Buemi was 0.272 seconds slower in second. The second group's slowest three drivers were Abt, Vergne, and Bird. As more rain fell, López was fastest in group three, followed by his teammate d'Ambrosio, Engel, and Lynn. Félix da Costa did not set a quick lap because of a battery management system failure on his car while on an out-lap. He began from the rear of the field.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
In group four, rain continued to fall as Lotterer went fastest, with the Jaguars of Evans and Piquet second and third after Piquet broke the steering arm of his car on the barrier leaving turn one. The Mahindras of Rosenqvist and Heidfeld were the fourth group's two slowest competitors. At the conclusion of group qualifying, di Grassi, Buemi, Lotterer, Abt and Vergne's lap times advanced them to super pole. Buemi was circumspect en route to his second consecutive pole position, and the eleventh of his career with a lap of 1 minute and 17.973 seconds.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Practice and qualifying
He was joined on the grid's front row by Lotterer, and his teammate Vergne qualified in third after he glanced the barrier on the entry to turn five, losing more time in the track's final sector. Abt lost time in the opening two sectors but a quick third sector placed him fourth. Fifth-placed di Grassi slowed to pass through standing water and oversteered into the turn two outside TecPro barrier with the right-rear of his car. After qualifying, Lynn and Félix da Costa were penalised ten places on the starting grid for changing their gearboxes. The rest of the grid lined up after penalties as Evans, Piquet, Bird, Rosenqvist, Sarrazin, López, d'Ambrosio, Heidfeld, Dillmann, Filippi, Prost, Engel, Ma, Lynn, and Félix da Costa.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
The second 43-lap race commenced at 15:03 local time on July 15. A few hours beforehand, the event was temporarily suspended because of a lightning storm that was due to pass through Red Hook, and race organisers ordered a full evacuation of the track. The storm subsided an hour later, and the race began on schedule. The air temperature was between 26.7 and 27.85 °C (80.06 and 82.13 °F) and the track temperature ranged from 28.85 to 30.6 °C (83.93 to 87.08 °F).


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
When the five red lights went out to begin the ePrix, Buemi made a slow start and turned left to block Lotterer's path. That allowed the fast-starting Vergne to go to the inside of Buemi and out-brake him for take the lead before the first corner. Abt fell to seventh when Piquet and  Rosenqvist passed him into the turn 11 chicane. However, Abt returned to sixth by passing Rosenqvist, as Lynn went entered pit lane to serve a ten-second stop-and-go penalty because he did not take his full grid penalty.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Buemi defended from Lotterer on the outside under braking for the turn 11 chicane at the conclusion of lap one, just as Lotterer defended from di Grassi who made minor contact with him. On the third lap, it was announced that the Techeetahs of Vergne and Lotterer were under investigation for a potential jump start.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Evans went to the inside of Rosenqvist going into turn six but Rosenqvist blocked the pass on the next lap. On lap five, Lotterer turned to the inside to overtake Buemi for second entering the turn eleven chicane, as di Grassi sustained minor front wing damage during a failed pass on Buemi. Dillmann entered the pit lane to retire with a transmission failure on the lap.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
On the eighth lap, a full course yellow flag was necessitated because López broke his right-rear suspension on the turn two kerb, stopping at the side of the track at turn six to retire, as his front wing almost caught fire when he hit the barrier. As the full course yellow was activated, Filippi went to the inside of Félix da Costa into the turn 11 chicane, but Félix da Costa moved towards Filippi. That caused Filippi to strike the rear of Félix da Costa's car. Filiippi drifted across the track with a broken front wing and right-front wheel bearing, collecting d'Ambrosio who was behind him in the turn's braking zone. It was during the full course yellow that the stewards imposed a ten-second stop-and-go penalty on Lotterer; Vergne was not penalised.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
The full course yellow procedure was lifted on lap eleven, and racing resumed with Vergne leading at the rolling restart. Lotterer took his ten-second stop-and-go penalty in the pit lane at the start of the following lap. He emerged in fifteenth as Buemi moved into second and di Grassi took over third. That lap, di Grassi overtook Buemi around the inside to move into second at the turn 11 chicane. His teammate Abt used extra electrical energy to replicate a similar manoeuvre on Piquet for fifth. Engel retired with a sudden loss of car power on the next lap.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
Abt earned one championship point with the race's fastest lap at 1 minute and 15.552 seconds on lap 15. On lap 18, Félix da Costa incurred a ten-second stop-and-go penalty for the collision with Filippi and three e-licence penalty points. On the same lap, Vergne, Buemi and Abt were announced as the winners of the FanBoost vote. As di Grassi closed up to Vergne, his teammate Abt overtook Buemi on the inside for third entering the turn 11 chicane on the 19th lap. Piquet allowed his teammate Evans through on the inside for fifth but later lost sixth to Rosenqvist at the final corner on lap 21.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
At the end of lap 22, the mandatory pit stops to change into a second car commenced when Abt entered the pit lane after a strategy miscommunication. The rest of the front runners made their stops at the conclusion of the following lap. After the pit stops, Vergne retained the lead with di Grassi close behind in second, Abt in third and Buemi fourth. Rosenqvist passed Evans for fifth. Buemi used his FanBoost to overtake Abt by out-braking him for third amidst a heavy defence from Abt on the approach to turn eleven on the 26th lap.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
This allowed Vergne to draw clear as Buemi and Abt slowed each other in the process. Three laps later, a driver error from Buemi at turn two made him vulnerable to Abt. The Audi driver had additional momentum and used it to retake third from Buemi into turn six. On lap 36, Heidfeld overtook Piquet for seventh before the turn eleven chicane, and repelled his subsequent attack into the final corner. Lotterer overtook Prost for 11th two laps later.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
In the meantime, di Grassi sought to get by Vergne for the lead. Vergne used his FanBoost to mitigate di Grassi's attack though he subsequently conserved electrical energy by slowing. On lap 39, as Vergne continued to conserve electrical energy, di Grassi was caught out by him, and pushed the rear of his car heading into the final turn, knocking the rear camera out of alignment. Further down the field, Lotterer passed Sarrazin for tenth going into turn six on the next lap.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Race
He passed the electrical energy conservative Bird for ninth on the straight linking turns ten and eleven on the 41st lap. Di Grassi could not find a way past Vergne, and the latter finished the race first to take his fourth victory of the season, and the fifth of his career. Di Grassi and Abt finished in second and third to claim the Teams' Championship for Audi. Off the podium, Buemi finished fourth, ahead of Rosenqvist in fifth, and Evans sixth. Piquet, Heidfeld, Lotterer, Bird rounded out the top ten. The final finishers were Prost, Sarrazin, Ma, Lynn, and Félix da Costa. No lead changes occurred as Vergne led the race from start to finish.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
Vergne congratulated Audi on claiming the Teams' Championship and Techeetah for its effort during the season and said his team did not allow any errors to be made. Di Grassi reserved praise for Vergne taking the Drivers' Championship and said he was delighted for Audi winning the Teams' Championship because of the manufacturer's commitment to Formula E and the work its staff at the team's garage put in, " Every time we say the same but I'm very proud that Audi committed to Formula E, suffering a lot, keeping their head high, recovering and in the last race winning by two points is just unbelievable.” Third-placed Abt hailed the conclusion of Audi's season and that they would be stronger for the following season.


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
Audi Formula E Project Leader Tristan Summerdale eulogised the team's comeback throughout the season after multiple inverter failures in its opening four rounds, and praised di Grassi and Abt for their perseverance, “I think what we achieved is pretty special and the whole team and our suppliers have to take so much credit. To consider where we were after Santiago and then to see the number of points we have been able to put on the board is mighty. It's a great comeback and shows the great resilience we have at Audi."


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
Mark Preston, team principal of Techeetah, said that the outfit's loss of the Teams' Championship to Audi would not deduct itself from their achievements, and it provided them with additional motivation for an improved performance in the 2018–19 season, "This has been a wonderful season. Against all the odds, we have built a team that is capable of taking on the best manufacturers in the championship and compete right to the very end."


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
Vergne and his teammate Lotterer were fined €5,000 and incurred two penalty points on their e-licences after scrutineers found during inspection that both drivers were wearing "non-compliant underwear" during the second qualifying session, a transgression of series regulations. Regarding his jump start, Lotterer admitted he was at fault because he was no longer able to hold his grip on the clutch, and apologised for losing Techeetah the Teams' Championship, "It's hard to accept now losing the championship like this, although it's a season's result, but I was the one that messed it up. I'm gutted for the team. We win together, we lose together. They tried to cheer me up, they're a nice team, and I'm really thankful to race with these guys. It's a shame because we put in so much hard work, but we lost it like this and they really deserved it."


2018 New York City ePrix, Race two, Post-race
The final championship standings meant Vergne won the Drivers' Championship by 54 points over di Grassi whose second-place finish saw him pass Bird for second as Bird was tenth in the second race. With 120 points, Buemi finished in fourth place, and Abt was a further five points behind in the fifth position. Audi won the Teams' Championship by two points over Techeetah in second. Virgin placed third with 160 points. After both its drivers finished in the top ten, Mahindra held fourth from e.Dams-Renault in the final standings.


2018 New York City helicopter crash
On March 11, 2018, a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the East River off the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, killing 5 people. Two passengers died at the scene, and three others were pronounced dead at the hospital. The pilot escaped the helicopter following the crash. The aircraft was operated by Liberty Helicopters for FlyNyon. Two people were from New York state; another two were from Dallas, Texas; and the fifth was from Argentina. The pilot is from Connecticut.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, that had not been involved in any prior accidents. The tour company had had two other crashes in the preceding 11 years. The helicopter flew with open doors, and passengers were required to wear both the helicopter's primary restraints (seatbelts) along with a supplemental harness (provided by NYONair), designed to keep them inside the helicopter; the supplemental harnesses underwent scrutiny as a potential cause of fatality due to the difficulty of releasing the harness.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aircraft
The helicopter was equipped with primary restraints for the pilot and each passenger provided by the manufacturer compliant with 14 CFR . Each passenger was also equipped with a supplemental harness system which allowed them to move within the cabin and sit in the door sill while airborne. The center passengers in the four-abreast rear bench seat were allowed to remove their primary restraints, leave their seat, and sit on the sills; they were prevented from falling out of the helicopter by the supplemental harnesses.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aircraft
The passengers on the outboard ends of the rear seat and front passenger seat were allowed to rotate outboard, but their primary restraints were not intended to be released. The supplemental harness was an off-the-shelf nylon fall arrest device which anchored each passenger to the helicopter; ground crew were responsible for attaching and detaching a locking carabiner to the back of each passenger's supplemental harness at the start and end of each flight. Each carabiner was at the end of a tether attached in the helicopter's cabin. The supplemental harnesses were provided by FlyNYON, the vendor which had sold the passenger tickets.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aircraft
The flight was being conducted by the operator Liberty Helicopters under 14 CFR  rules as an air tour for aerial photography for FlyNYON under 14 CFR  rules. According to a 2014 study, the crash rate of Part 91 air tours is 3.5 per 100,000 hours flown, "similar to the reported crash rates in categories considered to be 'high hazard' commercial aviation" such as medevac and off-shore drilling transport. Liberty Helicopters spent $120,000 lobbying the mayor's office and the Economic Development Corporation in 2015, according to an article about the curtailment of tourist flights from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in 2016. Liberty and FlyNYON stated the flights met exemption criteria under 14 CFR (e)(4)(iii) for aerial photography.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
The flight originated from Helo Kearny Heliport (FAA LID: 65NJ) at approximately 1900 EDT on March 11, 2018. The pilot had been flying passengers for FlyNYON on flights lasting 15 to 30 minutes since 1100 that day, although he could not recall how many flights he had completed. When the van carrying the passengers arrived, the pilot checked each passenger's harness and put their life vests on. After seating the passengers in the helicopter, he locked their harness tethers to the helicopter and provided safety instructions, including where the cutting tool was on their harness and how to use it.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
The pilot, following the passengers' requests for sights, flew toward the Statue of Liberty at an altitude ranging from 300–500 ft (91–152 m) above ground level (agl), then proceeded to the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. After contacting the tower at LaGuardia Airport to request entry into its controlled airspace, the pilot started to climb to approximately 2,000 ft (610 m) agl.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
During the climb, he noticed the front passenger had removed his primary restraint, and reminded the passenger to keep the restraint fastened, as the passengers in the left front, left rear, and right rear seats were supposed to stay restrained while the inboard passengers in the center rear seats were allowed to unclip their primary restraints and sit on the floor with their feet on the skids.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
Onboard video reviewed after the crash showed the front passenger turned in his seat so he was facing outboard with his legs outside the helicopter. While taking several photographs between 19:00 and 19:05, he leaned backward and his supplemental harness tether hung down loosely near the helicopter's floor-mounted controls. At 19:05:51, when he sat up again, video showed the tail of the tether became taut, then suddenly released; this was followed two seconds later by decreased engine noises. Radar showed the helicopter began to descend at 19:06:11.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
According to several witnesses, the helicopter suddenly descended near the northern end of Roosevelt Island and then plummeted into the river. The helicopter was described to be autorotating at low altitudes immediately prior to its crash. The pilot stated, in a post-crash interview with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), that a low rotor rpm alarm began to sound and warning lights came on, indicating low engine and fuel pressure.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
At that point, he believed the engine had failed and considered landing at Central Park, but thought there were too many people present to attempt a landing, and directed the helicopter towards the East River instead, starting the turn at 19:06:30. The pilot radioed a mayday call to LaGuardia at 19:06:58.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
During the descent, the pilot attempted to restart the engine at least twice, and then he confirmed the fuel flow control lever was still positioned for normal operation. After he was sure the helicopter could reach the river, the pilot activated the skid-mounted floats at 19:07:02, 800 ft (240 m) agl. When he reached to engage the emergency fuel shutoff lever in preparation for a hard landing, he realized it had already been activated, and that part of a passenger's fall protection tether was underneath the fuel shutoff lever.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
When he disengaged the fuel shutoff lever, he was able to restart the engine, but at that point, the helicopter had already descended past 300 ft (91 m) agl and the engine "wasn't spooling up fast enough" to avoid a crash landing. He put the helicopter in a nose-up flare before it hit the water.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
With the doors off, the cabin began to fill with water, first on the pilot's side (right side) of the cabin. The pilot stated he started to unlock the carabiner securing the front passenger's tether to the helicopter, but had gotten no more than two or three rotations before the helicopter began to sink, rolling past a 45° list. Subsequent review of a video showing the descent (recorded by a witness using a cellphone) led aviation experts to believe the passengers would have survived had the helicopter not turned over and sunk. The aircraft sank 11 seconds after touching down on the water, at approximately 19:07:26, when the onboard video camera's lens became submerged.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
The pilot, who was not attached to the aircraft by a supplemental harness, unbuckled his manufacturer-provided primary restraint after the helicopter was submerged and escaped. All five passengers drowned after the helicopter rolled over into the water as they were trapped by their supplemental harnesses. To leave the aircraft, a passenger would have had to either reach behind them and unscrew the locking carabiner (or assist another passenger with their carabiner), or use a cutting tool (provided by FlyNYON and attached to each harness) to sever the tether.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Accident
A passing tugboat heard the mayday call from the pilot and tied up to the helicopter to keep it from sinking further. Rescue divers responded seven minutes after the first 911 call. The passengers were cut out of the wreck by emergency responders, some after having been dragged for 50 blocks south in the upside-down helicopter: a 3-knot (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) current pulled the helicopter from 86th to 34th during the rescue. The pilot was taken to the hospital for observation.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Supplemental harness
Almost immediately, passengers on previous flights pointed out the "complicated system of straps, carabiners and an emergency blade for cutting [the proprietary eight-point Safety Harness System] off in case of trouble" and inadequate training as probable causes for the passengers' deaths in a March 12 New York Times article about the crash. Several internal documents showed that pilots for Liberty and FlyNYON had requested better-fitting supplemental passenger harnesses as well as better tools that would make it easier for passengers to free themselves for up to two months preceding the fatal flight.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Supplemental harness
The supplemental harnesses used in most flights were yellow nylon harnesses designed as fall protection for construction workers, and the pilots stated they preferred a more expensive blue harness which was more adjustable, had been certified by the FAA for helicopter operations (under technical standard order C167), and had more attachment points, some of which were more accessible to passengers. Patrick Day, CEO of FlyNYON, stated to the New York Times that on October 31, 2017, "inspectors observed the harness and tethering process [at FlyNYON's facility] and continued to permit their use on Liberty and FlyNYON operated flights without issue". A spokesman for the FAA stated that supplemental harnesses are not subject to inspection. FlyNYON staff were instructed to use zip ties to modify the harnesses to fit smaller passengers, and applied masking tape, which FlyNYON called "NYON blue safety tape", to prevent inadvertent release of harnesses and restraints.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Supplemental harness
Passengers were provided with a hook-shaped seat belt cutter to sever the restraint tether in case of an emergency, but internal testing in November 2017 demonstrated how difficult it was to use that tool on the restraint tethers used in flight, which were made using the ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene branded Dyneema.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Supplemental harness
In February, a pilot for Liberty identified a different knife and tether that could be cut "very easily" as well as a supplier that had more than fifty of each in stock, but social media postings by FlyNYON passengers showed the older tethers and cutters were still in use up to the fatal flight. When discussing the restraint system used on the accident flight, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said: "The contraption that FlyNYON rigged up turned a perfectly good helicopter into a death trap."


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Skid floats
Although the Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter is not certified for ditching in water, it can be equipped with an emergency flotation system; in this case, the helicopter was equipped with a system manufactured by Dart Aerospace, type certificate SR00470LA. To prevent inadvertent activation, a shear pin is designed to break under 12 pounds-force (53 N) of force; the activator is installed on the cyclic control lever. The flotation system was installed by EuroTec Canada in 2013.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Skid floats
Subsequent evaluation of the wreck showed the right-side floats for the emergency flotation system were not as inflated as the left-side floats. The float system must operate flawlessly according to specification and certification. The post-crash examination of N350LH showed the left skid emergency float's pressurized gas cylinder gauge indicated about 0 psi (0 kPa) while the right skid's pressurized gas cylinder gauge indicated about 4,000 psi (28,000 kPa), implying the right side had failed to fully inflate. According to the NTSB report: "The trigger mechanism was smooth with no evidence of binding.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, Skid floats
Continuity of the float system control was established between the trigger, dual cable block, and the activation cable clevis connection. When the trigger was released, the dual cable block returned to its normal position (via spring within the junction box) but the upper and lower turnbuckles remained in their actuated positions."


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, FlyNYON and Liberty
FlyNYON is a spinoff of NY On Air (NYONair), which was founded by Patrick Day, Jr. in 2012 to coordinate aerial photography flights for professional and corporate photographers. FlyNYON sold single-seat tickets for aerial photography flights, reducing the per-passenger cost to facilitate access to doors-off photography flights for tourists. FlyNYON marketed its services via social media by encouraging passengers to post pictures with the hashtag #ShoeSelfie, where the photographer's shoes could be seen in an aerial photograph. Day is the son of the director of operations for Liberty Helicopters, Patrick Day Sr. simultaneously held the director of operations position for FlyNYON, and Patrick Jr. was listed as the VP of charter and aircraft management for Liberty.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, FlyNYON and Liberty
A safety video was shown to the passengers, which included a segment on how to release the supplemental harness in case of an emergency. The video demonstrated one passenger helping another passenger to disengage the locking carabiner and also stated that a cutting tool was secured to a chest strap and could be used to cut the tether if necessary; the video showed the passenger cutting the tether with a single stroke. Pilots were concerned about the adequacy of the cutting tools, and in one test, took more than 30 seconds to cut through a tether with the tools available to passengers.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Investigation, FlyNYON and Liberty
NYONair performed an independent investigation and made the following recommendations:


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aftermath
The family of one victim sued FlyNYON and Liberty Helicopters on March 14, alleging that it was impossible for passengers to free themselves from their harnesses during an emergency. The lawsuit was later amended to add Airbus as a defendant. According to NTSB safety recommendations A-10-129 and -130, issued on October 20, 2010, the design of the emergency fuel shutoff lever in the Eurocopter AS350 cockpit "allows for easy access to and inadvertent movement of (the lever), which could cause a serious or catastrophic accident if the movement occurs at a critical point during flight or on the ground." Airbus (then Eurocopter) had previously reviewed the design of the fuel cutoff lever prior to the safety recommendation and developed a new design, but the FAA did not require a retrofit of the new design.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aftermath
On March 19, NTSB issued Aviation Safety Recommendation ASR-18-02 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ASR-18-02 recommends the prohibition of all open-door passenger flights that use additional passenger harness systems, unless the harness system is designed to allow passengers to "rapidly release the harness with minimal difficulty and without having to cut or forcefully remove the harness." The FAA released a statement on March 20 saying they intended to impose a ban on open-door passenger flights that use harnesses which could not be released quickly.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aftermath
Emergency Order of Prohibition 8900.456 (FAA-2018-0243; 83 FR ) was issued by the FAA on March 23, effective for one year, prohibiting "doors-off" flights with supplemental passenger restraint systems unless those systems have FAA approval through Form 337. 8900.456 was superseded by 8900.457 in April 2018; 8900.457 in turn was superseded by 8900.506, which renewed the ban on doors-off flights for another year starting in April 2019.


2018 New York City helicopter crash, Aftermath
The NTSB adopted Aircraft Accident Report (AAR) 19-04 on December 10, 2019. AAR 19-04 concluded the pilot had successfully ditched the helicopter into the water in a survivable manner using an autorotative descent; however, the supplemental restraints provided by NYONair prevented the passengers from exiting the helicopter after it turned over and sank, causing them to drown. In addition, the supplemental restraint was the immediate cause of the accident; one restraint caught on and caused an inadvertent activation of the fuel shutoff lever, resulting in a loss of power.


2018 New York Excelsior season
The 2018 New York Excelsior season was the first season of New York Excelsior's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished the league-leading regular season record of 34–6.


2018 New York Excelsior season
New York qualified for all four of the Stage Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 1 finals to the London Spitfire, won in the Stage 2 finals against Philadelphia Fusion, won in the Stage 3 finals against Boston Uprising, and lost in the Stage 4 finals against the Los Angeles Valiant. The team also qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the Philadelphia Fusion in the semifinals.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Preceding offseason
On October 30, 2017, New York Excelsior unveiled their inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:


2018 New York Excelsior season, Preceding offseason
The team also announced the signings of coaches Yu "Pavane" Hyeon-sang and Kim "WizardHyeong" Hyeong-seok, and Meta Athena's Kim "Libero" Hae-seong.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
On January 11, the Excelsior played their first regular season Overwatch League match in a 3–1 victory over the Boston Uprising. They would end Stage 1 of the 2018 Season with a 9–1 record, earning them the top spot and first-round bye in the Stage 1 Playoffs. However, the team lost in the finals to the London Spitfire (3–2) in a reverse sweep.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
Stage 2 played out much like Stage 1 for New York, as the team went on to post again a 9–1 record and a first-round bye into the Stage 2 Playoffs. Also like Stage 1, the playoff finals ended in a 3–2 reverse sweep, but this time New York was on the winning side, defeating the Philadelphia Fusion on March 25 to claim the Stage 2.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
In Stage 3, New York once again posted a 9–1 record, giving them the second seed for the Stage 3 Playoffs. In the semifinals, the Excelsior swept the Los Angeles Valiant 3–0. The team won in the Stage 3 finals against Boston Uprising in another 3–0 sweep, giving New York back-to-back stage titles.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
New York posted their worst record (7–3) in Stage 4, but still claimed the third seed for the Stage 4 Playoffs. Their first matchup was in the semifinals against the Dallas Fuel, in which the Excelsior won 3–2. However, they lost in the Stage 4 finals against the Los Angeles Valiant by a score of 1–3.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
New York ended their season with a league-leading 34–6 record and qualified for the Season Playoffs prior to the beginning of Stage 4. The team had a first-round bye and faced the Philadelphia Fusion in the semifinals on July 18 and 21. New York lost both matchups by scores of 0–3 and 2–3, eliminating them from the playoffs.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Review
On July 11, 2018, Blizzard officially named support player Bang "JJonak" Seong-hyun the inaugural Overwatch League season MVP.


2018 New York Excelsior season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:


2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The 84th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2018, were announced on November 29, 2018.


2018 New York Film Festival
The 56th New York Film Festival took place from September 28 to October 14, 2018.


2018 New York Giants season
The 2018 season was the New York Giants' 94th in the National Football League, their ninth playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and their first under head coach Pat Shurmur. The Giants entered the season looking to improve on their 2017 campaign, which saw the team finish with a 3–13 record, their worst since the adoption of a 16-game regular season. Despite starting 1–7 for the second consecutive year, the Giants managed to improve on their 3–13 campaign with a 30–27 win over the Chicago Bears.


2018 New York Giants season
After a 17–0 shutout loss to the Titans in Week 15, the Giants missed the playoffs for the second straight season. The season was highlighted by blown fourth-quarter leads much like 2015, the Giants were in 12 one-possession games and lost eight games by seven points or fewer. The Giants finished the season 5–11 and last place in the NFC East for the second straight year and the first time they finished last in back to back years since 1977 and 1978.


2018 New York Giants season
Despite the 5–11 record, the season was highlighted with rookie running back Saquon Barkley who won many awards including Pepsi Rookie of the Year, FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year, AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and AP All-Rookie teams.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Undrafted free agents
The Giants signed a number of undrafted free agents. Unless stated otherwise, they were signed on May 11, 2018.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Other signings, Practice squad
Having been cut as the roster was trimmed to the 53-man limit on September 1, Jawill Davis, Garrett Dickerson, Grant Haley, Jhurell Pressley, Alonzo Russell, Victor Salako, Avery Moss and Calvin Munson cleared waivers and were resigned to the practice squad. They were joined over the following days by linebacker Ukeme Eligwe and defensive tackle Josh Banks, who had been waived by the Giants on September 2. On September 13, Munson was released and replaced by offensive tackle Brian Mihalik.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Trade details
On March 7, 2018, the Giants acquired linebacker Alec Ogletree from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a 4th (#135, John Franklin-Myers) and a 6th (#176. John Kelly) round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In the deal, the Giants also acquired a 7th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Trade details
On March 22, 2018, the Giants traded defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 3rd round pick and swapping 4th round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Trade details
On April 20, 2018, the Giants acquired punter Riley Dixon from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a conditional 7th round draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Trade details
On August 26, 2018, the Giants traded center Brett Jones to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 New York Giants season, Player movements, Trade details
On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and a 7th round pick in the 2020 draft.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With the loss, the Giants started 0–1 for the second consecutive season. First round pick Saquon Barkley scored his first career NFL touchdown.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Giants started 0–2 for the second consecutive season. It was 20–3 for most of the 4th quarter until the Giants scored 10 points in the final 2:09.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 3: at Houston Texans
Odell Beckham surpassed Lionel Taylor (319) for the most receptions by a player through his first 50 career games with 337 catches (he would be passed by Michael Thomas (346) in 2019).


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 5: at Carolina Panthers
Odell Beckham threw a touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley and also caught his first touchdown pass since breaking his ankle the year before. Similar to the Eagles game in Week 3 last season, the Giants rallied back in the 4th quarter, but were overshadowed by a 63-yard game-winning field goal by Graham Gano. However, controversy surrounded after the game, where players believed there was a wrong call on the final drive on a 3rd and 1 run by Christian McCaffrey and another wrong pass interference call on Landon Collins. This game marked the first time the Giants scored 30 or more points in a game since Week 17 of the 2015 season.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley starred in his first primetime game as a pro, but the rest of the Giants were overmatched by the Eagles on a rainy Thursday night.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons
The Giants failed to capitalize on offense, including missing a critical 4th and Goal at the 1 yard line. They were unable to complete a comeback, and fell to 1–6 with the loss.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Washington Redskins
With the loss, the Giants entered their bye week at 1–7. This is the last time Washington beat the Giants as the Redskins, as they changed their name before the 2020 NFL season.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
The Giants managed to complete a comeback over the 49ers with Sterling Shepard's game-winning touchdown with 53 seconds remaining. The Giants snapped a 5-game losing streak and improved to 2–7. They beat an NFC team other than the Washington Redskins for the first time since Week 15 of the 2016 season.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Giants improved to 3–7 with 152 total yards and 3 touchdowns from Saquon Barkley. Eli Manning completed 17 of 18 passes with a 155.8 passer rating.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Giants squandered a 19–3-second quarter lead and the Eagles offense controlled the time of possession in the second half. Jake Elliott kicked a game-winning field goal with 22 seconds remaining, his second against the Giants in as many seasons. With the loss, the Eagles tied the all-time series at 86–86–2, and is tied for the first time since it was 0–0 in 1933.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears
The Giants won in overtime and was Eli Manning's 37th and final game-winning drive in his career, putting him in 9th place all-time which has since been surpassed by Matt Ryan and tied by Matthew Stafford. Odell Beckham Jr. also threw and caught touchdown passes in his final game with the Giants, as he was inactive for the last 4 games of the season with a quad injury and then traded to the Cleveland Browns in the offseason.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, the Giants improved to 4–8 and surpassed their win total from 2017.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: at Washington Redskins
With this win, the Giants became the first team in NFL history to defeat a single opponent 100 times. This was the first time the Giants scored 40 or more points since Week 8 of the 2015 season and they improved to 5–8. Saquon Barkley also set a career high for rushing yards in a game.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
The Titans were able to silence Saquon Barkley on a rainy and windy day and were shut out for the first time since 2017. They fell to 5–9 and were eliminated from the playoffs.


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
Andrew Luck orchestrated the final game-winning drive of his career and the Giants fell to 5–10. The Colts were one of three teams Eli Manning never defeated in his career (the other two being the Giants and the Los Angeles Chargers).


2018 New York Giants season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys
In a meaningless game for both teams, Dak Prescott and Eli Manning traded shots in the air, but it was Prescott and the Cowboys who had the last word. Prescott connected with Cole Beasley on a 4th Down and also connected with Michael Gallup on the ensuing two-point conversion. The Giants season ended at 5–11 and they lost their 4th consecutive game to the Cowboys. Saquon Barkley went on to win Rookie of the Year.


2018 New York Jets season
The 2018 season was the New York Jets' 49th in the National Football League, their 59th overall and their fourth and final under head coach Todd Bowles. Despite starting 3–3, they lost 9 of their last 10 games. In Week 3, the Jets lost to the Browns by a score of 21–17, becoming the first team to lose to the Browns since the Chargers lost 20–17 on Christmas Eve 2016. The win by the Browns ended a 19-game winless streak. Week 6 marked the first season the Jets have scored 40+ points in multiple games since the 2008 season.


2018 New York Jets season
They were officially mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the 8th consecutive season after the Titans defeated the Jaguars 30–9 in Week 14. This also marks the first time since 2016 to feature pro bowlers. The Jets failed to improve on their 5–11 record from the previous season with a 38–3 blowout loss in Week 17 to the Patriots and finished 4–12 and dead last in the AFC East. Following the season finale, the Jets fired Bowles.


2018 New York Jets season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Detroit Lions
In their first game of the season, the Jets overcame a nightmarish start by outscoring the Lions 48-10 after Sam Darnold threw a pick 6 on his first career pass.


2018 New York Jets season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-2 and ended the Browns 19-game winless streak.


2018 New York Jets season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Tennessee Titans
With the loss, the Jets dropped to 3-9, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth consecutive season after the Titans defeated the Jaguars the following Thursday night.


2018 New York Liberty season
The 2018 WNBA season is the 22nd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 20. During the off-season the Liberty hired Katie Smith as head coach. Smith replaced Bill Laimbeer, who left to coach the Las Vegas Aces. It was also announced in the offseason that the team would play its home games at the Westchester County Center.


2018 New York Liberty season
The 2018 season ended up being a difficult one for the Liberty. After having achieved a 22-win season in 2017, the team could only muster 7 wins in 2018. The team started 1–2 in May, but quickly fell behind the playoff pace going 3–9 in June. Things did not improve in July when the team went 3–7. The team finished the season on a thirteen-game losing streak, including an 0–9 August to finish the season 7–27. This was the franchise's worst record in its history. The previous worst was 11–23 in 2013.


2018 New York Lizards season
The 2018 New York Lizards season was the eighteenth season for the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. The Lizards came off a down season in 2017, where they finished 7-7 and missed the playoffs for the first time in four years. In 2018, the Lizards won their last three games of the regular season, clinching the fourth seed in the postseason. However, their playoff run was short-lived as they lost to the Dallas Rattlers in the semifinal round, 15-12.


2018 New York Lizards season
Joe Spallina enters his eighth season as head coach of the Lizards. Because Tim Soudan did not make the move with the Rattlers to Dallas, Spallina is now the longest-tenured head coach in the league.


2018 New York Mets season
The 2018 New York Mets season was the franchise's 57th season and the team's 10th season at Citi Field. They attempted to return to the postseason after an injury-plagued under-performance in 2017. This was their first season with Mickey Callaway as manager, succeeding Terry Collins.


2018 New York Mets season
The Mets got off to a franchise record 11-1 start  and ended the month of April with a 17-9 record, in 1st place in the National League East. However, they went 61-76 the rest of the way, and were eliminated from playoff contention by mid-September.


2018 New York Mets season, Spring training
The Mets had a rough spring training with a record of 7–15–3 (ties). They ended the spring by winning an exhibition game 3–1 over the Las Vegas 51s.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, March
The Mets began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with their home opener with a 9–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in Queens, New York. They ended up winning the first two games of the season.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, April
On April 1, the Mets started the month losing 1–5 to the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing the series two out of three. After, they went on a 9–game win streak, which put them in first place in the NL East. They finished the month going 15–9 and having a strong win (14–2) over the San Diego Padres.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, May
On May 1, the Mets started the month losing 2–3 to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. They went on a 6–game losing streak, but broke out of it seven days later by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6. The one highlight of the month was a three–game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the remaining weeks didn't fare well.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, June
The Mets started the month continuing their losing streak when the Chicago Cubs swept them in four games. They snapped their 8–game losing streak by beating their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees 2–0 in the last game of the three-game Subway Series, handing the Bronx Bombers their first shutout loss of the season. The Mets finished the month 5–21, second to last place in the NL East behind their division rivals, the Miami Marlins, losing the first two games of the series to them.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, July
The Mets started the month winning the last game of the series with the Miami Marlins by a score of 5–2. The team set a franchise record on July 31 for its worst loss ever, suffering a 25–4 defeat against the Washington Nationals.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, August
The Mets started the month continuing their loss from last month in a two game set to the Washington Nationals. The team also lost two in a row to the Atlanta Braves, however, they snapped their three game losing streak by a 3–0 shutout win in the next game against their rivals. A day after trouncing the Baltimore Orioles 16–5, on August 16, the Mets went on another tear and set a franchise record by scoring 24 runs in a win over division rivals Philadelphia Phillies; the final score was 24–4.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, August
They went on to win 3 out of 5 games. The highlight of the series, the Mets beat the Phillies 8–2 in the second annual Little League Classic at BB&T Ballpark in Williamsport, PA. The month ended with the Mets losing against the San Francisco Giants 7–0, finishing August with equal wins and losses at 15–15.


2018 New York Mets season, Regular season, September
The Mets started the month with beating the San Francisco Giants two games in-a-row, taking 2 out of 3 games in the series. After that, they took 2 of 3 games from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, thus spoiling their playoff hopes. They also clinched their 7th straight season with a winning record against the Phillies, one short of a major league record, in that series. The Mets then played a rainy 4-game series with the Miami Marlins managing to win 3 out of 4; the one loss by the NL Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom. deGrom pitched 7 innings and gave up two runs making his current ERA 1.71, but Jose Urena outdueled him.


2018 New York Mets season, Season standings, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 New York Open
The 2018 New York Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the event in New York after it moved from Memphis, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States, from February 12 through 18, 2018. The tournament was the first on the ATP World Tour to use black tennis courts.


2018 New York Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 New York Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 New York Open – Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald won the title, defeating Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak in the final, 6–4, 4–6, [10–6].


2018 New York Open – Singles
Kevin Anderson won the title, defeating Sam Querrey in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1).


2018 New York Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 New York Red Bulls II season
The 2018 New York Red Bulls II season is the club's fourth season of existence, and their third in United Soccer League, the second-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II play in the Eastern Division of USL.


2018 New York Red Bulls season
The 2018 New York Red Bulls season was the club's twenty-third season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.


2018 New York Red Bulls season, U.S. Open Cup
New York entered the 2018 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.


2018 New York Red Bulls season, Player statistics, Assist Leaders
As of 29 November 2018. This table does not include secondary assists.


2018 New York State Assembly election
Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 6, 2018 along with elections for the State Senate, Governor, and U.S. Senator, among others. The Democrats retained their majority with no net change in seats from 2016. Eight seats changed hands, four from Republican to Democrat and four from Democrat to Republican.


2018 New York State Comptroller election
The 2018 New York Comptroller election was held on November 6, 2018, alongside other New York elections for Governor, State Senate, State Assembly, and Attorney General. Incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli easily won a third term, defeating Republican nominee Jonathan Trichter and minor party candidates.


2018 New York State Comptroller election
As of 2021, this is the last statewide election where Putnam, Montgomery, Madison, Niagara and Chautauqua counties voted Democratic. As of 2021, this, along with the concurrent senate election is the last time Ontario, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Warren, Washington, Otesgo, Saint Lawrence and Sullivan counties have voted Democratic in a statewide election.


2018 New York State Senate election
Elections to the New York State Senate took place on November 6, 2018. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2018.


2018 New York State Senate election
In April 2018, The Wall Street Journal described the State Senate as the "last bastion of power" of the Republican Party in the State of New York. On Election Day, Democrats gained control of the chamber from the Republicans by picking up eight seats. The following day, The New York Times wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict[ed] Republicans from running the State Senate, which they [had] controlled for all but three years since World War II".


2018 New York State Senate election
Enrolled Democrats won 40 of the chamber's 63 seats, including all but one seat in New York City and six of the nine seats on Long Island, the latter of which had been under total Republican control since the early 1970s. Brooklyn Senator Simcha Felder, a Democrat who had previously caucused with the Republicans, sought to re-join the Senate Democratic Conference, but was turned down in December 2018; he was later accepted into the Conference on July 1, 2019.


2018 New York State Senate election
The Democrats' election victories made possible the January 2019 election of Andrea Stewart-Cousins as the first female Majority Leader and Temporary President in the chamber's history.


2018 New York State Senate election, Retiring incumbents
Five incumbent Republican senators did not seek re-election in 2018. They were:


2018 New York State Senate election, Incumbents defeated, In primary
Seven incumbent Senators (all Democrats) ran for re-election, but were defeated in the September 13 primaries. They were:


2018 New York State Senate election, Incumbents defeated, In primary
With the exception of Sen. Dilan, all politicians had been members of the Independent Democratic Conference.


2018 New York State Senate election, Incumbents defeated, In general election
The six Democratic members of the IDC who were defeated in the September primaries (Sens. Avella, Peralta, Hamilton, Alcantara, Klein, and Valesky) were also on the ballot in November on either the Independence Party line, the Women's Equality Party line, or both (Sen. Peralta also received votes on the Reform Party line). With the exception of Sen. Avella, none publicly campaigned after being defeated on primary day. None of the six were re-elected.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 1
The 1st district consists of roughly the eastern half of Long Island, including East Hampton, Hampton Bays, and Riverhead. Republican incumbent Kenneth LaValle has represented this district since 1977.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 2
The 2nd district is located on Long Island and includes Centereach, Smithtown, and Stony Brook. Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan has represented this district since 2003.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 3
The 3rd district is located on Long Island and includes Medford, Ronkonkoma, and Sayville. Republican Thomas Croci has represented this district since 2015. Croci did not run for reelection. Republican Assemblymember Dean Murray and Democrat Monica Martinez ran for election to this seat, and Martinez prevailed.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 4
The 4th district is located on the South Shore of Long Island including the towns of Babylon and Islip. Republican Phil Boyle has represented this district since 2013.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 5
The 5th district is located on the North Shore of Long Island including Huntington and Oyster Bay. Republican Carl Marcellino has represented this district since a 1995 special election. After having nearly upset Marcellino in 2016, Democratic challenger Jim Gaughran challenged Marcellino again in 2018 and won.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 6
The 6th district is located in western Long Island including Garden City, Hempstead, and Levittown. Republican Kemp Hannon has represented this district since a 1989 special election. In an unexpected upset, Democratic challenger Kevin Thomas defeated Hannon.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 7
The 7th district is made up of the Northern Nassau suburbs, including Manhasset, Mineola, and New Cassel. Republican Elaine Phillips was narrowly elected in 2016. Democrat Anna Kaplan defeated Phillips.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 8
The 8th district is located on the South Shore of Long Island and includes Amityville, Freeport, and Seaford. Democrat John Brooks was first elected in 2016.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 9
The 9th district is made up of southwestern Nassau County, including Long Beach, Rockville Centre, and Valley Stream. Democrat Todd Kaminsky was initially elected in a 2016 special election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 10
The 10th district includes the southern neighborhoods of Queens, such as Richmond Hill & Springfield Gardens, as well as parts of the Rockaway Peninsula including Arverne and Edgemere. Democrat James Sanders Jr. has represented this district since 2013.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 11
The 11th district is located in the northeast suburbs of Queens, including the neighborhoods of Bayside, College Point, and Little Neck. Democrat Tony Avella, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2011. Avella was defeated by John Liu in the Democratic primary, but remained in the race on third-party lines. On Election Day, Liu prevailed.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 12
The 12th district is located in Queens, including the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside. Democrat Michael Gianaris has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 13
The 13th district is located in Queens, including the neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. Democrat Jose Peralta, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since a 2010 special election. Democratic challenger Jessica Ramos won the Democratic primary and the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 14
The 14th district is centered around the Queens neighborhood of Jamaica, and also includes Laurelton and St. Albans. Democrat Leroy Comrie has represented this district since 2015.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 15
The 15th district includes the central neighborhoods of Queens, such as Middle Village & Ozone Park, and the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula. Democrat Joseph Addabbo Jr. has represented this district since 2009.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 16
The 16th district contains the Queens neighborhoods of Elmhurst and Flushing. Democrat Toby Ann Stavisky has represented this district since 1999.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 17
The 17th district is located in southwestern Brooklyn, including the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Kensington, and Midwood. Democrat Simcha Felder, a Democrat that has caucused with the Republicans from 2013 to 2018, has represented this district since 2013.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 18
The 18th district includes the northern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and Williamsburg. Democrat Martin Malave Dilan has represented this district since 2013. He previously represented the 17th District from 2003-2012. Democrat Julia Salazar won the Democratic primary and the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 19
The 19th district is located in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie, East New York, and parts of Sheepshead Bay. Democrat Roxanne Persaud was initially elected in a 2015 special election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 20
The 20th district is centered around the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. It also includes parts of Brownsville and Sunset Park. Democrat Jesse Hamilton, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2015. Democratic challenger Zellnor Myrie won the Democratic primary and the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 21
The 21st district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Flatlands, and Park Slope. Democrat Kevin Parker has represented this district since 2003.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 22
The 22nd district is located in southwestern Brooklyn, including Dyker Heights and Manhattan Beach. Republican Martin Golden has represented this district since 2003. Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes defeated Ross Barkan in the Democratic primary and narrowly defeated Golden in the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 23
The 23rd district includes the southwestern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bath Beach & Coney Island, as well as parts of the North Shore neighborhoods of Staten Island, such as Port Richmond and Stapleton. Democrat Diane Savino, a member of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2005.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 24
The 24th district contains the majority of Staten Island, including the South Shore neighborhoods of Annadale and Pleasant Plains. Republican Andrew Lanza has represented this district since 2007.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 25
The 25th district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Red Hook. Democrat Velmanette Montgomery has represented this district since 1983. She previously represented the 18th District from 1993-2012 and the 22nd District from 1985-1992.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 26
The 26th district includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights & Greenpoint, as well as a significant portion of Lower Manhattan, including the Financial District, SoHo, and Tribeca. Democrat Brian Kavanagh was first elected in a 2017 special election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 27
The 27th district includes the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of East Village & Greenwich Village, as well as parts of Midtown Manhattan, such as Hell's Kitchen & the Garment District. Democrat Brad Hoylman has represented this district since 2013.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 28
The 28th district includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of Murray Hill and the Upper East Side. Democrat Liz Krueger has represented this district since 2013. She previously represented the 26th District from 2002-2012.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 29
The 29th district includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of parts of the Upper West Side & Yorkville, and parts of southern The Bronx including Highbridge & Mott Haven. Democrat José M. Serrano has represented this district since 2013. He previously represented the 28th District from 2005 to 2012.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 30
The 30th district is located in Upper Manhattan and includes Hamilton Heights and Harlem. Democrat Brian Benjamin was initially elected in a 2017 special election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 31
The 31st district stretches along the western coast of Manhattan , spanning across the Hudson River, taking in Inwood, Washington Heights, and parts of Hell's Kitchen and the Upper West Side. Democrat Marisol Alcantara, a member of the former IDC, was initially elected in 2016. Democrat Robert Jackson defeated Alcantara in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 32
The 32nd district is located in south Bronx, including Castle Hill, and parts of Hunts Point and Parkchester. Democrat Luis Sepúlveda has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 33
The 33rd district is located in West Bronx, including Fordham Heights and Tremont. Democrat Gustavo Rivera has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 34
The 34th district includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Riverdale and Schuylerville, as well as some inner suburbs of New York City, including Pelham and parts of Mount Vernon. Democrat Jeff Klein, the leader of the former IDC, has represented this district since 2005. Democrat Alessandra Biaggi defeated Klein in the Democratic primary and won the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 35
The 35th district is located in the inner suburbs of New York City, including Greenburgh, Yonkers, and parts of New Rochelle. Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Senate Minority Leader, has represented this district since 2007.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 36
The 36th district includes the northern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including Norwood, Wakefield, and Williamsbridge, as well as the majority of Mount Vernon. Democrat Jamaal Bailey was initially elected in 2016.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 37
The 37th district is located in the New York City suburbs, including the towns of Bedford, Eastchester, Rye. Democrat Shelley Mayer has represented this district since winning a special election in April 2018.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 38
The 38th district is located within the New York City suburbs of Briarcliff Manor and Clarkstown. Democrat David Carlucci, a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), was first elected in 2010. Like other former IDC members, Carlucci received a Democratic primary challenge in 2018. After defeating Julie Goldberg in the primary, Carlucci turned back Republican Scott Vanderhoef in the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 39
The 39th district is located in the Hudson Valley region, including Crawford, Marlborough, and Stony Point. Republican Sen. William J. Larkin Jr. did not seek re-election. Democratic Assemblymember James Skoufis defeated Republican Tom Basile in the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 40
The 40th district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Beekman, Carmel, and New Castle. Republican Terrence Murphy has represented this district since 2015. Murphy was challenged by Democrat Peter Harckham. As of November 8, Murphy had not conceded the race, and Harckham led Murphy by 2,121 votes. Harckham defeated Murphy by 3,834 votes.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 41
The 41st district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Philipstown, Poughkeepsie, and Stanford. Republican Susan J. Serino has represented this district since 2015. As of November 8, Democratic candidate Karen Smythe had not conceded the race, although she trailed Serino by 2,146 votes. Smythe conceded on December 3, 2018.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 42
The 42nd district is located in the Hudson Valley, including Liberty, Middletown, and New Paltz. Republican John Bonacic, who has represented this district since 1999, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by Democrat Jen Metzger.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 43
The 43rd district is located in the Capital District, including the eastern suburbs of Albany, such as East Greenbush, as well as Hudson, Saratoga Springs, and Schaghticoke. Republican Kathy Marchione, who had represented this district since 2013, did not seek re-election, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Daphne Jordan.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 44
The 44th district is centered around the state capital, Albany, and the surrounding suburbs including: Bethlehem, Colonie, and Troy. Democrat Neil Breslin has represented this district since 1997.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 45
The 45th district is located in rural Upstate New York, specifically the North Country region, including Malone, Plattsburgh, and Queensbury. Republican Betty Little has represented this district since 2003.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 46
The 46th district takes in areas of the Capital District, such as Amsterdam & Rotterdam, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley, including Kingston & Woodstock. Republican George Amedore has represented this district since 2015.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 47
The 47th district starts in Central New York, including, Rome & Utica, and then spans into the rural North Country, taking in Lowville & Potsdam. Republican Joseph Griffo has represented this district since 2007.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 48
The 48th district runs along the New York-Ontario border near Lake Ontario, including Ogdensburg, Oswego, and Watertown. Republican Patricia Ritchie has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 49
The 49th district is located in the greater the Capital District and is centered around the outer Albany suburbs. It includes Malta and part of the City of Schenectady. The district also takes in the parts of North Country, such as rural areas of Hamilton County and Herkimer County. Republican Jim Tedisco was first elected to represent District 49 in 2016.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 50
The 50th district is located within the Syracuse metropolitan area, including the Syracuse suburbs of Clay and Manlius, as well as a majority of Auburn. Republican John DeFrancisco has represented this district since 1993 and did not seek re-election. As of November 7, 2018, Republican Bob Antonacci led Democrat John Mannion by 2,829 votes and declared victory in the race, although absentee ballots remained to be counted. On November 21, 2018, elections officials confirmed Antonacci's victory.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 51
The 51st district is located in South-Central New York and includes Cortland, Herkimer, and Oneonta. Republican James Seward has represented this district since 1987.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 52
The 52nd district is located in the Southern Tier region and is centered around Binghamton and the surrounding areas including Chenango and Oxford. Republican Fred Akshar has represented this district since 2015.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 53
The 53rd district is centered around Syracuse and the surrounding area including: Chittenango, Cicero, and Oneida. Democrat David Valesky, a member of the IDC, has represented this district since 2005. Democrat Rachel May defeated Valesky in the Democratic primary and won the general election.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 54
The 54th district is located in the Finger Lakes region and includes Canandaigua, Geneva, and Seneca Falls. Republican Pam Helming was initially elected in 2016.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 55
The 55th district is located in the Rochester metropolitan area, including roughly the eastern half of Rochester, and the surrounding suburbs including Irondequoit and Mendon. This district also stretches down into Naples and Richmond. Republican Richard Funke has represented this district since 2015.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 56
The 56th district is centered around parts of Rochester and the surrounding suburbs including: Greece, Hamlin, and Parma. Republican Joseph Robach has represented this district since 2003.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 57
The 57th district is located in the Southern Tier region, including: Alfred, Jamestown, and Olean. Republican Catharine Young has represented this district since 2005.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 58
The 58th district is located in the Southern Tier region, including: Elmira, Hornell, and Ithaca. Republican Tom O'Mara has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 59
The 59th district stretches from the Rochester suburbs of Avon and Henrietta westward into parts of the Buffalo suburbs of Aurora & West Seneca. Republican Patrick Gallivan has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 60
The 60th district is located in the Buffalo metropolitan area, centered around the Buffalo suburbs along the shore of Lake Erie, including Evans, Grand Island, and Tonawanda. Republican Chris Jacobs has represented this district since 2017.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 61
The 61st district is primarily located within the Finger Lakes region, stretching from parts of Rochester to Batavia, Le Roy, and the outer Buffalo suburbs of Amherst and Clarence. Republican Michael Ranzenhofer has represented this district since 2009.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 62
The 62nd district is located in Western New York, including the outer Rochester suburbs, such as Sweden, stretching west into Albion, Lockport, and Niagara Falls. Republican Robert Ortt has represented this district since 2015.


2018 New York State Senate election, Detailed results, District 63
The 63rd district is centered around the city of Buffalo and the immediate surrounding suburbs of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna. Democrat Tim Kennedy has represented this district since 2011.


2018 New York State Senate election, Aftermath
One question that remained after the election results came in was which caucus Democratic Senator Simcha Felder would join. Felder, since his first election in 2012, has been a member of the Republican majority, in order to deliver results to his heavily Jewish district, particularly education funding for yeshivas. After the dissolution of the Independent Democratic Conference and the rejoining of its seven members into the mainline caucus, Felder remained with the Republicans as the decisive vote for control. Felder maintained throughout his tenure that he would rejoin the Democrats if doing so would benefit his district, but after the overwhelming Democratic win in 2018, the Democratic conference disallowed him from joining the new majority.


2018 New York Yankees season
The 2018 New York Yankees season was the 116th season in New York City for the Yankees, and the 118th season overall for the franchise. This was the team's first season without manager Joe Girardi since 2007, and first season with manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card Game before losing to the Boston Red Sox in four games in the Division Series.


2018 New York Yankees season, Offseason
After the 2017 season, the Yankees decided not to retain Joe Girardi as their manager. The Yankees hired former player Aaron Boone to succeed him on December 4, 2017.


2018 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Transactions
On December 9, 2017, the Yankees traded All-star second baseman Starlin Castro and two minor league prospects to the Miami Marlins for reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton. The deal was made official December 11. After the deal was announced, General Manager Brian Cashman received a contract extension for 5 years, reportedly worth $25 million.


2018 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Transactions
On December 12, 2017, the first day of the MLB Winter Meetings, the Yankees traded Chase Headley and Bryan Mitchell to the San Diego Padres for Jabari Blash. This will be Headley's second stint with the Padres.


2018 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Transactions
On February 20, 2018, the Yankees acquired infielder Brandon Drury from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three team trade along with the Tampa Bay Rays. As part of the deal, the Yankees sent prospect Nick Solak to the Rays and Arizona received prospect Taylor Widener along with Steven Souza Jr. from Tampa Bay. To make room for Drury on the 40-man roster, the Yankees traded Blash to the Los Angeles Angels for a PTBNL or cash considerations.


2018 New York Yankees season, Offseason, Transactions
On March 12, 2018, the Yankees signed second baseman Neil Walker to a 1-year, $4 million contract.


2018 New York Yankees season, Spring Training
The Yankees finished their spring training in 4th place in the Grapefruit league with an 18–13 record with a .581 winning percentage.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, March
The Yankees began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with a 6–1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. They ended up going 2–1 in the first 3 games of the season.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April
On April 20, following their loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, they had a record of 9–9, and were in third place in the American League East, seven games behind the first place Boston Red Sox. They would follow this by winning 17 out of their next 18 games which would, at 26–10, give them the best record in all of MLB. They finished the month going 16–9.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April, Yankees–Red Sox brawl
On April 11, 2018, the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry heated up at Fenway Park when the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox game broke out into a brawl.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April, Yankees–Red Sox brawl
With the Yankees leading 10–6 in the 7th inning, Yankees first basemen Tyler Austin got hit by a pitch thrown by reliever Joe Kelly. Austin was drilled with a 98 MPH fastball, possibly in retaliation after Austin slid foot-first into Red Sox shortstop Brock Holt in the 3rd inning, striking his leg and breaking up a double play. Holt questioned the slide and Austin briefly got in his face before the second base umpire David Rackley intervened. The benches emptied but it turned into a harmless stare down. The play was under review and was deemed a "bona fide slide" and did not break up the double play.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April, Yankees–Red Sox brawl
Austin charged the mound and both teams benches and bullpens cleared with both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton helping to protect their teammates, as well as conducting damage control with Red Sox players.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April, Yankees–Red Sox brawl
When the altercation settled down, Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin, who was "jawing" towards the Red Sox dugout, and Austin were ejected, along with Kelly. Also Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle was tossed because he was "incensed" after he was pushed by an umpire in the scuffle.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, April, Yankees–Red Sox brawl
Discipline actions were set the next day: Kelly was fined and suspended for 6 games; Austin was fined and suspended for 5 games; while Nevin and Red Sox manager Alex Cora were issued undisclosed fines. Players on the Disabled List were also fined for entering the field during the skirmish: Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia and Red Sox infielders Xander Bogarts, Marco Hernández, and Dustin Pedroia.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, May
The Yankees started the month winning against the Houston Astros 4–0 on a go-ahead 3-run home run by Gary Sanchez. They took over first place from the Boston Red Sox on May 9 by winning against them, 9–6. They finished the month going 17–7, putting them with a season record of 35-17. Even so, this set them back to second place in the division, 1 1/2 games behind the Red Sox (39–18).


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, June
The Yankees started the month with a 4–1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. They finished the series with baseball's best record (37–17), even though they were still one game behind the Boston Red Sox (41–19) for the division lead. This happened several more times throughout the month. On June 21, the Yankees made franchise history with a win over the Seattle Mariners, making it their 50th win on the season in just their 72nd game. In previous seasons, they reached that feat eight times (7 out of 8 they made it to the World Series). The Yankees finished the month losing 11–0 against the Red Sox. They went 18–9 for the month, putting their record at 53–27, one game back of the Red Sox (56–28).


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, July
The Yankees started the month by blowing out the Red Sox 11–1, putting them back into a tie for first place in the division. They hit 6 home runs in the game (Aaron Judge started it off with a solo shot, Gleyber Torres had a three-run blast, Aaron Hicks hit 3, and Kyle Higashioka had one for his first MLB hit), setting the team record for the most home runs hit by a team before the All-Star break with 137.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, July
The Yankees sent four players to the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. Judge and Luis Severino played, while Torres and Aroldis Chapman sat out due to injuries. Before the Trade Deadline, the team acquired J. A. Happ from the Blue Jays, Zach Britton from the Orioles, Lance Lynn from the Twins, and Luke Voit from the Cardinals. The Yankees finished the month winning against the Orioles 6–3, going 15–10 for the month and 68–37 overall. This, however, pushed them 5 games back of the Red Sox, who continue to own the best record in baseball at 75–35.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, August
The Yankees started the month losing to the Orioles 7–5 in the series finale. They traveled to Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox and tried to get closer to first place in the division. However they lost in a four-game sweep to their division rivals. The Yankees snapped their five-game losing streak (their longest of the season) with a 7–0 shoutout win over the Chicago White Sox, sweeping them in three games.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, August
At home, they then took three out of four from the Texas Rangers and lost the one-game matchup against the New York Mets 8–5, that was postponed previously due to weather inclements. The Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles in a four-game series spread out over three days, which saw the Yankees sweep the series and coming back to 6 games behind the Red Sox. The month ended with the Yankees winning against the Detroit Tigers 7–5, putting them (85-50) 8 games back of the Red Sox (93–42).


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, September
The Yankees started the month winning 2–1 against the Detroit Tigers. Masahiro Tanaka completed back-to-back outings of 7 or more innings for the first time since September 2, 2017. The Boston Red Sox clinched the AL East title by winning against the Yankees 11–6 on September 20. However, the Yankees clinched an AL Wild Card spot two days later by winning against the Baltimore Orioles 3–2 in 11 innings. This will be the Yankees third postseason appearance in five years, all of which will begin with the Wild Card Game.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, September
On September 28, with a win over the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees clinched home field advantage and will face the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card Game. The next day, with a 4th inning two-run home run by Gleyber Torres, the Yankees broke single season home run record set by the 1997 Seattle Mariners with 265 home runs (a game later 267). Also, the Yankees became the first team in MLB history to have at least 20 home runs from every spot in the batting order. As well as sharing history with the Red Sox. For the first season in MLB history both teams reached 100 wins.


2018 New York Yankees season, Regular season, October
The Yankees began the postseason by defeating the Athletics in the 2018 American League Wild Card Game 7-2. They moved on to face the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. This was the first time since the 2004 American League Championship Series that the two teams faced each other in the postseason. They fell short in 4 games, as Boston defeated the Yankees 3 games to 1. This marks the first time in franchise history that they would lose in the postseason as a Wild Card team in back-to-back seasons.


2018 New York gubernatorial election
The 2018 New York gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Marc Molinaro and several minor party candidates. Cuomo received 59.6% of the vote to Molinaro's 36.2%.


2018 New York gubernatorial election
Cuomo defeated actress and activist Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Cuomo's running mate, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, outpolled New York City Councillor Jumaane Williams in the Democratic primary. Democratic candidates Cuomo and Hochul also ran on the ballot lines of the Independence Party, the Liberal Party and the Women's Equality Party; after Nixon and Williams withdrew from the race in October, Cuomo and Hochul received the nomination of the Working Families Party as well.


2018 New York gubernatorial election
Dutchess County Executive and former New York State Assemblymember Marc Molinaro was the Republican, Conservative, and Reform Party candidate. Molinaro's running mate was former Rye City Councilmember Julie Killian. Third-party gubernatorial candidates appearing on the general election ballot included Howie Hawkins, repeat candidate for the Green Party; former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, running on the newly created Serve America Movement line; and Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party, who was the runner-up in the 2016 Libertarian primary contest for Vice President of the United States.


2018 New York gubernatorial election
Cuomo flipped Monroe, Suffolk and Ulster counties back into the Democratic column; all three had supported him in 2010 but narrowly backed Republican Rob Astorino in 2014. Molinaro, however, flipped the North Country counties of Clinton, Franklin, and Essex, as well as Broome County in the Southern Tier, into the Republican column.


2018 New York gubernatorial election
As of 2021, this, along with the concurrent Attorney General election, Senate election and Comptroller election, is the last time Richmond or Suffolk counties have voted Democratic. This is also the last time as of 2021 that Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, Clinton or Essex counties have voted Republican, and along with the concurrent attorney General election, the last time Saratoga County voted Republican as of  2021.


2018 New York gubernatorial election, Background
Incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo decided to seek re-election in 2014 to a second term in office. Governor Cuomo defeated Zephyr Teachout in a primary election, 63% to 33%, and went on to defeat the Republican nominee, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, 54% to 40%, in the general election.