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NYPD Quality of Life teams at work on the Coney Island boardwalk

The Q-team: New NYPD Quality of Life unit in Brooklyn has responded to over 10,000 complaints since April, and is set to go citywide

Posted on June 19, 2025

Photo released by the NYPD shows the alleged suspect walking a dog near the scene of the stabbing in Washington Heights on April 16, 2025.

Washington Heights

‘They sent me to do this’: Cops seek dog-walking suspect in Washington Heights stabbing

Posted on June 19, 2025

Suspects who beat Queens bar worker

Queens

Five men brutally beat Queens bar worker after he asked them to leave: cops

Posted on June 19, 2025

Alleged Brooklyn arson suspect

Brooklyn

Police say alleged arsonist who torched 11 NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn is pro-Palestine protester

Posted on June 18, 2025

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Bronx

Bronx nanny cuffed for allegedly whipping children with belt nearly 60 times smiles for the camera anyway

Posted on June 18, 2025

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‘Just following orders’: ICE denies two New York Congress members entry to inspect immigrant detention center where people are sleeping on floors

Posted on June 18, 2025

Brooklyn hit-and-run murder suspect led out of precinct by police

Brooklyn

Brooklyn woman arrested for hit-and-run death of pregnant woman

Posted on June 18, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Court temporarily blocks Mayor Eric Adams, DOT from removing Bedford Avenue bike lane

Mayor Adams speaks about immigration and federal authority

Mayor Adams deflects on reporters’ ICE questions amid surge in enforcement efforts across NYC

Posted on June 18, 2025

Brad Lander waves alongside wife and governor

Politics

Brad Lander freed after feds drop charges hours after his dramatic arrest in ICE court

Posted on June 17, 2025

court officers standing at the Manhattan criminal courthouse where a stabbing recently took place

Courts

Suspect behind Manhattan Criminal Court stabbing held without bail: DA

Posted on June 17, 2025

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QNS

Army veteran stabbed in eye with pen during Jamaica bus ride, suspect indicted: DA

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Bronx Times

Family, clergy demand NYPD accountability after 2-year-old Montrell Williams found dead in East River

Medical examiner loads body into van in Queens

Bronx

Man found dead in the Bronx under suspicious circumstances

Posted on June 17, 2025

United States Attorney Joseph Nocella speaks about the 18th Street gang with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia

Queens

Queens gang members cuffed on number of racketeering, assault charges

Posted on June 16, 2025

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NYPD’s new Quality of Life Division to go citywide by Labor Day

Posted on June 16, 2025

Exterior of Manhattan criminal court house

Courts

Manhattan court officers stabbed and wounded in courthouse attack; suspect in custody

Posted on June 16, 2025

an MTA bus with a broken windshield in Gramercy manhattan

Man dies of injuries after being hit by bus in Manhattan: NYPD

Posted on June 16, 2025

Bronx street with parked cars

Bronx

Man in colorful shirt wanted for double shooting in the Bronx: cops

Posted on June 15, 2025

Suspect in shooting in Manhattan

Gunman terrorizes Manhattan street, sends pedestrians running after firing shots

Posted on June 15, 2025

Scene of Brooklyn crash involving cop car

Driver crashes into police car in Brooklyn, leaving two cops seriously injured

Posted on June 15, 2025

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At least 10 people cuffed protesting ICE in Lower Manhattan following No Kings protest

Posted on June 14, 2025

Scene of a Bronx shooting

Bronx

Man found shot dead inside car on Bronx street: NYPD

Posted on June 14, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch held a security briefing on Friday ahead of anticipated protests on Saturday

Mayor, NYPD warn ‘zero tolerance’ for disorder at Saturday’s ‘No Kings Day’ protest

Posted on June 13, 2025

Cops are looking for two suspects, pictured above, that assaulted a man in the Bronx.

Bronx

Two sought for assaulting man with a bat in the Bronx: NYPD

Posted on June 13, 2025

Mopeds crushed and on fire under bulldozer

Crush and burn: NYC officials destroy hundreds of illegal mopeds as part of fiery crackdown

Posted on June 12, 2025

Manhattan's 28th Precinct has seen a recent spike in gang violence.

Harlem

Harlem-based precinct dealing with spike in gang violence despite special patrol in area

Posted on June 12, 2025

Missing Bronx boy believed to have been found dead in East River

Bronx

Father of missing Bronx 2-year-old charged with his son’s murder

Posted on June 12, 2025

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Courts

Alleged ISIS supporter accused of plot to ‘slaughter’ Jewish New Yorkers in Brooklyn pleads not guilty

Posted on June 12, 2025

four people on a stage next to a photo of an NYPD officer

Bronx

NYC Council resolution brings slain NYPD Detective Familia’s family closer to pension justice

Posted on June 12, 2025

Interim US Attorney Jay Clayton.

Courts

Canadian resident accused of terror plot to ‘slaughter’ Jewish people in Brooklyn appears in court

Posted on June 11, 2025

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Israel

Protesters arrested for occupying Maersk building in Midtown for war in Gaza

Posted on June 11, 2025

Legal team for alleged crypto torturers in Soho say victim was ‘having the time of his life’

Posted on June 11, 2025

Missing Bronx boy believed to have been found dead in East River

Bronx

Dead toddler found near Whitestone Bridge believed to be missing Bronx boy, police sources say

Posted on June 11, 2025

Suspected Queens home invaders carrying Amazon box

Queens

Police release surveillance images of Queens home invaders who posed as Amazon workers and stole small fortune

Posted on June 11, 2025

Police drag away protester during ICE raid upheaval

ICE raid protests: Over 80 arrested in Lower Manhattan as backlash over Trump crackdown continues

Posted on June 11, 2025

Immigrant in elevator after being arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan court

Gone in 30 seconds: Frantic scenes in Lower Manhattan as ICE agents apprehend immigrants attending court hearings

Posted on June 10, 2025

Year in review transit: LIRR train at Grand Central Madison

Two-alarm fire near Grand Central Madison disrupts LIRR service

Posted on June 10, 2025

Police at scene of deadly Bronx shooting

Bronx

Bronx shooting suspect still at large for gunning down man near home

Posted on June 10, 2025

Police at crime scene in Queens

Queens

Queens home invasion: Armed robbers tie up family and steal a fortune in Amazon delivery ruse

Posted on June 10, 2025

Masked ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

‘Living hell’: ICE presence at Manhattan immigration court fueling fear and anger among lawyers and visitors alike

Posted on June 9, 2025

Protesters at Trump Tower arrested following demonstration over ICE raids

ICE raid unrest: Protesters arrested for occupying Trump Tower, demanding release of detained immigrants

Posted on June 9, 2025

NYPD commissioner and Espaillat holding check for camera funding

NYPD to install more cameras around Upper Manhattan with security funding from Espaillat

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Brooklyn

Two teens stabbed after Puerto Rican Day Parade gathering in Brooklyn

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Bronx Times

Two men indicted for attempted murder of off-duty NYPD officer brutally beaten during Bronx robbery

Members of Congress denied entry into ICE facility

Politics

NYC Congress members fume after being denied access to ICE detainment centers in Lower Manhattan: ‘This is not Russia’

Posted on June 8, 2025

Police at Brooklyn scene of suspicious death

Brooklyn

Man found dead inside abandoned ambulance in Brooklyn

Posted on June 8, 2025

ICE agents in Lower Manhattan.

2025 Mayor’s Race

On thin ICE: Protests erupt in New York and Los Angeles over Trump admin’s targeting of immigrants in nation’s two biggest cities

Posted on June 8, 2025

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Bronx Arts and Science Charter School holds annual Elementary Art Show

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The best places to catch the summer solstice sunset in Queens

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Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

Advocates rally called on New York City to follow through on a proposal to abolish labor policies that allow for home care aides to work for 24 hours, but only receive 13 hours worth of pay.

LGBTQ advocates join protracted push to improve conditions for home care aides