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An 85-year-old woman was killed and two firefighters were hurt in a house fire in College Point on Monday, Oct. 27.

QNS

Elderly woman dies, two firefighters hurt fighting College Point house fire: FDNY

suspect in Bronx murder surrenders to police at perp walk

Bronx

Teen surrenders to police in murder of autistic man at Bronx park

Posted on October 28, 2025

Medical examiner loads body into van in Bronx

Harlem

Woman found dead and wrapped in plastic bag on Harlem sidewalk: cops

Posted on October 28, 2025

An East Elmhurst man was found guilty in Brooklyn federal court for providing material support to ISIS.

QNS

East Elmhurst man faces up to 60 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS: Feds

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QNS

Forest Park baseball field dedicated in memory of Det. Brian ‘Smiles’ Simonsen

An East Elmhurst man was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for murdering his mother and brother and dumping his brother's body in a garbage bag at the curb in July 2023.

QNS

East Elmhurst man gets 50 years to life in prison for murdering his mother, brother in 2023: DA

BLM New York Co-founder Hawk Newsome looks at cameras following his arrest.

Harlem

BLM New York founder Hawk Newsome surrenders on Harlem felony assault charges, calls arrest ‘political attack’

Posted on October 27, 2025

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QNS

Rolls-Royce driver carjacked at gunpoint in Astoria by four men who stole his $400K ride: NYPD

ICE agents confront family in elevator

Lower Manhattan

Changing tactics? ICE takes entire families into custody for questioning inside 26 Federal Plaza in detainment strategy

Posted on October 26, 2025

suspect in Brooklyn slashings

Brooklyn

Brooklyn slasher’s fiery rampage: Suspect sought for attacking three residents in unprovoked attacks, sources say

Posted on October 26, 2025

Midtown police officer with cat he rescued

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown cop rescues kitten from food truck, then adopts the stray: ‘We are meant to be connected’

Posted on October 26, 2025

bar in Bronx where woman was stabbed dead

Bronx

Woman stabbed to death outside Bronx bar and lounge: cops

Posted on October 26, 2025

Hit-and-run driver sought in Bronx crash with NYPD vehicle

Bronx

Bronx hit-and-run driver fleeing cops crashes into NYPD vehicle and bicyclist amid getaway

Posted on October 26, 2025

Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot two teenagers who nearly collided with him on his dirt bike in the Bronx in August.

Bronx

Dirt bike driver shoots two teens who nearly collided with him in the Bronx: NYPD

Posted on October 25, 2025

police officer at scene of Brooklyn shooting near hospital

Brooklyn

Brooklyn triple shooting near hospital leaves man and two teens wounded: cops

Posted on October 24, 2025

NYPD released these images of a man accused of taking upskirt photos of a woman Thursday in Midtown.

Midtown Manhattan

Man wanted for upskirting woman on Midtown subway escalator, police say

Posted on October 24, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after she pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Law

NY Attorney General James seeks dismissal of federal charges, says prosecutor unlawfully appointed

Posted on October 24, 2025

An NYPD officer stands behind police tape in the parking lot of a NYCHA complex in East Williamsburg on Oct. 23, after a 39-year-old man was shot in the head and critically injured.

Brooklyn

Man shot in the head and critically injured in Brooklyn, police say

Posted on October 24, 2025

A view of 115 East Mosholu Parkway North in the Norwood section of the Bronx, where police discovered a 53-year-old woman dead inside her apartment on Oct. 23

Bronx

Woman found dead in Bronx apartment after neighbor reports odor

Posted on October 24, 2025

Law

‘You make justice possible’: Hundreds of newly minted New York court officers sworn into service

Posted on October 23, 2025

Suspect in Brooklyn subway stabbing incident

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway stabbing suspect talked with victim before brazen, bloody attack: cops

Posted on October 23, 2025

Luis Pallchisaca of Richmond Hill was indicted by a Queens grand jury in connection with an unprovoked knife attack on a 7 train rider in Corona.

QNS

Richmond Hill man indicted for unprovoked knife attack on 7 train rider in Corona: DA

Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, was one of several NBA figures named in a massive illegal gambling indictment unveiled by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Oct. 23, 2025.

Law

Feds unveil sweeping indictments linking NBA figures and mob families to illegal gambling schemes

Posted on October 23, 2025

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Chinatown

‘They are like the mafia’: Canal Street vendors scared and irate a day after ICE’s surprise Chinatown raid

Posted on October 22, 2025

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood found a 48-year-old woman dead inside her Hancock Street home on Oct. 21 and detectives are working to determine whether criminality was involved.

QNS

Woman found dead inside her Ridgewood home: NYPD

The NYPD says Assa Diawara, 30, of Queens, has been arrested and charged after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned inside Penn Station on Oct. 20. Police had previously released this image as they sought to identify her for questioning.

Queens mother charged after newborn found abandoned in Penn Station

Posted on October 22, 2025

The Dunkin’ at 1791 Westchester Ave. in the Bronx, where a 3- to 4-month-old boy was briefly left in a stroller Tuesday morning.

Bronx

Baby boy left at Bronx Dunkin’ returned to mother – day after Midtown newborn abandonment

Posted on October 21, 2025

Capitol flash bang photo during Jan. 6 riot

Politics

Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested for threatening to kill Brooklyn rep and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries

Posted on October 21, 2025

The NYPD released this image of a woman they say they want to question after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned inside Penn Station on Oct. 20

Midtown Manhattan

Cops searching for woman after newborn girl found abandoned at Midtown subway station

Posted on October 21, 2025

Suspect sought for punching people in Chinatown

Chinatown

Brute punches senior and child in Chinatown after boy rides skateboard into him

Posted on October 21, 2025

Van damaged in chain reaction crash in Midtown Manhattan that left 10 people injured.

Midtown chain-reaction crash leaves eight pedestrians struck after truck driver loses control of rig: cops

Posted on October 20, 2025

The 34th Street–Penn Station stop on the 1/2/3 subway lines in Manhattan. Police are investigating after a newborn was found at the station Monday morning, Oct. 20

Midtown Manhattan

Baby girl found abandoned on steps to Midtown subway platform: NYPD

Posted on October 20, 2025

two men standing at a table of police hats

Queens

Band of blue: Retired NYPD officers with thousands of artifacts advocate for opening new police museum in NYC

Posted on October 20, 2025

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Midtown Manhattan

Cops wrestle with thousands of orthodox Jewish demonstrators protesting forced military conscription in Israel

Posted on October 20, 2025

cops work at scene where decomposing body rotting corpse was found in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn body mystery: Person of interest fought cops after arrest for rotting corpse in trash

Posted on October 19, 2025

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Bronx

Exclusive | Bronx man cuffed for sexual abuse of young girl walking to school released back on streets dispute history of abuse

Posted on October 19, 2025

cop at shooting scene with police tape stretched across street

Brooklyn

Deadly Brooklyn shooting: Person of interest questioned after man shot dead in apartment building lobby

Posted on October 19, 2025

Scene of deadly stabbing at Queens bar brawl

Queens

Queens bar brawl ends with deadly stabbing of man found lying at end of a bloody trail

Posted on October 19, 2025

police at Brooklyn scene where man was murdered and chopped up

Brooklyn

Brooklyn murder mystery: Cops seek killer who chopped man’s body up and left it in garbage bin

Posted on October 18, 2025

coney island crash

Brooklyn Paper

Driver who hit three pedestrians in Brooklyn, killing one, had been struck by second vehicle: NYPD

Alleged Queens cold case rape suspect looks at camera while detectives escort him

Queens

Cold cases shattered: How the NYPD cuffed suspect accused of raping 5 women in Queens 30 years ago

Posted on October 16, 2025

A 18-year-old man was found shot to death inside a Jamaica home on Thursday, Oct. 16.

QNS

Laurelton man, 18, found shot to death inside Jamaica home: NYPD

Mayor Adams and NYPD brass speak about formation of new domestic violence unit

Politics

NYPD makes major investment in battling domestic violence, assigning 450 cops to specialized unit

Posted on October 16, 2025

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Bronx

Bronx drill rapper shot dead while leaving parole office, law enforcement sources say

Posted on October 16, 2025

An NYPD officer salutes the name of Jonathan Diller and other officers killed in the line of duty

Jonathan Diller, NYPD cop gunned down in 2024 added to NYPD’s memorial wall in Manhattan

Posted on October 15, 2025

coney island sidewalk crash

Brooklyn Paper

Driver backs onto Brooklyn sidewalk, killing one woman and injuring two others

suspect in brooklyn murder walked into the back of an ambulance

Brooklyn

Man who walked into Brooklyn police precinct and confessed to a murder won’t be charged: sources

Posted on October 15, 2025

Scene of Midtown stabbing

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown stabbing: Man wounded in back in apparently random attack

Posted on October 15, 2025

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