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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

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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

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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

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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

Dr. Maurizio Miglietta, a surgery professor at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been indicted on charges including first-degree rape and attempted first-degree rape.

Lower Manhattan

Surgery professor accused of raping woman after brandishing firearm in Manhattan apartment

Posted on October 14, 2025

Former NYPD officer Stanley Cadet was indicted on charges of manslaughter, assault and more for his role in a fatal high-speed crash in West Islip that killed Anna Wilson, 22, in 2024.

LI Press

Ex-NYPD officer indicted on manslaughter for fatal high-speed crash in West Islip

suspect in heinous Queens murder appears in court

Queens

Cold-blooded Queens murder suspect used slain couple’s credit cards after killing them in their home: DA

Posted on October 14, 2025

Police at scene of Brooklyn hit-and-run crash

Brooklyn

Brooklyn hit-and-run crash leaves 11-year-old boy critically injured; manhunt for driver continues

Posted on October 14, 2025

Two MTA Q27 buses collided in Flushing on Monday, Oct. 13, leaving 19 passengers with minor injuries, officials said.

QNS

Two MTA buses crash in Flushing, leaving 19 passengers injured: NYPD

Police released this photo of the alleged suspect in the Brooklyn assault

Brooklyn

Man sought after assaulting 65-year-old during dispute in Brooklyn, police say

Posted on October 13, 2025

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Brooklyn

Murder in Brooklyn: Blood-covered man questioned in connection with deadly stabbing

Posted on October 13, 2025

Suspects in Midtown subway attack

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown subway attack: Cellphone images shows suspects who slashed man, shoved another onto tracks in heinous assault

Posted on October 13, 2025

Suspect who slashed tires of NYPD vehicle outside Brooklyn school

Brooklyn

Man slashes NYPD vehicle tires outside of a Brooklyn middle school

Posted on October 12, 2025

NYPD sergeant and motorcycle ready to retire

Politics

From Reagan to Trump: NYPD sergeant retires after helping protect U.S presidents for over 40 years

Posted on October 12, 2025

cop at shooting scene with police tape stretched across street

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting outside apartment building leaves man dead: cops

Posted on October 11, 2025

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced a Bayside woman is accused of luring more than a dozen victims from around the country into bogus financial investments, stealing more than $2.1 million.

QNS

Bayside woman accused of stealing more than $2.1M through ‘pig butchering’ scam: DA

The NYPD released this image of a man sought in a hate crime investigation after two men were assaulted and subjected to anti-LGBTQ slurs in Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen

Two men injured in homophobic attack on Hell’s Kitchen street, cops say

Posted on October 10, 2025

NYPD at scene in Bronx hallway where cop was shot

Bronx

Cop wounded in shooting at Bronx apartment building while attempting to stop robbery suspect

Posted on October 9, 2025

After the NYPD released this photo of a boy who was found wandering barefoot in the parking lot of a Far Rockaway laundromat, cops received a tip that led them to a home on Beach 25th Street, where seven other children were found unattended by an adult.

QNS

Mother of toddler found wandering barefoot at Queens laundromat was behind bars for Brooklyn home invasion: DA

A 16-year-old South Jamaica boy was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights,a ccording to the Queens District Attorney's Office.

QNS

Southeast Queens teen indicted in murder of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel in Cambria Heights: DA

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Brooklyn Paper

Man charged with murder for fatal beating at Jay Street subway station

police officer at scene of shooting in manhattan

Manhattan shooting: Suspect sought for wounding man in back near apartment building

Posted on October 9, 2025

Former governor andrew cuomo speaks about rikers island closure plan

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo pledges to scrap Rikers closure plan, build new facilities on island instead of boro-based jails

Posted on October 8, 2025

police at scene of shooting in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Shootings, rape rose across Brooklyn in September, stats show, though overall crime dipped

suspect in Brooklyn subway murder

Brooklyn

Brooklyn murder suspect sought for deadly assault at subway station

Posted on October 7, 2025

Delano Hill, 20, of Suwanee, Georgia, after his arrest on March 25

Chlorine gas threat outside Manhattan police precinct leads to cold case murder arrest in Georgia

Posted on October 7, 2025

A Nassau County man is accused of killing a 16-year-old Manhattan girl after he rammed his SUV into the victim, her mother and stepfather on Roosevelt Avenue, allegedly while intoxicated.

QNS

Nassau man indicted for murder after deliberately driving SUV into teen girl and family in Elmhurst: DA

The NYPD released this surveillance image of the suspect wanted for tying up and assaulting a woman during a Brooklyn home invasion

Brooklyn

Burglar ties up Brooklyn woman, carries out sexually motivated attack, police say

Posted on October 7, 2025

The death of the Brooklyn toddler was ruled a homicide on Monday

Brooklyn

Death of 1-year-old Brooklyn boy ruled homicide, police say

Posted on October 7, 2025

NY: Shooting West Indian Day Parade

Brooklyn Paper

FDNY EMS launches #StandWithEMS social media campaign to spotlight pay disparity

Justin Lee, 22, of Queens Village, was arrested Oct. 5 and charged in the alleged attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl in Brooklyn.

Courts

Queens man charged in Brooklyn child rape attempt was out on release from earlier alleged attacks on minors

Posted on October 6, 2025

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that law enforcement connected three Bronx shootings through ballistics and have charged 10 different individuals believed to be involved in gang activity and the retaliatory violence that lead to the death of four people this summer.

Bronx Times

DA Clark links multiple Bronx shootings to a ring of gang members and retaliatory violence

NYPD chief John Chell

NYPD Chief of Department John Chell to announce retirement from force: report

Posted on October 6, 2025

View of the Wakefield residence, where police say three people were shot and wounded Sunday following a dispute between two women.

Bronx

Bronx dispute between women leads to triple shooting, police sources say

Posted on October 6, 2025

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