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Remembering 9/11

Federal judge in NYC lets case against Saudi Arabia for 9/11 terrorist attacks advance

Posted on September 3, 2025

Convicted rapist of transgender woman in Manhattan walks in handcuffs.

Convicted Manhattan rapist gets 12 years in prison, feels wrath of his transgender victim at sentencing hearing

Posted on August 27, 2025

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Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin ‘feeling good’ despite latest corruption indictment

Posted on August 21, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

suspect accused of shooting border patrol agent bows before camera

Men accused of shooting Border Patrol agent in Manhattan park arraigned on state attempted murder charges

Posted on August 20, 2025

ICE agents in federal plaza apprehending immigrants

Lower Manhattan

ICE arrests appear to slow at Lower Manhattan immigration court – but masked agents still stalk the halls

Posted on August 20, 2025

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The art of bearing witness: How one sketch artist is capturing the ICE arrests in NYC immigration court

Posted on August 18, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul makes a discovery announcement.

Politics

New York change to discovery laws take effect in win for prosecutors

Posted on August 6, 2025

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Courts

Man sentenced to 18 years for pushing girlfriend in front of Lower Manhattan subway: DA

Posted on July 29, 2025

Disgraced Rep. George Santos surrendered himself into custody to begin his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

LI Press

Ex-Rep. George Santos surrenders to begin 87-month prison sentence

suspects in new lots avenue mta assault

Brooklyn Paper

Police arrest second woman suspected of assaulting MTA worker in East New York

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Courts

Ex-NYPD top cop Donlon threatens $10M defamation lawsuit against Mayor Adams, retired deputy commish over ‘character assassination’

Posted on July 21, 2025

Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a Friday evening press conference following the ruling against Donald Trump.

Courts

New York sues federal government over healthcare cuts

Posted on July 18, 2025

man smiling at camera who was convicted cop in Staten Island sex abuse case

Courts

Staten Island cop sentenced to 40 years behind bars for sexual abuse of underage boys: Feds

Posted on July 17, 2025

Upper East Side 91-year-old mugging victim and perpetrator in perp walk

Courts

‘I made a mistake’: Man sentenced to 15 years behind bars for beating 91-year-old on Upper East Side

Posted on July 16, 2025

ICE Courthouse

Lower Manhattan

ICE in courts: One immigrant’s hearing turns into ‘murderous reality show’ that ends with chaotic arrest, traumatized family, Lander says

Posted on July 16, 2025

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

2025 Mayor’s Race

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’

Posted on July 16, 2025

William Blount, 60, was found guilty of following Rothschild down the steps of the Queens Plaza subway station on February 24, 2022, before kicking her and then brutally bashing her skull with a hammer some 13 times before making off with her bag.

Queens

Violent felon sentenced to 25 years to life for brutal Queens hammer attack that left victim asking ‘Why me?’

Posted on July 10, 2025

online gambling

Brooklyn Paper

Lucchese crime family captain sentenced to 21 months in prison for long-running illegal gambling biz

Norma Nazario pictured before attending her late son’s high school graduation ceremony, where she accepted his diploma in his honor. (Right) The most recent portrait of Zackery, who died in 2023 while subway surfing at the age of 15.

Her 15-year-old son died subway surfing. Now this Alphabet City mother is taking TikTok and Instagram to court

Posted on July 9, 2025

site of bedford avenue bike lanes

Brooklyn Paper

Judge moves to allow removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane, despite warnings from DOT

Barnard College

Courts

Barnard pledges to tackle antisemitism, discrimination in lawsuit settlement

Posted on July 8, 2025

NYPD brass with Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban

Courts

Four former NYPD chiefs say they were forced out after exposing misconduct tied to Mayor Adams’ allies: lawsuits

Posted on July 8, 2025

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‘Violent theatre of disappearance’: Pols witness aggressive ICE arrests at federal court

Posted on July 3, 2025

Woman walking in baby oil shower outside courthouse

Lower Manhattan

Diddy trial spectacle: Baby oil, boobs and mice cause crazy chaos outside Lower Manhattan courthouse

Posted on July 2, 2025

Sean Diddy Combs in tuxedo

Courts

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty of prostitution charges, acquitted of more serious felonies

Posted on July 2, 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs and his attorney Marc Agnifilo discuss with other defense lawyers on how to respond to a new note sent by jurors, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., July 1, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Courts

Jury reaches verdict on some counts at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Posted on July 1, 2025

suspect in beige prison clothes with officer smirking during arraignment

Courts

Man who allegedly beat pregnant woman with pipe in Manhattan grins at arraignment

Posted on June 30, 2025

bronx river

Bronx Times

Bronx man indicted for murder after allegedly throwing 2-year-old son into Bronx River

Bronx suspect smiles after being accused of stomping cop in face

Bronx

Man who stomped on NYPD officer’s face during Bronx robbery did it because he was a cop: PBA

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Health

New York’s top court rules against city retirees opposed to Medicare Advantage healthcare plans

Posted on June 20, 2025

bedford avenue bike lanes

Brooklyn Paper

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

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

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

Exterior of Manhattan criminal court house

Courts

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

Posted on June 16, 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

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

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

Posted on June 11, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander speaking at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

Posted on June 5, 2025

Suspect accused of assaulting Bronx cop in handcuffs with detective

Bronx

Alleged robber who beat Bronx cop so bad he left a shoe print on his face is grilled by cops at arraignment

Posted on June 5, 2025

Mangione pictured on Feb. 21, shackled and wearing a bullet-proof vest as he's escorted into Manhattan court

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers ask judge to remove shackles, bulletproof vest in state court

Posted on June 4, 2025

Rikers Tour

ICE to stay off Rikers Island for another week as legal battle continues

Posted on June 3, 2025

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Soho slashing suspect indicted on attempted murder charges for attacking woman in gory glass assault

Posted on June 2, 2025

settlement

Bronx Times

Thousands of Bronx immigrants may be entitled to part of class action civil rights settlement

deed theft rally at city hall

Brooklyn Paper

‘Immoral and deceptive’: Brooklyn lawmakers call for City Council to invest $5M to combat deed theft

mta

Bronx Times

Bronx man sentenced to five years for brutal beating of 75-year-old MTA worker at subway station

Alleged Manhattan subway corpse rape suspect indicted, seated and looking menacing

Manhattan subway corpse rapist will be prosecuted ‘to fullest extent’ on sex assault indictment, DA Bragg says

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man gets 12 years for shooting unarmed victim in dispute: DA

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