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Upper West Side

Subway tragedy: Man apparently throws himself in front of Upper West Side train, cops say

Posted on November 2, 2022

A suicide note left on the cell of former Rikers Island detainee, Segundo Guallpa.

Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

Posted on November 2, 2022

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Chelsea

Senior man dies of injuries 6 weeks after being assaulted by teen in Chelsea

Posted on November 2, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association awards inaugural Hinds-Radix Scholarship to Brooklyn Law School student with future in public service

Victims of fatal Bronx fire mourned at Brooklyn funeral

Posted on November 1, 2022

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Brooklyn

Police shoot machete-wielding man in Brooklyn

Posted on November 1, 2022

A jail on Rikers Island

Politics

Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails

Posted on November 1, 2022

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QNS

Construction worker killed on Van Wyck Expressway after falling from Roosevelt Avenue Bridge: NYPD

Rikers Island violence: Corrections officer stabbed 15 times by inmate in bloody attack

Posted on November 1, 2022

Politics

Chief Justice Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel

Posted on November 1, 2022

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Bronx Times

Mott Haven’s popular Chocobar Cortés, a target of 4 recent burglaries, considers closing

The crime scene at an Uptown McDonald's

Upper East Side

‘There was blood everywhere:’ Wild Upper East Side fight leaves McDonald’s a crimson mess

Posted on November 1, 2022

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Brooklyn

Two men die of injuries after double shooting in Brooklyn restaurant: NYPD

Posted on November 1, 2022

Man shot riding bike in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Man killed while riding bike in Brooklyn drive-by shooting: cops

Posted on November 1, 2022

Brooklyn double shooting investigation

Brooklyn

Double Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead, woman seriously wounded: cops

Posted on November 1, 2022

Rikers Island as seen from the air.

Another Rikers Island inmate dies while in custody in the jail

Posted on October 31, 2022

Courts

Judge won’t dismiss election workers’ suit against Giuliani

Posted on October 31, 2022

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Bronx Times

Prominent activist arrested for solicitation of a minor in Bedford Park

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Fare evasion summonses have nearly doubled as cops flood subway system

Posted on October 31, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Meet the Candidates: General Election | Beverly Tatham, Municipal Court District 7

Politics

Police: Pelosi suspect wanted to hold House Speaker hostage

Posted on October 31, 2022

Courts

Trump asks justices to keep tax returns from House committee

Posted on October 31, 2022

Courts

Supreme Court justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions

Posted on October 31, 2022

Man struck by D train

Man fatally struck by train at Rockefeller Center, capping off gruesome month for subway system

Posted on October 31, 2022

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Brooklyn

Bronx man cuffed for shooting man in Brooklyn robbery: NYPD

Posted on October 31, 2022

Brooklyn shooting arrests

Brooklyn

Two deadly Brooklyn shooting cases solved with suspects locked up this weekend

Posted on October 31, 2022

Suspect sought for Washington Heights slashing

Man sought for slashing victim and speaking hate speech during Washington Heights assault

Posted on October 31, 2022

Politics

AP source: Pelosi attacker carried zip ties, in Jan. 6 echo

Posted on October 30, 2022

Muhammad A. Aziz exonerated in Malcolm X murder

NYC settles for $26 million with men falsely convicted of killing Malcolm X

Posted on October 30, 2022

Crime scene in Queens after three people shot at deli

Queens

Three people in Queens shot at deli near Jamaica LIRR station in broad daylight

Posted on October 30, 2022

Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead after being hit twice in back: cops

Posted on October 30, 2022

Four people killed in Bronx house fire

Bronx

Deadly Bronx fire claims four lives after flames rip through home

Posted on October 30, 2022

Politics

Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case

Posted on October 29, 2022

Deranged suspect who stabbed man in Harlem

Harlem

Deranged man in Harlem stabbed straphanger who refused to argue with him: cops

Posted on October 29, 2022

Brooklyn man shot

Brooklyn

Brooklyn man shot into abdomen, walks into nearby hospital for treatment

Posted on October 29, 2022

Times Square subway station

Midtown Manhattan

Times Square subway station stabbing leaves man hospitalized, suspect in custody

Posted on October 29, 2022

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Queens

Motorcyclist critically injured after being struck by SUV in Queens: NYPD

Posted on October 28, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

After two decades of courtroom innovation, Judge Alex M. Calabrese retires from Red Hook Community Justice Center

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Brooklyn

Two found dead in possible murder-suicide in Brooklyn: NYPD

Posted on October 28, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Motorcyclist struck by car outside East Flatbush church

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Upper West Side

Two sought for brutally assaulting senior man on Upper West Side train

Posted on October 28, 2022

Politics

AP source: Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in attack

Posted on October 28, 2022

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East Village shooting leaves one dead, another injured in housing development

Posted on October 28, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NYC Civil Court Judge Heela Capell displays empathy in and out of courtroom

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Criminal justice reform panel addresses challenges facing Rikers closure

Posted on October 27, 2022

Laura Kavanagh named NYC Fire Commissioner

Politics

Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC’s first-ever female Fire Commissioner

Posted on October 27, 2022

bus hostage power outage

Queens

Chaos in Queens: Man holds bus driver hostage, sets in motion hundreds losing power

Posted on October 27, 2022

cops outside Brooklyn restaurant shooting

Brooklyn restaurant shooting leaves man slain, another wounded: cops

Posted on October 27, 2022

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Rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Elton makes splashy return to ocean off Coney Island

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