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sketch artist in ICE immigration court draws ICE agent

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

Posted on August 18, 2025

cops on scene of east new york shooting

Brooklyn Paper

Man shot in Brooklyn hours after mass shooting injures 12

two NYPD officials speak at press conference at Manhattan police-involved shooting

Washington Heights

Off-duty cop shoots man dead in Manhattan in NYPD’s third police-involved shooting in five days

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman with long legs sought for pepper spray attack at subway station in Queens

Queens

Woman blasted man with pepper spray on board L train in Queens: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

suspect in white hat and gray coat believed to be responsible for bronx rape

Bronx

15-year-old Bronx girl raped inside her home: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

police comb through evidence at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Mayor Adams denounces bloodshed, deploys violence interrupters and faith leaders to keep peace

Posted on August 17, 2025

a storefront with police in front in Queens

Queens

2 people shot inside Queens convenience store; suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

police officer standing with police tape at scene of brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Three dead, nine injured in likely gang-related bloodshed at restaurant

Posted on August 17, 2025

Police officers examine evidence of a shooting with yellow crime scene tape stretched

Bronx

Woman shot in the butt at Bronx bar, suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 16, 2025

firefighters with equipment in front of rowhouses in Brooklyn during fire

Brooklyn

Brooklyn four-alarm fire leaves four firefighters and resident injured

Posted on August 16, 2025

police officials hold up photo of weapon and speak about staten island police-involved shooting

Staten Island police-involved shooting: Off-duty officers kill man holding imitation firearm, NYPD says

Posted on August 16, 2025

A view of 306 West 128th Street in Harlem, where a 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed Friday.

Harlem

51-year-old man fatally stabbed on Harlem street: NYPD

Posted on August 15, 2025

A Bayside man was sentenced to prison for driving the wrong way on the Clearview Expressway in 2023, ramming five cars and injuring two motorists.

QNS

Bayside man sentenced for injuring two drivers after intentionally driving wrong way on Clearview Expressway in 2023: DA

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

QNS

Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

Police released surveillance images of two suspects wanted in connection with separate purse snatchings in Manhattan on Aug. 3

Duo sought in Manhattan purse snatchings that left woman with head injury, police say

Posted on August 15, 2025

The Deaf Basketball team is leading the citywide tournament series against the NYPD 4-0.

Sports

On the brink of a clean sweep: Deaf Community basketball team dominates NYPD on the court

Posted on August 15, 2025

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QNS

F train rider slashed in the face at Jamaica Hills subway station: NYPD

fdny paramedics at scene of powder scare at federal plaza

Powder scare in Lower Manhattan: Suspicious packages sent to Federal Plaza site where ICE has arrested numerous immigrants

Posted on August 14, 2025

flames shoot out of Bronx building set on fire

Charges pending against Bronx squatter accused of setting fire to home that killed dog

Posted on August 14, 2025

Photos of dog kidnapped from homeless man on Bronx train

Bronx

Homeless man who had beloved dog stolen while riding Bronx train begs for pup’s return: ‘Taking my dog is like kidnapping my son’

Posted on August 14, 2025

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

Politics

What crime problem? NYC is safer than its been in 25 years, NYPD stats show, despite Trump threats of federal takeover

Posted on August 13, 2025

Police in Astoria fatally shot and killed an allegedly knife-wielding man during an encounter in April. State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Council Member Tiffany Cában have criticized the police over the incident. Photo: Dean Moses.

QNS

Gonzalez, Cabán criticize NYPD over failing to de-escalate before fatal Astoria shooting

Police officers at scene of Brooklyn shooting holding up photo of confiscated gun

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Suspect shot by cops was out on parole after guilty pleas to gun violence, NYPD chief rails

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Cops wound gunman who fired shots near apartment building

Posted on August 12, 2025

crushed vehicle and food cart after crash in Queens

Queens

Carnage in Queens: Three dead, including senior driver, after gruesome crash with food cart

Posted on August 12, 2025

Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly assaulted an innocent bystander inside the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station for no apparent reason.

QNS

Woman attacks bystander in unprovoked assault at Woodhaven Boulevard subway station: NYPD

Suspect in shirt behind Midtown rape attempt

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown rape attempt: Man chokes out woman on street in heinous early-morning attack

Posted on August 12, 2025

Queens

Q-Teams come to Queens: NYPD unit tackling quality of life issues goes borough wide

Posted on August 11, 2025

A handful of protesters dressed as the Statue of Liberty and Lady Justice were arrested in front of Lower Manhattan’s immigration court Monday in protest of ICE.

‘Give me liberty or give me death’: Anti-ICE protesters dressed as Lady Justice, Statue of Liberty arrested outside of Manhattan Immigration court

Posted on August 11, 2025

Kevin Mares, 25, of East Elmhurst, who was fatally shot in Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, was planning on getting engaged this fall to his girlfriend of six years, Angy Arguello.

QNS

East Elmhurst man killed in shooting while visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert

Man in white mask exiting subway turnstile after woman slashed

Lower Manhattan

Man who slashed woman during robbery aboard Lower Manhattan train faces attempted murder charges

Posted on August 10, 2025

Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Aug. 10 at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica.

QNS

Three firefighters injured while battling four-alarm South Jamaica fire: FDNY

Police officer at a Brooklyn subway station

Midtown Manhattan

Man shoved onto Midtown subway tracks in unprovoked attack, NYPD says

Posted on August 10, 2025

Brooklyn

23-year-old killed in early morning shooting on Brooklyn street: cops

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man shot dead after party dispute: NYPD

Posted on August 10, 2025

child and pallbearers carry casket of Midtown mass shooting victim

Brooklyn

Brooklyn security guard killed in Midtown mass shooting laid to rest as a hometown hero

Posted on August 9, 2025

Police in Times Square stretch crime scene tape after stabbing

Times Square shooting: Teen in custody after gunfire near Raising Cane’s restaurant wounds three

Posted on August 9, 2025

Chaofeng Ge of Flushing was found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

QNS

Flushing man found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania facility

police officer with yellow tape at crime scene where person was stabbed with blood-covered cloth on ground

Adding more police officers doesn’t mean lower crime rates, report says

Posted on August 8, 2025

As a man was detained by ICE, protestors took to the streets to denounce federal agents being at 26 Federal Plaza on Friday morning.

PHOTOS: Protesters gather to denounce federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on August 8, 2025

Shaquan Butler was convicted of murder in the fatal beating of his 3-year-old son in the shelter for homeless families at the old Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst in November 2022.

QNS

Elmhurst man faces life in prison for murder of 3-year-old son at family shelter in old Pan American Hotel: DA

Detectives from the 83 Precinct investigate a shooting at Broadway Avenue and Kossuth Place. The victim was left in critical condition.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting leaves one man critically injured

Posted on August 8, 2025

The NYPD held a career day at its police academy in Queens on Thursday for hundreds of young people involved in its summer internship program, which aims to help the most at-risk youth find meaningful career paths.

Queens

NYPD career day at Queens Police Academy aims to connect at-risk youth with professions

Posted on August 8, 2025

A view of Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, where police say a masked gunman fatally shot a man outside ExoticWorld Smoke Shop on Aug. 7

Bronx

Masked gunman fatally shoots man in head outside Bronx smoke shop, police say

Posted on August 8, 2025

man bows while being dragged away by ICE agent

ICE in courts: Game of ‘justice roulette’ continues at Federal Plaza as Lander pushes for more legal funding

Posted on August 7, 2025

nypd officer in full uniform holding badge honoring Queens detective

Queens

This Queens detective now wears the badge of a 9/11 hero, keeping his uncle’s legacy alive

Posted on August 7, 2025

Two of the four suspects wanted in connection with a multi-borough necklace-snatching spree between July 9 and Aug. 2,

Group robs six people in multi-borough necklace-snatching spree: NYPD

Posted on August 7, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: How each candidate plans to approach policing and crime

Posted on August 7, 2025

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permits

Permits filed for residential building with 38 units in Crotona Park East

Cakesbynerwan

A taste of Autumn: Western Queens embraces seasonal flavors

NY: Thousands celebrate the West Indian Day Parade.

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner outline security measures for J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Parade

Michael Seltzer, who co-founded Funders for LGBTQ issues and Funders Concerned About AIDS, died on July 31 at the age of 78.

Michael Seltzer, visionary in gay and AIDS philanthropy, has died at 78