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man wearing black shirt, tan shorts and hat in Midtown

Anti-Muslim bigot punches and harasses man in Midtown hate crime: cops

Posted on August 6, 2024

man wearing all black and a backpack in the Bronx

Bronx

Bronx cops search for man who raped woman after asking her for directions

Posted on August 6, 2024

displace

QNS

Raging five-alarm fire displaces 11 households after spreading through eight buildings in Queens Village: Red Cross

c train sentencing

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced to prison for slashing straphanger in the face

Upper West Side robbery and shooting suspect

Lower Manhattan

Man involved in Upper West Side robbery and attempted shooting of officers gets sent to prison

Posted on August 5, 2024

person wearing orange shorts in Brooklyn

4 perps beat a man for his phone in Brooklyn: cops

Posted on August 5, 2024

teacher

QNS

Rego Park summer school teacher busted for allegedly assaulting 12-year-old student: NYPD

Police at a shooting scene

Upper East Side

Two men injured in shooting near Upper East Side migrant shelter

Posted on August 4, 2024

Cops caught a sneaky serpent slithering across the street in the West Village on Sunday afternoon.

Cops catch snake jay-slithering across West Village street

Posted on August 4, 2024

An off-duty correctional officer allegedly shot a man in East New York Sunday, leaving him hospitalized following a dispute, authorities said.

Brooklyn

Off-duty correctional officer allegedly shoots man in Brooklyn dispute

Posted on August 4, 2024

Handcuffs

Queens

Off-duty NYC Parks employee arrested in Queens for reckless motorcycle chase

Posted on August 4, 2024

Firefighters operate on the roof as heavy flames shoot through multiple private dwellings and garages during a five-alarm fire in Queens Village.

Queens

Queens Village blaze: FDNY battles five-alarm inferno amid scorching temperatures

Posted on August 4, 2024

The intersection of 100th Street and 37th Avenue in Corona, Queens, where a violent brawl occurred on Aug. 3.

Queens

Five stabbed in bloody Queens brawl, police seek two suspects

Posted on August 4, 2024

Bronx

Cops release new photos of suspects in violent Bronx robbery

Posted on August 4, 2024

Sgt Carl Johnson of the 5th precinct was wheeled out of Bellevue hospital at around 4:30 p.m. after undergoing surgery for a bullet wound to his thigh just days prior.

Lower Manhattan

‘I feel good’: NYPD Sergeant shot in Lower Manhattan by alleged gang member released from hospital

Posted on August 3, 2024

Images of the East Harlem pervert who, cops said, ejaculated on a woman during a June encounter on a local street.

East Harlem pervert sought for ejaculating on woman in street encounter

Posted on August 3, 2024

uniformed NYPD outside near police tape in Brooklyn

Bronx

Bronx man shot dead outside apartment building in precinct plagued by homicides

Posted on August 3, 2024

The alleged gang member who shot two NYPD sergeants after a gunpoint robbery in Lower Manhattan was charged Friday, 24 hours after he pulled the trigger, authorities said.

Chinatown

Alleged gang member who shot two NYPD sergeants charged for multiple crimes

Posted on August 2, 2024

The NYPD finished a 12-month long investigation on July 31 by cuffing drill rapper Nay Benz and a slew of others allegedly involved in a string of shootings as part of the borough’s Slaughtery gang.

Bronx

Exclusive | Drill rapper Nay Benz and slew of Slaughtery gang members cuffed for terrorizing the Bronx in NYPD takedown

Posted on August 2, 2024

illegal smoke shops

QNS

Over 195 illegal smoke shops shut down in Queens since May, hundreds throughout the five boroughs

One cop shot in Lower Manhattan released from hospital

Lower Manhattan cops shot: Alleged gang member questioned as one injured officer heads home from hospital

Posted on August 1, 2024

Police investigate scene in Lower Manhattan where two officers were shot

Lower Manhattan

Two cops shot in Lower Manhattan, suspect in custody

Posted on August 1, 2024

rockaway

QNS

Rockaway man criminally charged with attempted murder for shooting at cops in Edgemere: DA

man wearing yellow vest in Gramercy Park in Manhattan

Bike thief steals wheels, throws wrench at victim in Gramercy Park

Posted on August 1, 2024

apartment building with cars parked in front in the Bronx

Bronx

Man fatally stabbed in Bronx apartment building; suspect at large

Posted on August 1, 2024

Police arrested Wednesday the woman they say contributed to a string of antisemitic vandalizations that several properties doused in red paint last month.

Brooklyn

Alleged getaway driver in Brooklyn and Manhattan antisemitic vandalism incidents apprehended

Posted on July 31, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a task force of law enforcement performed a victory lap in the Bronx Wednesday, announcing that over 750 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs have been shuttered.

Politics

‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

Posted on July 31, 2024

Subway train in Queens

Subway slasher who attacked MTA worker in Queens still on the lam: cops

Posted on July 31, 2024

A police officer investigates a shooting scene

Double shooting on Staten Island leaves one man dead, another wounded: cops

Posted on July 31, 2024

The Cross Bronx Expressway.

Bronx

Cyclist killed riding on busy Bronx roadway at night

Posted on July 31, 2024

crime in brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn saw spike of gun violence, homicide in July despite overall crime decrease

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Bronx man faces attempted murder, assault charges for E train stabbing in Queens

Posted on July 30, 2024

Convicted Chinatown woman murderer

Chinatown

Convicted murderer of Chinatown’s Christina Yuna Lee gets 30 years to life for barbaric stabbing that shocked community

Posted on July 30, 2024

Brooklyn police officer stands guard outside shooting scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn detectives looking for suspects in wild triple shooting that left three people wounded

Posted on July 30, 2024

Bronx intersection where a shooting occurred

Bronx

Man in the Bronx found shot dead in the head inside an RV: cops

Posted on July 30, 2024

police with e bike

NYPD raid Randall’s Island migrant shelter, confiscate dozens of mopeds hours after triple shooting

Posted on July 29, 2024

Rally goers hold signs demanding that the NYPD report the truth about Christin Emile's shooting death

Brooklyn

Seeking the truth: Family of Christin Emile demand answers from NYPD months after cops shot Brooklyn man dead

Posted on July 29, 2024

A train pulls into a barren subway platform.

Queens

Woman stabbed multiple times at Queens subway station: cops

Posted on July 29, 2024

fire in crown heights

Brooklyn Paper

Three separate Brooklyn fires injure 12 residents over weekend, FDNY investigates

Sumner Houses in Brooklyn with cars parked out front

Brooklyn

Suspect arrested after deadly shooting in Brooklyn housing complex

Posted on July 29, 2024

Police at crime scene

Triple shooting near Randall’s Island migrant shelter leaves one dead: cops

Posted on July 29, 2024

Former FDNY firefighter Lt. Kevin Dermody of Engine 82 in the South Bronx

Bronx Times

‘A lot of lives have been helped’: Nonprofit works to provide mental health for FDNY firefighters

Woman mourns at Sonya Massey vigil in Greenwich Village

Downtown Express

Greenwich Village vigil for Sonya Massey brings tearful rebuke of police brutality

Posted on July 28, 2024

A corrections officer in a NYC jail

Politics

Mayor Adams ‘state of emergency’ in NYC jails blocks parts of City Council-approved solitary confinement law

Posted on July 28, 2024

Crime scene in Manhattan

Bronx

Bronx killer still at large for stabbing man dead during argument: cops

Posted on July 28, 2024

Bronx brutes sought for robbery

Bronx

Bronx brutes choke and beat senior man for his property: cops

Posted on July 28, 2024

Firefighters rescued numerous residents over ground ladders during a three alarm fire at 168-20 Liberty Ave. in Queens on Sunday, July 28.

Queens firefighters battle three-alarm fire at home that left five residents injured

Posted on July 28, 2024

Bronx shooting scene with police

Bronx

Bronx double shooting leaves two bystanders seriously injured, gunman at large: cops

Posted on July 27, 2024

More from around NYC

blood drive

NYC Health + Hospitals hosts blood drive in honor of late chief nursing officer

A former NYPD officer from Bellerose was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to three years in prison for defrauding millions of dollars from investors.

Ex-NYPD officer from Bellerose sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud scheme: Feds

crown heights shooting

Man shot, injured in broad daylight in Crown Heights

Monica Helms, creator of the Trans Flag, participates in a panel discussion at WorldPride 2025 in Washington.

Monica Helms, creator of Trans Flag, flees to Costa Rica with her wife