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Suspected dog abuser taping canine in park

Queens

NYPD Quality of Life Team cuffs man who allegedly duct-taped dogs in Queens park

Posted on August 25, 2025

police at night with car in front at scene of deadly shooting

Bronx

Two teens among four charged in Bronx basketball court shooting that killed one and injured three

Posted on August 25, 2025

Deputy Chief of the NYPD Intelligence Division Courtney Nilan shows amNewYork two different kinds of ghost guns.

‘New Second Amendment:’ How the NYPD, Manhattan DA are fighting radical online ghost gun manufacturers

Posted on August 24, 2025

Queens

Exclusive: Family of Queens bartender demands answers after she was set on fire and severely burned during lounge show

Posted on August 24, 2025

NYPD Police car

Queens

Man fatally struck by NYPD cruiser while lying on the ground near US Open remains unidentified

Posted on August 24, 2025

NYPD officers at the scene of a shooting

Bronx

One dead, four injured in shooting at Bronx basketball game: cops

Posted on August 24, 2025

FILE - A man in custody was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Inmate found dead in cell at Rikers Island: DOC

Posted on August 23, 2025

Red and blue flashing police lights at a crime scene.

Bronx

Bronx man found shot in the neck at neighborhood intersection: NYPD

Posted on August 23, 2025

A man stole a yellow cab in Kips Bay on Thursday night, taking it on a joyride and colliding with a cyclist in a hit-and-run before abandoning the vehicle, authorities said.

Man steals yellow cab in Manhattan before colliding with cyclist in hit-and-run, cops say

Posted on August 22, 2025

Law enforcement shut down an illegal cannabis operation out of Mott Haven on Thursday, seizing about 2,000 lbs of cannabis products and arresting 11 people.

Bronx Times

NYC Sheriffs bust massive Bronx illegal cannabis operation for the second time, seize $5 million in product

Surveillance images released by the NYPD on Aug. 21 show three of six suspects wanted in connection with a July 4 robbery in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Group of six beat man with iron stick, steal $800 in Brooklyn robbery: NYPD

Posted on August 21, 2025

arrested Ingrid Lewis-Martin talks to reporter after her arrest

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

Posted on August 21, 2025

gina argento broadway stages bribery

Brooklyn Paper

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

woman in handcuffs escorted by detectives after corruption indictment

Politics

‘Classic bribery’: Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, power brokers at center of alleged pay-to-play schemes indicted

Posted on August 21, 2025

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

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly stole a wallet dropped by a younger man as he passed through the turnstile at the Broadway/North Boulevard station in Woodside.

QNS

Suspect snatches cash-packed wallet from man at R train station in Woodside: NYPD

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

NYPD recruits stand with right arms raised taking an oath

Blue blood infusion: NYPD welcomes largest recruit class in 9 years amid its ongoing staffing crisis

Posted on August 20, 2025

police at night with car in front at scene of deadly shooting

Bronx

Man in federal prison charged with 2017 stray bullet slaying of beloved Bronx mother

Posted on August 20, 2025

Suspects behind assault at Bronx laundromat where man was stabbed

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed, beaten at laundromat after argument over restroom key: cops

Posted on August 20, 2025

ICE agent in court with Superman patch on his vest

Lower Manhattan

Are ICE agents in Lower Manhattan courts wearing Superman patches to support pro-Trump actor Dean Cain?

Posted on August 19, 2025

NYPD officer staring at funeral for fallen cop

Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

Posted on August 19, 2025

Police at scene where man was stabbed in Brooklyn

Bronx

Man stabbed to death in the Bronx after argument: Cops

Posted on August 19, 2025

portrait of slain officer didarul islam

Bronx Times

Two online fundraisers for family of slain officer Didarul Islam generate nearly $500,000

Moonrocks at 46-06 Utopia Parway in Flushing was shuttered along with five other illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Aug. 18.

QNS

Six illegal cannabis storefronts padlocked, hundreds of pounds of illicit marijuana products seized across Queens: DA

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

Quality of Life policing gets expanded city-wide

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman in tears at scene of mass shooting in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Two men killed in rampage identified as gunmen who began the mayhem

Posted on August 18, 2025

Police in Times Square examine suspicious package left behind near station.

Times Square scare: Cops clear area after man leaves suspicious package outside of NYPD station

Posted on August 18, 2025

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

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permits

Permits filed for residential building with six units in Van Nest

Police at the scene in Jamaica, where a shootout between police and an armed robbery suspect on Nov. 19, 2024 ended with the perpetrator dead and an officer wounded.

No charges against NYPD officers involved in fatal 2024 shootout with career criminal in Jamaica: AG

rally for security guard protections

‘Protect the protectors’: Hundreds rally in support of new regulations to protect security guards

Global Black Gay Men Connect's survey will remain open through November.

Survey seeks feedback from Black gay and trans respondents on long-acting PrEP