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NYPD officer at Brooklyn subway station

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway slashing: Man attacked by smoking suspect on J train, police say

Posted on November 25, 2023

Harlem fire scene

Harlem

Deadly Harlem brownstone fire claims one life, leaves three hospitalized: FDNY

Posted on November 25, 2023

A water main break in Midtown.

Midtown Manhattan

Major Midtown water main break cracks roadway, disrupts Black Friday shopping

Posted on November 24, 2023

SoHo stabbing

Soho

SoHo stabbings: Long Island suspect booked for killing teen, wounding another in Thanksgiving dispute

Posted on November 24, 2023

Crime scene in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Two people in Brooklyn murdered on Thanksgiving night

Posted on November 24, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams denies sexual assault allegations from 30 years ago after being named in lawsuit

Posted on November 24, 2023

Police Commissioner Edward Caban

Midtown Manhattan

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: NYPD’s top cop Edward Caban talks efforts to keep the festivities safe

Posted on November 23, 2023

The perpetrator who stabbed a man outside a Macy's store in Downtown Brooklyn on Nov. 21, 2023.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn stabbing suspect sought for attacking man during street argument

Posted on November 23, 2023

Ex-Obama staffer smiles at perp walk following his arrest for anti-Islamic tirade

Upper East Side

Ex-Obama staffer busted for harassing Manhattan halal vendors in anti-Islamic tirade smiles during perp walk

Posted on November 23, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

Mayor, NYPD say they will not tolerate protest disruptions at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

Posted on November 22, 2023

Jamaica

QNS

Brooklyn man sentenced for stealing widow’s Queens home by posing as her son: DA

Officer holds shield at Queens shootout standoff crime

Queens

Queens shooting and standoff ends with suspect critically wounded

Posted on November 22, 2023

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QNS

Cops search for A train strangler who attacked teen at Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station: NYPD

Cops patrol at a protest sparked in the wake of the Israel–Hamas conflict.

Protest by the numbers: Police report 638 arrests in NYC since Israel-Hamas war

Posted on November 22, 2023

The pair of suspects slashed the teenage victim at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Sunday.

Pair of assailants slash 18-year-old woman at Port Authority Bus Terminal

Posted on November 22, 2023

Police officer at scene of Manhattan stabbing

Lower Manhattan

Manhattan park stabbing: Newly arrived migrant teen allegedly murdered homeless man

Posted on November 21, 2023

Police at scene of Brooklyn shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting in broad daylight leaves man injured: NYPD

Posted on November 21, 2023

Flushing

QNS

Young Manhattan boy vanishes while shopping with his dad in Flushing: NYPD

Lower Manhattan

Police Commissioner Caban distributes Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need in Lower Manhattan

Posted on November 21, 2023

The dognappers stole six poodle puppies from the Bronx apartment building.

Dognappers steal six puppies from Bronx apartment

Posted on November 21, 2023

The shooting took place outside 40-35 21st St. in Long Island City, Queens.

Gunman kills 25-year-old in Long Island City: NYPD

Posted on November 21, 2023

NYPD brass testify at police radio encryption hearing

Politics

Over and out? NYPD evades media access questions at City Council hearing on police radio encryption

Posted on November 20, 2023

Videos obtained by ProPublica and THE CITY show Detective Manuel Cordova, top left, Officer Omar Habib, right, and Detective Fabio Nunez, bottom left, using chokeholds. Obtained by ProPublica and THE CITY

Politics

NYC ban on police chokeholds upheld by state’s highest court

Posted on November 20, 2023

Bronx politicians are attempting to combat the proliferation of illegal cannabis.

Bronx Times

Bronx smoke shops in Williamsbridge and Westchester Square raided, 46 pounds of illegal cannabis seized

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QNS

Southeast Queens man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2020 collision that killed off-duty cop: DA

fire in east flatbush

Brooklyn Paper

Fire breaks out in East Flatbush apartment building with record of code violations

Police respond to Queens crash

Queens

Deadly Long Island Expressway pileup in Queens capped off a bloody weekend of carnage on NYC streets

Posted on November 20, 2023

Ashish Prashar

Brooklyn

Brooklyn hot coffee hate crime victim speaks out over painful attack | EXCLUSIVE

Posted on November 20, 2023

Woodhaven

QNS

Senior dies, another injured while trying to cross Woodhaven Boulevard near Forest Park: NYPD

Cynthia Aikens, a resident of 2309 Holland Ave., is assisted by Sofia Manzi and Lenore Grogan of the American Red Cross after a fire at her apartment building on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Aikens lost everything in the blaze that killed one tenant and injured five others.

Bronx Times

One dead, multiple with ‘serious, life threatening’ injuries in Allerton apartment fire: FDNY

The shooting took place inside Prospect Park, near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue.

Gunmen shoot bystander in broad daylight inside Prospect Park: NYPD

Posted on November 20, 2023

The shooting took place near Morris Avenue and E. 174th Street in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx.

Gunman kills 28-year-old in the Bronx: NYPD

Posted on November 20, 2023

A straphanger takes a selfie with the K5 robot in Times Square.

Midtown Manhattan

Selfies and security: NYPD’s robotic cop K5 puts on a Times Square show while on patrol

Posted on November 20, 2023

Brooklyn shooting of Queens man

Brooklyn

Brooklyn man booked for allegedly shooting his common-law wife and her son to death: NYPD

Posted on November 19, 2023

Homeless man sleeps at Manhattan park where stabbing occurred

Lower Manhattan

Manhattan park stabbing: Homeless teen cuffed for murdering unhoused man

Posted on November 19, 2023

Bill Cosby sued by former comedy writer for alleged sexual abuse under expiring New York survivor law

Posted on November 18, 2023

Upper East Side crime scene

Brooklyn

More Brooklyn gun violence: Man shot dead in front of residence

Posted on November 18, 2023

corpse

QNS

Headless corpse found on the sand of Breezy Point Beach: NYPD

Council Member Inna Vernikov was arraigned on Nov. 2 after she allegedly brought a gun to a protest at Brooklyn College last month.

Brooklyn Paper

District Attorney drops gun possession charges against Vernikov, says firearm was ‘inoperable’

firefighters at Bushwick factory fire

Brooklyn Paper

Three-alarm fire ravages Bushwick factory, injures one firefighter

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QNS

Jamaica gang leader gets life in prison for 2019 fatal drive-by shooting in Springfield Gardens: Feds

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QNS

Dept. of Education employee busted for trying to kidnap teen as she walked to school in Cambria Heights: NYPD

Police say the altercation broke out in Times Square at around 8:45 p.m. on Nov 16.

Cops cuff 5 people for Times Square Brawl that left teenager stabbed

Posted on November 17, 2023

Donated by the New York City Police foundation, the Real Time Crime Center Emergency Mobile Response Van (RTCC) will be used to set up a base away from police headquarters in the event of a major incident or investigation.

Mystery machine: Inside the NYPD’s new mobile command center

Posted on November 17, 2023

The assault occurred near 40 Canal St. on Nov. 10. of the cab driver

Man knocks out 82-year-old cab driver on the Lower East Side

Posted on November 17, 2023

Police officer at scene of Manhattan stabbing

Lower Manhattan

Stabbing during brawl at Manhattan park leaves man dead, another injured: cops

Posted on November 17, 2023

An NYPD officer uses radio

Politics

Over and out? State bill would thwart NYPD radio encryption plan and protect public access to transmissions

Posted on November 17, 2023

A group of suspects (pictured) assaulted the 25-year-old victim at the intersection of 60th Street and Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park on Nov. 7.

Assailants brutally beat e-bike rider with baseball bat in Brooklyn

Posted on November 16, 2023

More from around NYC

spit fire

Photos: ‘Spit Fire Against Empire’ open mic event held at South Bronx Swap Meet

U.S. Rep Grace Meng (center) joined AARP volunteers at a celebration of Social Security's 90th anniversary in Corona.

AARP hosts Social Security anniversary celebration in Corona

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88th Precinct: Burglar busts into Fort Greene bar

A man and a woman's faces are close together in a black and white scene in “Who Killed Teddy Bear," directed by Joseph Cates, opens Aug. 8 at the Film Forum.

“Who Killed Teddy Bear,” dramatic thriller starring out actor Sal Mineo, screening at Film Forum