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Bronx

One dead, two injured in Bronx triple shooting: NYPD

Posted on July 24, 2023

EXCLUSIVE | New police commissioner Edward Caban talks public safety one week into role

Posted on July 23, 2023

A jail on Rikers Island.

Queens

Detainee Curtis Davis found dead on Rikers Island; seventh death this year, fourth this month

Posted on July 23, 2023

Chinatown

14 injured, one arrested after 10-car pile-up just off Manhattan Bridge

Posted on July 23, 2023

Police Car

Man, 55, dead after fatal East Harlem shooting: cops

Posted on July 23, 2023

Cops are looking for three crooks

Greenwich Village

Serial crooks sought for Upper East Side, Greenwich Village robberies

Posted on July 23, 2023

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QNS

Woman dies in Far Rockaway house fire

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QNS

Man dies, another injured in early morning Middle Village shooting: NYPD

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Cops nab Riverside Park sex predators wanted for three attacks this week: NYPD

Posted on July 21, 2023

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QNS

Hero cops from the 112th Precinct help to revive unconscious woman in Rego Park: NYPD

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QNS

Crooks posed as FBI agents before using Taser to subdue, tie up victims in Flushing home invasion: NYPD

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Bronx

Suspects busted for Bronx shooting that injured two children

Posted on July 20, 2023

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QNS

Thieves break into Ozone Park smoke shop, nab thousands of dollars worth of merchandise: NYPD

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Brooklyn

Cops looking for Brooklyn cell phone snatcher who has targeted elderly women on Q train: NYPD

Posted on July 20, 2023

Special Master David Irwin

DOE court-ordered by judge to change system for special education hearing orders

Posted on July 19, 2023

Police

Staten Island cop arrested for alleged sexual misconduct involving teen

Posted on July 19, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Man shot in chest on Cypress Hills street: Cops

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QNS

NYPD hosts beach, water safety event in Far Rockaway

Rebecca Weiner became the first female NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism on Tuesday.

Lower Manhattan

Rebecca Weiner named NYPD’s first female Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism

Posted on July 19, 2023

NYPD officers at crime scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Three people stabbed, one fatally, in bloody Brooklyn attack: NYPD

Posted on July 19, 2023

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Homeless man cuffed for Washington Square Park deadly stabbing

Posted on July 18, 2023

Deli near where Washington Heights man was shot dead

Washington Heights

Trio indicted for fatal drive-by shooting of bystander from Egypt who was visiting son: DA Bragg

Posted on July 18, 2023

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Politics

Rikers Island crisis: Mayor Adams insists he’s ‘best person’ to fix city jails amid U.S. attorney’s pursuit of fed takeover

Posted on July 18, 2023

Protester demands Rikers Island closure

Queens

Walls are closing in on City control of Rikers Island as push for federal receivership continues

Posted on July 18, 2023

Cannabis

New York prosecutor begins crackdown on illegal cannabis shops with $400K deal with shop owner

Posted on July 18, 2023

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Bronx Times

Bronx mother-daughter duo sentenced for defrauding 92-year-old woman of more than $800K

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Brooklyn Paper

Bensonhurst shooting deemed homicide after 15-year-old dies of injuries

Firefighters battled a lithium ion battery fire at The Promise Food Corp on Monday night.

Brooklyn

Firefighters take on apparent lithium ion battery fire in Brooklyn deli

Posted on July 18, 2023

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Upper East Side

Man stabbed in the neck in Upper East Side subway station

Posted on July 17, 2023

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Upper East Side

Man stabbed in the neck in Upper East Side subway station

Posted on July 17, 2023

Politics

Senator Gillibrand pushes new legislation to end ghost guns at the source

Posted on July 17, 2023

Former city Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich

Courts

Former Buildings commish Eric Ulrich expected to face criminal indictment this week: reports

Posted on July 17, 2023

Police Commissioner Edward Caban

Bronx

Hispanic community finding hope in appointment of Edward Caban as NYPD’s first Puerto Rican top cop

Posted on July 17, 2023

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QNS

LeFrak City cyclist doored in Jamaica Hills, killed by second driver: NYPD

New NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban at Bronx precinct

Politics

Mayor Adams taps acting NYPD Commish Edward Caban to be department’s 46th top cop

Posted on July 17, 2023

Crime scene in Queens

Queens

Young woman in Queens stabbed in back during early-morning dispute: cops

Posted on July 17, 2023

The NYPD is testing drones capable of making public addresses during weather emergencies.

NYPD testing drones for public safety messaging during weather emergencies

Posted on July 16, 2023

To catch a thief: An exclusive inside look inside the NYPD’s pickpocket task force

Posted on July 16, 2023

Politics

Disney asks a judge to toss a lawsuit from board of DeSantis appointees

Posted on July 16, 2023

A jail on Rikers Island.

William Johnstone becomes sixth Rikers Island detainee to die this year

Posted on July 16, 2023

Cops are seeking the suspect they say slapped a Bronx straphanger in the face before robbing them as they exited the Mosholu Parkway station

Bronx

Bronx straphanger robbed, slapped in the face while exiting station: cops

Posted on July 16, 2023

Brooklyn

Brooklyn basketball tournament honors life of fallen FDNY captain, supports anti-gun violence initiatives

Posted on July 16, 2023

Police at shooting scene

Bronx

Bronx man gunned down across the street from his home, suspect wanted: cops

Posted on July 15, 2023

Gilgo Beach Murders: Long Island police, prosecutors vow to continue probe after NYC architect booked for 3 homicides

Posted on July 15, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann worked in NYC as professional architect

Posted on July 14, 2023

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QNS

Five firefighters hurt during two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday: FDNY

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Brooklyn

Man trips up Orthodox Jewish woman in Brooklyn, Cops investigating incident as a hate crime: NYPD

Posted on July 14, 2023

Brooklyn

FDNY takes on fire in vacant Brooklyn dorm

Posted on July 14, 2023

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Drag artist Marti Gould Cummings cheers on while a young helper paints the crosswalk.

Rainbow crosswalk painted at Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South