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Queens

Violent Queens rapist attacks woman in her home, steals bedsheets after sexual assault: cops

Posted on July 27, 2025

FILE - Police at a Brooklyn crime scene

Brooklyn

Teen found wounded in mysterious Brooklyn shooting: cops

Posted on July 27, 2025

An officer in the Quality of Life division patrols Coney Island.

Brooklyn

Teenage Brooklyn brawlers busted for attacking cops near the Coney Island boardwalk

Posted on July 27, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting: Two young men seriously wounded in early-morning gunfire, perp on the run

Posted on July 26, 2025

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Brooklyn

Power outages: Con Edison hustles to reconnect Staten Island and Brooklyn residents left in the dark after storms

Posted on July 26, 2025

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Bronx

Bronx murder mystery solved: NYPD charges mom in slaying of newborn babies 5 years ago

Posted on July 25, 2025

Ridgewood resident Ernesto Cruz is being held without bail following his arraignment in the stabbing death of his wife and 2-year-old daughter, inside the family home on Forest Avenue on the night of Saturday, July 19.

QNS

Ridgewood man faces life in prison without parole for savage murder of wife, 2-year-old daughter: DA

Cops have been looking for this alleged burglar who stole nearly half a million dollars in cash and personal property from a Fresh Meadows home.

QNS

Burglar steals nearly $500K in cash and property from Queens home: NYPD

Manhattan resident Drew Musa was indicted for allegedly attempting to rape a 26-year-old woman in Elmhurst before he vanished into the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station as police searched for him.

QNS

Manhattan man indicted for attempted rape of woman near Hoffman Park in Elmhurst: DA

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Midtown Manhattan

Man arrested for fatal Midtown shooting over public urination

Posted on July 25, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Never forgotten’: Investigators renew push to solve 1973 disappearance of Brooklyn teens

A Bronx man was found guilty by a jury of shooting at an off-duty NYPD detective during a road rage incident on the Long Island Expressway near the Cross Island Parkway in September 2023.

QNS

Bronx man found guilty of shooting at off-duty NYPD detective during road rage incident in Queens: DA

Queens crime scene

Queens

Queens husband who allegedly stabbed wife, 2-year-old daughter to death called sister following murders: cops

Posted on July 24, 2025

Medical examiner loads body into van in Bronx

Bronx

Bronx murder mystery: Woman found dead in stairwell may have been tied up and tortured for weeks, cops say

Posted on July 24, 2025

police officer arrests man who vandalized Meta office in climate protest with green paint

Climate activists arrested inside Moynihan Train Hall after they vandalize Meta offices

Posted on July 24, 2025

NYPD officer leaves shooting scene in Upper West Side

Upper West Side

Teen slashed by group inside posh Upper West Side apartment building

Posted on July 24, 2025

Masked guards for ICE escort immigrant

ICE in court: Feds snatch more immigrants as Lander, Williams demand safety inspection of detainment center

Posted on July 23, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Police arrest second woman suspected of assaulting MTA worker in East New York

Massachusetts resident Minliang Zhen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a woman in Flushing over her relative's unpaid financial debt.

QNS

Gunman gets 12 years in prison for shooting woman in Flushing over a relative’s debt: DA

A former employee at the DBK4 Amazon warehouse in Maspeth was criminally charged for allegedly stealing 1,838 pairs of work boots and sneakers and reselling them online for nearly $225,000, according to the Queens DA's office.

QNS

Former Amazon employee at Maspeth warehouse charged with theft of nearly $225K worth of footwear: DA

Medical examiner loads body into van in Bronx

Bronx

Murder in the Bronx: Woman found brutally stabbed to death in apartment building stairwell

Posted on July 23, 2025

two people riding moped responsible for drive-by robbery pattern

Bronx Times

Hell on two wheels: Moped-riding thieves in Bronx attack pedestrians in drive-by robbery pattern

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Chinatown hit-and-run crash: Driver accused of fatally mowing down two people had guns in car, prosecutors say

Posted on July 22, 2025

Jackson Heights resident Jose Lequerica has been charged with murder in connection with the beating death of his wife, Asli Ak, a real estate broker who had dreams of owning her own agency, according to her brother.

QNS

Queens man held without bail for allegedly beating his wife to death in 2024: DA

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Bronx Times

Family of Saniyah Cheatham call for accountability at funeral for teen who died in NYPD custody

three men apprehended in dark ICE courtroom.

ICE in courts: Arrests go on in Lower Manhattan as leaked video shows immigrants detained in squalid conditions

Posted on July 22, 2025

A 23-year-old woman was injured after she tripped and fell from the platform and was struck by a 7 train entering the Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights transit hub during the July 21 evening rush.

QNS

Woman injured after tripping and falling in front of an oncoming 7 train in Jackson Heights: NYPD

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Brooklyn

Alleged Brooklyn arsonist accused of torching NYPD vehicles arrested on state charges after release from federal custody

Posted on July 22, 2025

Police officers tend to shooting victim lying in pool of blood on gurney in Harlem

Harlem

Harlem shooting: Man wounded, teen suspect arrested after cop shoots at him

Posted on July 22, 2025

A police drone over subway cars on tracks in effort to stop subway surfing

‘Russian roulette on rails’: NYPD drones aided 200 subway surfing rescues since program launch, officials say

Posted on July 21, 2025

Alleged Brooklyn arson suspect

Brooklyn

Arsonist who torched 11 NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn faces federal charges

Posted on July 21, 2025

Ridgewood resident Ernesto Cruz was arrested and charged with murder for the fatal stabbings of his wife and 2-year-old daughter before he turned the knife on himself in an apparent suicide attempt on Saturday, July 19.

QNS

Ridgewood father charged with murder of wife, 2-year-old daughter: NYPD

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Courts

Ex-NYPD top cop Donlon threatens $10M defamation lawsuit against Mayor Adams, retired deputy commish over ‘character assassination’

Posted on July 21, 2025

Secretary of State Kristi noem, woman with long hair and pantsuit, speaking into microphone

Politics

Noem, Homan vow ICE agent surge in NYC, slam Mayor Adams after off-duty Border Patrol shot in Manhattan park

Posted on July 21, 2025

A view of Breukelen Playground near the intersection of Stanley and Louisiana avenues in East New York, where a man was found fatally stabbed early Sunday morning

Brooklyn

Man found with multiple stab wounds near Brooklyn park dies of injuries: NYPD

Posted on July 21, 2025

Man and blue suv on sidewalk involved in Bronx hit-and-run

Bronx

Bronx hit-and-run driver who deliberately struck people with SUV after argument still at large: cops

Posted on July 21, 2025

Suspect mugshot involved in shooting at park

Harlem

Mayor Adams rails against ‘violent migrant’ accused of shooting off-duty Border Patrol agent during Manhattan park robbery

Posted on July 20, 2025

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Chelsea

Manhattan subway stabbing: Staredown leads to deadly attack inside station, two men questioned

Posted on July 20, 2025

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Off-duty Border Patrol agent shot in the face in Manhattan park

Posted on July 20, 2025

NYPD officers at the scene of a shooting

Queens

Queens stabbing: Man murdered wife and young daughter before turning knife on himself, police sources say

Posted on July 20, 2025

police officers and ambulance at scene of hit-and-run crash in Chinatown with debris on ground

Chinatown

Chinatown hit-and-run crash near Manhattan Bridge leaves two people dead, suspects questioned

Posted on July 19, 2025

A teenager was stabbed while defending a friend from two attackers in front of an Astoria gym on July 17.

QNS

Teen stabbed in front of Astoria gym trying to defend friend under attack: NYPD

A College Point man was arrested and charged with stabbing a 32-year-old man to death in Corona in May.

QNS

Queens man charged in fatal stabbing of Corona man: NYPD

Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a Friday evening press conference following the ruling against Donald Trump.

Courts

New York sues federal government over healthcare cuts

Posted on July 18, 2025

Cops are looking for a woman who stole an N train in Astoria and took it one station south to Dutch Kills.

QNS

Woman sought for taking N train in Astoria on brief joy ride: NYPD

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Heated battle over subway crime erupts at congressional hearing

Posted on July 18, 2025

two people in a hallway, one of them being brought out by a federal agent

ICE in courts: More immigrants cuffed at Federal Plaza as even officers feel the strain

Posted on July 17, 2025

man smiling at camera who was convicted cop in Staten Island sex abuse case

Courts

Staten Island cop sentenced to 40 years behind bars for sexual abuse of underage boys: Feds

Posted on July 17, 2025

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