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LIC Post

Bronx boy killed while subway surfing at Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City: NYPD

A homeless man was charged Monday evening in the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old boy in Coney Island.

Brooklyn

Man charged in Coney Island attempted kidnapping of 6-year-old boy

Posted on July 8, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams during off topic questions on May 6.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Keeping New Yorkers safe with the lowest shootings in recorded history and six-straight quarters of declining crime

Posted on July 8, 2025

Police are on the hunt for a masked man who scaled a Staten Island apartment building before breaking into a residence and making off with $180,000 in cash.

Staten Island burglar breaks into apartment and makes off with $180,000 inheritance

Posted on July 7, 2025

Bronx mother Tamara Rowe, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend during a horrific case of domestic violence last month, is being remembered as a devoted mother of two.

Bronx

‘She was more than how she died’: Bronx mother mourned after brutal killing

Posted on July 7, 2025

This man is wanted for pleasuring himself in front of a teen on a Brooklyn bus.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn bus rider pleasures himself in front of teen: cops

Posted on July 7, 2025

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Bronx

Bronx shooting leaves man critical after bullet passes from neck to head: sources

Posted on July 7, 2025

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Bronx

Police hunt for gunman who shattered man’s femur during Bronx July 4 cookout

Posted on July 7, 2025

police officer with yellow tape at crime scene where person was stabbed with blood-covered cloth on ground

Queens

Queens bar stabbing: Six men sought for attacking victim in early-morning assault

Posted on July 6, 2025

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Brooklyn

Young Brooklyn gang members indicted for terrorizing neighborhood: ‘Their actions endangered entire communities’

Posted on July 4, 2025

Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shot

Two men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say

Posted on July 2, 2025

Police at scene of crime in Times Square

Times Square pepper-spray attack: Two cops injured in random assault

Posted on July 2, 2025

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Politics

‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025

Astoria Post

Astoria doctor pleads guilty to raping unconscious women and abusing hospital patients: DA

Silhouette of police officer standing in doorway of crime scene

Bronx

Bronx man cuffed for allegedly stabbing girlfriend to death while 2-year-old niece was home

Posted on July 1, 2025

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Greenwich Village

Bear spray attack: Suspect caught for wounding 50 people in post-Pride assault at Washington Square Park

Posted on June 30, 2025

suspect in beige prison clothes with officer smirking during arraignment

Courts

Man who allegedly beat pregnant woman with pipe in Manhattan grins at arraignment

Posted on June 30, 2025

Police officers talking on walkie-talkies and investigating scene of shooting near Stonewall Inn.

Stonewall shooting: Teen girl allegedly tried to shoot male before being critically wounded by fellow gang member, cops say

Posted on June 30, 2025

Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalk

Greenwich Village

Stonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations

Posted on June 30, 2025

Two officers at crime scene with camera taking images in front of police car

Brooklyn

Man shot dead in Brooklyn following text message converstion, cops say

Posted on June 29, 2025

police vehicle on darkened block at scene of crime

Bronx

Woman stabbed to death in the Bronx; boyfriend sought for slaying, police sources said

Posted on June 29, 2025

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Queens

Queens pervert cuffed for offering 13-year-old girl $100 for sex act

Posted on June 27, 2025

Suspect in pepper spray attack on mom and baby in Queens subway station arrested and escorted. by cops

Queens

Alleged pepper spraying perp who attacked mom and baby on Queens subway train gets locked up

Posted on June 26, 2025

Queens child predator at large

Queens

Queens sicko attempts to offer 13-year-old girl $100 for sexual encounter: police

Posted on June 26, 2025

Scene where woman was shot dead in Brooklyn

Brooklyn murder: Woman shot and killed in middle of a crosswalk

Posted on June 26, 2025

Bronx suspect smiles after being accused of stomping cop in face

Bronx

Man who stomped on NYPD officer’s face during Bronx robbery did it because he was a cop: PBA

Posted on June 25, 2025

Suspected Manhattan subway creep who kissed woman's feet arrested with black eye

Alleged feet-kissing Manhattan subway creep sports black eye during perp walk for lewd behavior

Posted on June 24, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking

Queens

Mayor Adams blames ‘illegal migrants’ for crime spike on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue, praises feds for gang takedown

Posted on June 24, 2025

Astoria Post

Staten Island man indicted for fatal hit-and-run that killed Astoria cyclist during police chase: DA

Bronx street gang members engage in shooting

Bronx

‘The Bronx is bleeding’: 16 charged in major street gang takedown as DA Clark, Tisch rail against Raise the Age Law changes

Posted on June 23, 2025

Scene where man was stabbed at Brooklyn laundromat

Brooklyn

Man stabbed dead, son slashed during fight at Brooklyn laundromat: cops

Posted on June 23, 2025

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NYPD’s new Quality of Life Division to go citywide by Labor Day

Posted on June 16, 2025

Suspect in shooting in Manhattan

Gunman terrorizes Manhattan street, sends pedestrians running after firing shots

Posted on June 15, 2025

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At least 10 people cuffed protesting ICE in Lower Manhattan following No Kings protest

Posted on June 14, 2025

Missing Bronx boy believed to have been found dead in East River

Bronx

Father of missing Bronx 2-year-old charged with his son’s murder

Posted on June 12, 2025

Legal team for alleged crypto torturers in Soho say victim was ‘having the time of his life’

Posted on June 11, 2025

Suspected Queens home invaders carrying Amazon box

Queens

Police release surveillance images of Queens home invaders who posed as Amazon workers and stole small fortune

Posted on June 11, 2025

Astoria Post

Venezuelan migrant who shot two NYPD cops in East Elmhurst last year sentenced to 28 years: DA

Astoria Post

‘You have a spider on you’: Man uses creepy excuse to grope women in Astoria

LIC Post

Long Island City principal arrested for allegedly groping two teachers over the course of a year: NYPD

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‘The ship is turning’: NYPD Chief of Department Chell explains how cops are stopping shootings citywide

Posted on June 5, 2025

Suspect accused of assaulting Bronx cop in handcuffs with detective

Bronx

Alleged robber who beat Bronx cop so bad he left a shoe print on his face is grilled by cops at arraignment

Posted on June 5, 2025

Scene of deadly Manhattan shootings

Manhattan shootings: Two men gunned down in 90 minutes on a deadly night in borough

Posted on June 5, 2025

Brooklyn police officer

Queens

Queens man brutally stabbed multiple times in apparent neighborly feud

Posted on June 4, 2025

Suspect in deadly Bronx stabbing

Bronx

Face of a killer: Police release image of suspect in deadly Bronx stabbing near former police station

Posted on June 4, 2025

Queens hit-and-run driver under arrest and escorted by detectives

Alleged Queens hit-and-run driver turns himself for dragging victim over 1,000 feet to death in bloody getaway

Posted on June 3, 2025

Cops at scene of Midtown stabbing near 7-Eleven

Midtown Manhattan

Man stabbed at Midtown 7-Eleven following argument: cops

Posted on June 3, 2025

Lower East Side police vehicles at scene where man struck by driver

Driver intentionally struck Lower East Side pedestrian with vehicle after street fight: sources

Posted on June 3, 2025

More from around NYC

Elected representatives and business leaders in the South Bronx continued to sound the alarm Wednesday during a press conference about the public health crisis about open air drug use in the Hub around the Third Avenue commercial corridor.

Torres continues full court press on Adams admin over drug use in the Hub

rape

Hollis man arrested for alleged rape of 14-year-old boy, NYPD seeks additional victims

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Sauce and stories: Monsignor’s flavorful ‘ministry’ to elevate 138th annual Mount Carmel feast

“Bel Ami” screens July 21 at 9 p.m. Walter Reade Theater at Film at Lincoln Center.

New York Asian Film Festival features queer features, shorts, and documentaries