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Manhattan shooting and gang takedown announced

Washington Heights

Massive Manhattan gang takedown leads to 24 shooting suspects indicted, gang war stopped: DA Bragg

Posted on November 14, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man accused of murdering father at luxury Irish hotel

Survivors of prison sexual assault speak out

‘No more silence!’ Prison sexual assault survivors rally in Lower Manhattan, accuse city of dragging feet on protecting the jailed

Posted on November 14, 2024

NYC Parks police at scene of Inwood Hill Park wildfire

FDNY contains Inwood Hill Park wildfire after battling intense flames, treacherous terrain

Posted on November 14, 2024

suspect wearing light colored clothes who allegedly raped a woman in Midtown Manhattan

Woman raped in Manhattan after meeting attacker at bar: cops

Posted on November 14, 2024

A handgun lays on the ground after a man was shot multiple times.

Brooklyn

Gun recovered on street after shooting leaves man injured in Brooklyn

Posted on November 13, 2024

Firefighter at Inwood Hill Park battles wildfire

Wildfire hits Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park amid city’s ongoing drought

Posted on November 13, 2024

Image shows the damage of a Nov. 8 brush fire in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Bronx Times

Bronx hit hardest as FDNY battles record brush fires amid historic drought

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Courts

Cyndi Lauper’s son appears in court amidst gun charges

Posted on November 13, 2024

rookie

QNS

Jamaica man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of rookie cop in April 2023: DA

NYPD drones used to catch subway surfer

Politics

NYPD says its drones have transformed crime-fighting and saving lives over last two years

Posted on November 13, 2024

man wearing black mask who allegedly took part in Manhattan train robbery spree

Masked perp and accomplice shake down victims in Manhattan subway robbery spree

Posted on November 13, 2024

Midtown murder mystery suspect in handcuffs in back of police car

Midtown murder mystery: Alleged drug dealer from New Jersey booked for strangling woman dead, cops say

Posted on November 12, 2024

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QNS

Watch: Hero barber confronts gunmen in chaotic Corona barbershop shooting

Brooklyn Paper

Fatal stabbing at Brooklyn playground marks second homicide in four months

A seven-year-old girl was hit with a stray bullet from a gang dispute between teenagers in Harlem on Nov. 11.

Harlem

Two teens charged for Harlem gang shooting that left 7-year-old hospitalized

Posted on November 12, 2024

man wearing black coat who allegedly attacked a woman in Gramercy Park

Woman fights off would-be rapist in terrifying Gramercy Park attack on Sunday

Posted on November 12, 2024

Brooklyn

‘I snapped,’ boyfriend of slain Brooklyn girlfriend cries after arrest on double first-degree murder charges

Posted on November 12, 2024

Manhattan scene where child was shot

Child shot in Manhattan daytime shooting; two suspects questioned

Posted on November 11, 2024

anti-immigrant

QNS

‘Trump will deport you’: Hate Crimes Task Force now investigating anti-immigrant incident in Bayside

outside of a two-story house in Cypress Hills in Brooklyn

Dad and daughter found dead with their necks slashed in Brooklyn home; suspect arrested: cops

Posted on November 11, 2024

Bronx crime scene

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed dead inside home; person of interest questioned, cops say

Posted on November 10, 2024

Bronx residents at vigil over newborn twins murder

Bronx

Four years later: NYPD, Bronx community seek answers almost half a decade after newborn twins were found dead

Posted on November 10, 2024

First responders at Queens bus crash site

Queens

Queens bus crashes into parked cars, injures riders after driver suffers medical episode

Posted on November 10, 2024

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Queens

Firefighter arrested in Queens for allegedly attacking ex-wife in front of child: sources

Posted on November 10, 2024

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Bronx

17-year-old fatally shot in the Bronx in latest act of teen gun violence

Posted on November 10, 2024

NYPD escortes Rockefeller Center Christmas tree

Midtown Manhattan

How the NYPD helped deliver the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and usher in the holidays in NYC

Posted on November 9, 2024

Shooting scene in Queens

Queens

Queens armed robbers shoot man inside store, steal his watch: cops

Posted on November 9, 2024

Police at a shooting scene

Queens shooting at lounge leaves man seriously wounded: cops

Posted on November 9, 2024

Trees on fire in Prospect Park wildfire

Brooklyn

Prospect Park wildfire leaves forested area scorched amid ongoing NYC dry spell

Posted on November 9, 2024

California man who threatened Jewish subway rider indicted on hate crime charges

Posted on November 8, 2024

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Upper West Side

Disgruntled employee cuffed for shooting ex-boss on Upper West Side

Posted on November 8, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Cars burn at NYPD impound lot in Brooklyn, 2 years after fire destroyed evidence warehouse at same site

suspect wearing all black who allegedly attacked man on Upper East Side

84-year-old man attacked with plastic object on Upper East Side

Posted on November 8, 2024

murder

QNS

Rosedale man sentenced to life for brutal murder and dismemberment plot inspired by crime TV shows: Feds

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced to 10 years for shooting at Uber Eats driver in random drive-by incident

Hacker using laptop. Lots of digits on the computer screen.

New York City bank employee charged with sharing customer information online and aiding check fraud

Posted on November 7, 2024

Shooting scene on Upper West Side

Upper West Side shooting in broad daylight leaves man wounded: cops

Posted on November 7, 2024

A pro-Palestine protester accused of threatening a straphanger on a Manhattan train over the summer was hit with hate crime charges, authorities confirmed.

Hate crime charges for pro-Palestine protester who threatened Jewish man on Manhattan subway

Posted on November 7, 2024

man wearing white shirt on a bike who allegedly stabbed a man on Staten Island

35-year-old man critically injured in brutal attack on Staten Island

Posted on November 7, 2024

Missing Roosevelt Island woman with her mother

Mother of missing Roosevelt Island autistic woman makes desperate plea as search reaches one week: ‘Keep your eyes open’

Posted on November 7, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

‘You done good:’ Brooklyn firefighter Duane Wood retires after 37 years of service

Mother of Harlem child found starved to death in handcuffs

Parents of Harlem child found starved to death arraigned on indictment as their other malnourished children remain hospitalized

Posted on November 6, 2024

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Brooklyn

Crown Heights blaze leaves two people injured: FDNY

Posted on November 6, 2024

Machine gun found in man's possession in Bronx subway tunnel

Bronx

Bronx cops find machine gun-toting man inside subway tunnel

Posted on November 6, 2024

Officer in Midtown at subway station after man slashed

Straphanger slashed on Midtown subway train: NYPD

Posted on November 5, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Bronx man charged with attempted murder over stabbing of MTA conductor in Crown Heights

Suspect in Manhattan stabbing

Manhattan suspect sought for stabbing victim outside bar in mysterious attack

Posted on November 5, 2024

More from around NYC

business

Op-ed: Supporting local businesses is key to strengthening the Bronx

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Victoria’s secrets: Thankfully back in action

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Serving up hope: Local leaders and orgs give back with turkey giveaways ahead of Thanksgiving

Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil in 2023.

World AIDS Day events planned in New York City