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Chase ‘brake’: NYPD Commish Tisch bars unnecessary street pursuits in latest policy shift

Posted on January 15, 2025

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QNS

Building super found dead, wrapped in trash bags under a bed in Kew Gardens: NYPD

Firefighters battle Brooklyn apartment fire

Brooklyn fire at apartment building leaves three people critically injured: FDNY

Posted on January 15, 2025

Shooting at Tompkins Square Park

Courts

Tompkins Square Park shooting suspect pleads guilty to gunfire that left two people wounded

Posted on January 14, 2025

the hub

Bronx Times

Bronx congressman demands action to dismantle open-air drug market in the Hub

Firefighters in Chinatown battle flames

Seven firefighters injured in Chinatown as two-alarm fire rips through homeless shelter

Posted on January 14, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Two-alarm fire leaves Brooklyn home uninhabitable

Medical examiner loads body into van in Queens

Bronx

Bronx murder mystery: Cops find man dead and covered in blood in back of ambulette

Posted on January 14, 2025

EMS chief listens to NYPD radio

Politics

Over and out: NYPD radio encryption shuts out volunteer and EMS first responders

Posted on January 14, 2025

Bronx suspects who attacked teen victims

Bronx

Bronx robbery crew sought for viciously beating teens in street attacks

Posted on January 13, 2025

Staten Island stabbing suspect arrested

Woman surrenders in fatal stabbing of Staten Island mother during brawl

Posted on January 13, 2025

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Bronx Times

Man fatally stabbed in Bronx building, person of interest in custody

NYPD officials address police shooting of Bronx man

Bronx

NYPD cops shoot Bronx man who called 911 for help after mistaking him for knife-wielding assailant

Posted on January 12, 2025

Suspect in Bronx teen stabbing

Bronx

Suspect who stabbed Bronx teen dead tells court the devil made him do it: ‘I’m with Satan!’

Posted on January 12, 2025

Brooklyn dollar van driver shot scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn dollar van driver shot and killed, allegedly by competitor, in deadly dispute: cops

Posted on January 12, 2025

FILE - Police at a shooting scene

Brooklyn shooting victim gunned down near brownstone; suspect who pulled trigger still sought

Posted on January 12, 2025

Suspect in deadly Bronx stabbing

Bronx

Bronx stabbing suspect in custody after teen killed in random attack: NYPD

Posted on January 11, 2025

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting critically wounds armed suspect who pointed gun at cop during pursuit: NYPD

Posted on January 11, 2025

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Bronx Times

Landlord of fire-ravaged Bronx building has history of neglect, once topped NYC worst landlord list

bronx

QNS

Bronx driver pleads guilty to manslaughter for high-speed crash that killed Uber rider in Whitestone: DA

Bronx Times

Five-alarm fire tears through Bronx apartment building, injuring seven

NYPD congestion pricing enforcement operation

Congestion pricing: NYPD catching dozens of scofflaws, and even wanted criminals, in Manhattan toll enforcement operations

Posted on January 10, 2025

twin parks

Bronx Times

Bronx honors 17 killed in Twin Parks apartment fire on third anniversary

FDNY reports progress in fighting lithium-ion battery fires.

FDNY reports major progress in reducing lithium-Ion battery fires in 2024

Posted on January 9, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters brave freezing temps to battle Brooklyn blaze, rescue pet

Scene of Bronx stabbing

Bronx

Bronx man stabbed dead at home in precinct’s third murder in first 9 days of 2025

Posted on January 9, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

FIRST ON amNY: Mayor Adams expected to unveil $163 million investment to curb youth crime at state of the city address

Posted on January 9, 2025

Attorney General James revealed the findings of a major Medicaid fraud investigation, reporting shady dealings among at least 55 transportation companies statewide.

Politics

Bus-ted! Attorney General unveils major Medicaid fraud investigation targeting transportation companies

Posted on January 8, 2025

Queens Post

Four men indicted for attacking a homeless 7 train passenger in Woodside last month: DA

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn borough prez candidate’s campaign treasurer pleads guilty in $400K fraud scheme

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Bronx Times

Bronx menorah vandalized during Hanukkah, sparking outrage and calls for accountability

Cops are looking for two suspects, one of whom (pictured above) stabbed a man during a fight in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Two men sought for stabbing man in early-morning Brooklyn attack

Posted on January 8, 2025

Staten Island stabbed scene

Staten Island woman stabbed to death near apartment building: cops

Posted on January 8, 2025

FDNY at scene of Brooklyn three-alarm fire

Brooklyn

Brooklyn three-alarm fire damages deli and apartments; freezing temperatures complicate FDNY efforts

Posted on January 8, 2025

NYPD illegal vendor bust in Chinatown

EXCLUSIVE | NYPD CRT team busts illegal Chinatown vendors causing massive pedestrian congestion

Posted on January 8, 2025

atm

QNS

Thieves caught on camera stealing ATM from East Elmhurst store, one of nearly 50 heists by same crew: NYPD

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, appeared before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on Jan, 7 on murder charges for a brutal killing that shocked the city. Zapeta-Calil is accused of using a lighter to set Debrina Kawam, 57, on fire on Dec. 22 as she slept aboard a Coney Island F train.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway arson murder: Suspect in horrific F train killing of homeless woman arraigned on first-degree murder indictment

Posted on January 7, 2025

Teen suspect sought for beating woman in Chelsea

Teen beats 79-year-old woman outside her Chelsea home: cops

Posted on January 7, 2025

Emergency medical workers at scene with NYPD

Politics

Over and out? Emergency medical crews denied NYPD radios in move that unions say endangers the public | EXCLUSIVE

Posted on January 7, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch sought to make reality the perception Monday in rolling out crime statistics demonstrating an overall crime decline in 2024 — even though many New Yorkers still don't feel safe. Hizzoner and the top cop said on Jan. 6 that murder, robbery, burglary, grand larceny all dropped last year, though felony assaults continued to be higher than normal. On top of that, they also stressed the ongoing problem with repeat offenders responsible for crime citywide. They noted that the ongoing issues plaguing the city’s safety landscape can largely be attributed to the “revolving door” of the criminal justice system, which they argue has been perpetuated by legislative changes enacted in 2020. “Last month, a career criminal with 17 prior arrests committed a brazen robbery at gunpoint, injuring both a police officer and an innocent bystander,” Tisch said. “This individual had repeatedly been released, demonstrating a clear failure within our system to keep repeat offenders off the streets.”

NYC crime: Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Tisch tout felony drops in 2024 while battling public perception of an unsafe city

Posted on January 6, 2025

Man arrested for deadly stabbing at Times Square Dave & Buster's

Man gets 15 years for deadly stabbing at Times Square Dave & Buster’s

Posted on January 6, 2025

arson bed-stuy

Brooklyn Paper

Cops searching for serial arson suspect after three fires in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Two-alarm blaze displaces 14 people, 2 dogs in Brooklyn: FDNY

Firefighter approaching flames in Brooklyn three-alarm fire

Brooklyn

Brooklyn three-alarm fire tears into homes, leaves two people injured: FDNY

Posted on January 6, 2025

A homeless man with over 50 prior arrests has been charged with stabbing a man aboard a Lower Manhattan subway on New Year’s Day, police said.

Man arrested for New Year’s Day subway stabbing in Manhattan had over 50 prior arrests: cops

Posted on January 5, 2025

Police investigate Brooklyn scene where man was shot

Brooklyn

Man shot dead in Brooklyn apartment building lobby: cops

Posted on January 5, 2025

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Queens

Queens mass shooting: Four suspected shooters behind carnage that left 10 people wounded near event hall still at large

Posted on January 4, 2025

Scene of Bronx stabbing

NYC murders: Bronx man shot dead at apartment building in precinct’s second homicide in first three days of 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025

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