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Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa with a homeless man on board a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Dec. 29, 2024.

Brooklyn

Guardian Angels resume subway patrols following subway arson attack as founder Curtis Sliwa questions transit safety

Posted on December 29, 2024

A fast-moving Queens fire on Dec. 29, 2024 left one person critically injured and more than 20 people and pets homeless, Fire Department officials said.

Queens

Queens house fire leaves resident critically injured, 21 others displaced: FDNY

Posted on December 29, 2024

NYPD vehicle in Manhattan

Cop arrested in Manhattan, suspended for allegedly raping his wife: sources

Posted on December 29, 2024

The suspect behind a violent stabbing in Queens on Dec. 9, 2024.

Queens

Queens stabbing suspect sought weeks after violent attack that left man seriously wounded

Posted on December 29, 2024

FILE - Police at a shooting scene

NYC Neighborhoods

Man shot dead outside Manhattan apartment building: cops

Posted on December 28, 2024

The 34th Street-Penn Station subway platform

Senior man found on fire at Penn Station, hospitalized with severe burns: cops

Posted on December 28, 2024

A fire broke out this morning at the Bank of America Bryant Park Winter Village.

Fire breaks out at Bryant Park Winter Village, marking second holiday market blaze in two weeks

Posted on December 27, 2024

Hacker stealing password and identity, computer crime.

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn DA cracks down on crypto scams targeting Russian community

Lights of police car in night time, crime scene. Night patrolling the city, lights flashing. Abstract blurry image.

Brooklyn

Homeless shelter employee stabbed to death at Brooklyn hotel-turned-shelter: NYPD

Posted on December 27, 2024

Rev. Kevin McCall and other advocates kneel on the F train platform at the Stillwell Avenue-Coney Island station on Dec. 26, 2024 for a vigil to honor the woman who was burned alive at the station four days earlier.

Brooklyn

Advocates hold prayer vigil in Brooklyn for woman burned alive on F train, demand officials stem violence on subways

Posted on December 27, 2024

Scene of Brooklyn shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn man nabbed for allegedly murdering wife during domestic dispute: cops

Posted on December 26, 2024

Six people have been injured in Herald Square on Christmas Day, including several tourists, after a yellow cab driver jumped the curb and struck pedestrians, cops and eyewitnesses said.

Taxi driver crashed into Herald Square crowd on Christmas, leaves six injured

Posted on December 25, 2024

Alleged Brooklyn subway arsonist in court

Brooklyn

Alleged Brooklyn subway arsonist who burned woman alive tried to fan deadly flames throughout train: DA

Posted on December 24, 2024

Harlem holiday party for kids

Harlem’s 28th Precinct brings holiday cheer to community

Posted on December 24, 2024

Brooklyn man who beat woman at bus stop

Brooklyn

Man beats woman at Brooklyn bus stop in attempted robbery: cops

Posted on December 24, 2024

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was charged with first and second degree murder, as well as arson in the death of a sleeping subway rider on Dec. 23, 2024.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway fire murder: Suspect charged for setting woman ablaze on F train

Posted on December 23, 2024

roadway

QNS

New laws require DOT to consult FDNY and notify council on roadway closures and parking changes

Luigi Mangione, the alleged Midtown assassin accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in front of a hotel earlier this month, appeared in Supreme Court Monday where he pleaded not guilty murder charges.

MIDTOWN ASSASSIN: Suspect Luigi Mangione pleads ‘not guilty,’ sees legion of fans outside of Manhattan court

Posted on December 23, 2024

photos of a man and woman exiting a bus after they allegedly shot two people in a Brooklyn subway station

Brooklyn

NYPD releases photos of suspects involved in Brooklyn subway shooting

Posted on December 23, 2024

Brooklyn police investigate stabbing

Brooklyn

Brooklyn woman stabbed dead, boy slashed during domestic attack: cops

Posted on December 23, 2024

Firefighter reps made a call to action after congress ripped apart a bill that would see the health costs of the rank and file suffering from 9/11 illnesses paid for until the year 2040.

Politics

NYC firefighter unions demand Congress fully fund 9/11 health care, and ‘never forget’ sacrifices of those who worked during recovery

Posted on December 23, 2024

The United States Secret Service and the New York City Police Department are utilizing their cyber fraud task force dedicated to combating scammers and informing consumers on how to be proactive and vigilant against these schemes.

Secret Service warns New Yorkers of scams this holiday season

Posted on December 22, 2024

7 train at Queens station with riders waiting

Queens

Man stabbed dead after Queens subway robbery attempt escalates into violent brawl on 7 line: cops

Posted on December 22, 2024

A police officer at a shooting scene

Bronx

Bronx man shot dead at apartment building, killer still at large: cops

Posted on December 22, 2024

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch hastily replaced NYPD Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias late Saturday night amidst sexual misconduct accusations that rocked the department and saw former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey hand in his resignation.

NYPD shakeup: Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch ousts internal affairs chief amid Maddrey sexual misconduct allegations

Posted on December 22, 2024

Police investigate a double shooting at the Avenue U Q train station on Avenue U and East 15th St. in Brooklyn on Dec. 21, 2024.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway shooting: Detectives seek two suspects for wounding pair of men

Posted on December 22, 2024

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

NYPD shakeup: Maddrey out as Chief of Department amid sexual misconduct allegations; Chell takes his spot

Posted on December 21, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Brooklyn auto parts store

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Brooklyn Paper

Homeless man indicted for fatal stabbing on Brooklyn N train: DA

The getaway car shown in surveillance footage after a fatal shooting in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Cops search for suspect, getaway car in fatal Brooklyn shooting

Posted on December 20, 2024

The man who allegedly went on a stabbing spree throughout Manhattan last month, killing three New Yorkers in random attacks, was indicted Thursday.

Suspect in Manhattan stabbing spree that left three people dead indicted

Posted on December 19, 2024

Ingrid Lewis-Martin at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin indicted along side son, real estate developers on bribery and money laundering charges

Posted on December 19, 2024

Chinatown stabbing suspect perp walk

Chinatown stabbing suspect silent after arrest on first-degree murder charge

Posted on December 19, 2024

Alleged Midtown Assassin Luigi Mangione surrounded by police

MIDTOWN ASSASSIN: Feds charge suspect Luigi Mangione in CEO’s murder; could face death penalty if convicted

Posted on December 19, 2024

Police at Bronx shooting scene

Bronx

Man shot dead at Bronx street corner; cops search for perp who pulled trigger

Posted on December 19, 2024

Police at crime scene

Cops seek suspect who fled traffic stop, getaway car hits and injures cyclist in Greenwich Village

Posted on December 18, 2024

Breon Peace is resigning as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Brooklyn

‘Honor of a lifetime’: U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announces resignation ahead of Trump inaugural

Posted on December 18, 2024

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Bronx Times

Bronx real estate agent indicted for defrauding elderly homeowner in foreclosure scheme

Wooden judge gavel hammer on wooden table background. Dramatic light. Copy space.

Manhattan resident pleads guilty to acting as spy for Chinese government and running illegal police station

Posted on December 18, 2024

NYPD drone in flight

Politics

NYPD’s eye-in-the-sky drone program violated its own public disclosure policy, inspector’s report finds

Posted on December 18, 2024

A group of suspects are wanted for two robberies in East Harlem.

Suspects sought for robbing two people in an hour in East Harlem

Posted on December 18, 2024

whitestone

QNS

Whitestone mobster sentenced to 30 months for racketeering and illegal gambling in Nassau County: Feds

far rockaway

QNS

Surveillance images show suspected gunmen in Far Rockaway homicide last month: NYPD

Police officer at Brooklyn subway stabbing

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway stabbing on board Q train leaves man wounded: NYPD

Posted on December 18, 2024

Suspected Midtown assassin Luigi Mangione

MIDTOWN ASSASSIN: Luigi Mangione indicted for allegedly executing health insurance CEO outside hotel

Posted on December 17, 2024

The judge's gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice.

Manhattan man pleads guilty to targeting teen girls online, drugging and raping 14-year-old girl

Posted on December 17, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced for fatal machete rampage on family that left grandfather dead

manhattan man

QNS

Manhattan man gets 29 years to life in prison for strangling a transgender woman to death in Glendale nearly 15 years ago: DA

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New renderings unveiled for upcoming 31-story residential building in Highbridge

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LaGuardia Airport takes center stage in new PBS documentary ‘Extreme Airport Engineering’

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Brooklynites call for interfaith unity and an end to antisemitism on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Brittney Griner is joining the Atlanta Dream after more than a decade with the Phoenix Mercury.

Brittney Griner to sign with Atlanta Dream