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Slain robbery suspect in Queens shootout with cops

Queens

Queens shootout: Slain robbery suspect who shot cop had violent rap sheet four decades long

Posted on November 20, 2024

Mayor Adams reacts to Manhattan stabbing spree

Manhattan stabbing spree: Mayor Adams says justice system ‘continues to fail’ after learning suspect is career criminal

Posted on November 18, 2024

Police respond to teenage shooting in nyc

Courts

Why are so many teens being shot to death in New York City? NYPD blames legal loopholes

Posted on November 17, 2024

Photo of Times Square street gang

Times Square safe despite ‘Little Devils’ street gang activity, NYPD brass stresses in effort to dispel public fear

Posted on October 23, 2024

Times Square and members of street gang

Midtown Manhattan

Times Square’s ‘Little Devils’: Street gang subset causing mayhem in Midtown, NYPD chief says

Posted on October 15, 2024

man wearing dark hat wanted for touching teen's buttocks on 6 train

Cops searching for perv who fondled a girl’s buttocks on Manhattan 6 train

Posted on September 26, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about subway shooting

Politics

Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges, reports say

Posted on September 26, 2024

Sheriff’s office find trap door and squalid conditions inside Manhattan smoke shop

Posted on August 11, 2024

NYPD officer on patrol in Brooklyn neighborhood plagued by gun violence

Brooklyn

NYPD adds more cops to Brooklyn’s ‘Bullet Town’ to curb summer gun violence and build relationships

Posted on July 2, 2024

4 train in Manhattan where shooting occurred

Manhattan subway shooter held on million-dollar bail for wild incident on 4 train sparked by brawl with ex-girlfriend

Posted on June 24, 2024

Subway rider stopped by NYPD for fare evasion

Subway crime: NYPD touts huge turnaround nearly six months after major crime spike underground

Posted on June 23, 2024

Manhattan subway station slashing location

Manhattan subway slashing: Man attacked on station stairwell following argument, cops say

Posted on June 15, 2024

Courts

Trump trial: Closing arguments begin Tuesday morning. Here’s what to expect.

Posted on May 28, 2024

Upper East Side crime scene

East Harlem stabbing following dispute leaves man dead: cops

Posted on May 26, 2024

Manhattan vandals behind antisemitic attack at restaurant

Chelsea

Another act of hate: Manhattan restaurant hit by vandals with antisemitic graffiti

Posted on May 22, 2024

Bullet markers at Brooklyn police shooting scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Cops kill fleeing gunman in hail of bullets, NYPD says

Posted on May 12, 2024

Suspect who killed Queens man over parking spot

Queens

Queens cops looking for brute who killed man over parking spot

Posted on May 11, 2024

man in blue shirt, black pants wearing backpack wanted for assault in Manhattan

Cops search for Manhattan brute who sucker-punched senior in random attack

Posted on May 9, 2024

Harlem crime scene

NYC crime: NYPD reports big drops in street and transit felonies in April

Posted on May 7, 2024

exterior photo of apartments in the Bronx

Bronx police probe death of man found with body trauma inside residence

Posted on May 6, 2024

Police huddled at scene of Queens shooting

Queens

Queens baby shower shooting: Police identify murder victim as search continues for killer who wounded three others

Posted on May 5, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

4 indicted in Manhattan child sex trafficking ring: DA Bragg

Posted on May 2, 2024

NYS Gov. Hochul at a desk with American flag behind her talking congestion pricing

Business

Hochul unpacks details of major effort to combat retail theft — including tougher penalties and tax credits

Posted on May 1, 2024

NYPD chiefs talk in Central Park about crime increase

Central Park crimes: NYPD boosts patrols amid rash of robberies, seeks public’s vigilance

Posted on April 30, 2024

police investigating a shooting in Ozone Park in Queens with yellow caution tape around the scene

Queens

Man shot dead near Queens nightclub, suspect still at large: cops

Posted on April 29, 2024

photo of woman with braids wearing sweater and black pants, accused of assault in Upper East Side

Upper East Side

Good Samaritan on Upper East Side attacked while breaking up a fight

Posted on April 25, 2024

Midtown Manhattan during the day, where an assault took place

Midtown Manhattan

Heartless perp in Midtown grabs senior’s walker in assault: cops

Posted on April 25, 2024

Crime scene in Bronx

Bronx

Sick celebration: Suspects who stabbed Bronx man to death threw party afterward at local bar, cops say

Posted on April 23, 2024

Alleged serial sucker-puncher escorted in handcuffs by NYPD detectives in Manhattan

Lower Manhattan

Alleged serial sucker-puncher in Manhattan attacked seven woman in random assaults: cops

Posted on April 23, 2024

Suspect in brutal Midtown street beating

Midtown Manhattan

One-man army in Midtown battered and beat three people in street assault: cops

Posted on April 21, 2024

Inset of hate crime suspect in front of Bronx intersection

Bronx

Bigoted brute in the Bronx beats up man while making anti-white comments: cops

Posted on April 21, 2024

Police investigate Queens police shooting scene

Queens police shoot and kill knife-wielding man after he fought with woman: cops

Posted on April 20, 2024

Kips Bay murder suspect escorted by detectives during perp walk

Kips Bay alleged squatters indicted for heinous murder of Nadia Vitels: DA

Posted on April 18, 2024

Scene in Brooklyn where girl was struck and killed by driver

Brooklyn

10-year-old girl in Brooklyn fatally struck by driver

Posted on April 16, 2024

suspect with medium complexion and beard wanted for attempted rape on Upper West Side, NYC

Upper West Side

Suspect wanted for attempted rape of 15-year-old girl on Upper West Side

Posted on April 16, 2024

Cirque du Trump: Historic first day of former president’s hush money trial devolves into circus-like spectacle

Posted on April 15, 2024

Unhinged man in Grand Central Terminal attack escorted by detectives

Unhinged man who allegedly punched 9-year-old girl at Grand Central Terminal had been released on assault charge days earlier

Posted on April 14, 2024

The Transit Bureau Citywide Vandals Task Force entered the bowels of the city on Tuesday afternoon, following the glint of the rails as they searched for trespassers who use the off-limits subway lines as their personal graffiti playground.

Brooklyn

Stalking the shadows: Go with NYPD Transit cops as they explore dangerous subway tunnels in search of graffiti vandals

Posted on April 10, 2024

suspect wearing all black wanted for shooting someone in the Bronx

Bronx

Suspect ID’ed in deadly Easter Sunday shooting at Bronx deli: cops

Posted on April 10, 2024

A police officer with a roll of crime tape in Manhattan

Here’s why Manhattan has seen a major drop in crime over the past two years

Posted on April 4, 2024

Suspect in Manhattan sucker-punching attack

NYPD says spate of sucker-punch attacks on Manhattan women not tied to terrible TikTok trend

Posted on April 3, 2024

Police officers at Queens scene where Police Officer Jonathan Diller was killed

Queens

Queens cop killed: Alleged shooter hit with first-degree murder charge for slaying of Police Officer Jonathan Diller

Posted on March 28, 2024

Downtown

Suspect at large in connection with Lower Manhattan subway robbery last week

Posted on March 28, 2024

police photo of three male suspects wearing mostly black, wanted for robberies in Manhattan, Bronx

Bronx

Three armed crooks hit six Manhattan and Bronx stores in robbery spree: cops

Posted on March 28, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about Queens cop killing

Politics

Mayor Adams says these three things led to Queens cop killing, deadly Harlem subway shove

Posted on March 26, 2024

NYPD chief swipes MetroCard at subway station turnstile

Politics

‘No more freebies!’ Another 800 NYPD cops going into subways to stop fare evaders

Posted on March 25, 2024

a group of perpetrators who assaulted and robbed a man in Midtown

Midtown Manhattan

13 suspects in Midtown assault straphanger and steal his clothing at train station: cops

Posted on March 21, 2024

Brooklyn subway shooting scene

Brooklyn

Widow of Brooklyn subway shooting victim sues MTA for $28 million over leaked crime scene photos

Posted on March 11, 2024

More from around NYC

Comptroller Brad Lander stands with NYCHA Tenant Association leaders to announce a new audit about oversight of vendors making repairs and doing maintenance.

Comptroller audit slams NYCHA over repairs, finds potential millions in wasteful spending

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Mayor Adams names Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner; Holden praises her as a ‘phenomenal choice’

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City employee arraigned in alleged $624K pension fraud case

At Corona Plaza in 2022, the faces of individuals lost too soon.

5 Transgender Day of Remembrance events in NYC