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Man in federal prison charged with 2017 stray bullet slaying of beloved Bronx mother

Posted on August 20, 2025

Suspects behind assault at Bronx laundromat where man was stabbed

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Bronx man stabbed, beaten at laundromat after argument over restroom key: cops

Posted on August 20, 2025

ICE agent in court with Superman patch on his vest

Are ICE agents in Lower Manhattan courts wearing Superman patches to support pro-Trump actor Dean Cain?

Posted on August 19, 2025

NYPD officer staring at funeral for fallen cop

New York

Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

Posted on August 19, 2025

Police at scene where man was stabbed in Brooklyn

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Man stabbed to death in the Bronx after argument: Cops

Posted on August 19, 2025

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Bronx Times

Two online fundraisers for family of slain officer Didarul Islam generate nearly $500,000

Moonrocks at 46-06 Utopia Parway in Flushing was shuttered along with five other illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Aug. 18.

QNS

Six illegal cannabis storefronts padlocked, hundreds of pounds of illicit marijuana products seized across Queens: DA

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

Quality of Life policing gets expanded city-wide

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman in tears at scene of mass shooting in Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Two men killed in rampage identified as gunmen who began the mayhem

Posted on August 18, 2025

Police in Times Square examine suspicious package left behind near station.

News

Times Square scare: Cops clear area after man leaves suspicious package outside of NYPD station

Posted on August 18, 2025

sketch artist in ICE immigration court draws ICE agent

New York

The art of bearing witness: How one sketch artist is capturing the ICE arrests in NYC immigration court

Posted on August 18, 2025

cops on scene of east new york shooting

Brooklyn Paper

Man shot in Brooklyn hours after mass shooting injures 12

two NYPD officials speak at press conference at Manhattan police-involved shooting

Off-duty cop shoots man dead in Manhattan in NYPD’s third police-involved shooting in five days

Posted on August 18, 2025

woman with long legs sought for pepper spray attack at subway station in Queens

Queens

Woman blasted man with pepper spray on board L train in Queens: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

suspect in white hat and gray coat believed to be responsible for bronx rape

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15-year-old Bronx girl raped inside her home: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

police comb through evidence at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting

Brooklyn

Brooklyn mass shooting: Mayor Adams denounces bloodshed, deploys violence interrupters and faith leaders to keep peace

Posted on August 17, 2025

a storefront with police in front in Queens

Queens

2 people shot inside Queens convenience store; suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 17, 2025

police officer standing with police tape at scene of brooklyn mass shooting

News

Brooklyn mass shooting: Three dead, nine injured in likely gang-related bloodshed at restaurant

Posted on August 17, 2025

Police officers examine evidence of a shooting with yellow crime scene tape stretched

Woman shot in the butt at Bronx bar, suspect at large: cops

Posted on August 16, 2025

firefighters with equipment in front of rowhouses in Brooklyn during fire

Brooklyn four-alarm fire leaves four firefighters and resident injured

Posted on August 16, 2025

police officials hold up photo of weapon and speak about staten island police-involved shooting

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Staten Island police-involved shooting: Off-duty officers kill man holding imitation firearm, NYPD says

Posted on August 16, 2025

A view of 306 West 128th Street in Harlem, where a 51-year-old man was fatally stabbed Friday.

51-year-old man fatally stabbed on Harlem street: NYPD

Posted on August 15, 2025

A Bayside man was sentenced to prison for driving the wrong way on the Clearview Expressway in 2023, ramming five cars and injuring two motorists.

QNS

Bayside man sentenced for injuring two drivers after intentionally driving wrong way on Clearview Expressway in 2023: DA

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

QNS

Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

Police released surveillance images of two suspects wanted in connection with separate purse snatchings in Manhattan on Aug. 3

Duo sought in Manhattan purse snatchings that left woman with head injury, police say

Posted on August 15, 2025

The Deaf Basketball team is leading the citywide tournament series against the NYPD 4-0.

Sports

On the brink of a clean sweep: Deaf Community basketball team dominates NYPD on the court

Posted on August 15, 2025

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QNS

F train rider slashed in the face at Jamaica Hills subway station: NYPD

fdny paramedics at scene of powder scare at federal plaza

Powder scare in Lower Manhattan: Suspicious packages sent to Federal Plaza site where ICE has arrested numerous immigrants

Posted on August 14, 2025

flames shoot out of Bronx building set on fire

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Charges pending against Bronx squatter accused of setting fire to home that killed dog

Posted on August 14, 2025

Photos of dog kidnapped from homeless man on Bronx train

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Homeless man who had beloved dog stolen while riding Bronx train begs for pup’s return: ‘Taking my dog is like kidnapping my son’

Posted on August 14, 2025

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

What crime problem? NYC is safer than its been in 25 years, NYPD stats show, despite Trump threats of federal takeover

Posted on August 13, 2025

Police in Astoria fatally shot and killed an allegedly knife-wielding man during an encounter in April. State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Council Member Tiffany Cában have criticized the police over the incident. Photo: Dean Moses.

QNS

Gonzalez, Cabán criticize NYPD over failing to de-escalate before fatal Astoria shooting

Police officers at scene of Brooklyn shooting holding up photo of confiscated gun

Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Suspect shot by cops was out on parole after guilty pleas to gun violence, NYPD chief rails

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn police shooting: Cops wound gunman who fired shots near apartment building

Posted on August 12, 2025

crushed vehicle and food cart after crash in Queens

News

Carnage in Queens: Three dead, including senior driver, after gruesome crash with food cart

Posted on August 12, 2025

Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly assaulted an innocent bystander inside the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station for no apparent reason.

QNS

Woman attacks bystander in unprovoked assault at Woodhaven Boulevard subway station: NYPD

Suspect in shirt behind Midtown rape attempt

Midtown rape attempt: Man chokes out woman on street in heinous early-morning attack

Posted on August 12, 2025

Queens

Q-Teams come to Queens: NYPD unit tackling quality of life issues goes borough wide

Posted on August 11, 2025

A handful of protesters dressed as the Statue of Liberty and Lady Justice were arrested in front of Lower Manhattan’s immigration court Monday in protest of ICE.

‘Give me liberty or give me death’: Anti-ICE protesters dressed as Lady Justice, Statue of Liberty arrested outside of Manhattan Immigration court

Posted on August 11, 2025

Kevin Mares, 25, of East Elmhurst, who was fatally shot in Puerto Rico early Sunday morning, was planning on getting engaged this fall to his girlfriend of six years, Angy Arguello.

QNS

East Elmhurst man killed in shooting while visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert

Man in white mask exiting subway turnstile after woman slashed

Man who slashed woman during robbery aboard Lower Manhattan train faces attempted murder charges

Posted on August 10, 2025

Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Aug. 10 at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica.

QNS

Three firefighters injured while battling four-alarm South Jamaica fire: FDNY

Police officer at a Brooklyn subway station

Midtown Manhattan

Man shoved onto Midtown subway tracks in unprovoked attack, NYPD says

Posted on August 10, 2025

Brooklyn

23-year-old killed in early morning shooting on Brooklyn street: cops

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man shot dead after party dispute: NYPD

Posted on August 10, 2025

child and pallbearers carry casket of Midtown mass shooting victim

Brooklyn security guard killed in Midtown mass shooting laid to rest as a hometown hero

Posted on August 9, 2025

Police in Times Square stretch crime scene tape after stabbing

Times Square shooting: Teen in custody after gunfire near Raising Cane’s restaurant wounds three

Posted on August 9, 2025

Chaofeng Ge of Flushing was found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

QNS

Flushing man found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania facility

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KIPP NYC charter school expands this fall with new South Bronx campus

State Sen. John Liu addresses students at P.S. 159Q as part of Civics Week. Photo via State Sen. John Liu.

Sen. Liu visits schools in northeast Queens as part of NYC Civics Week

Van slams into Old Mill Basin funeral home after chain-reaction crash

Ronnie_Eldridge on the set of "Keeping Relevant."

Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95