Left: Wanted for forcible touching. Right: NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Groped in Central Park; NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass Dies Given NYPD’s extensive network of surveillance camera, one doesn’t often see the work of police sketch artists anymore. While... News 03 Nov 2025 | 12:17
Surveillance photo of Luis Gil, July 13, 2023, shortly after he murdered Hugo Morales. ( Photo: NYPD) Hudson River Pier 84 Stabber Pleads Guilty to 2023 Murder One of the most senseless and shocking waterfront murders of recent years reached its judicial climax without a trial. Manhattan... News 03 Nov 2025 | 12:05
Left: African National Burial Monument Closed! Right: Castle Clinton Open! Oct. 30, 2025. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Government Shutdown Closes Most Manhattan Monuments, Museums Six weeks into a government shutdown that few people understand, and almost no one can justify, effects on the numerous Manhattan... News 02 Nov 2025 | 11:15
Annual Buczek-Hoban mass at Church of St. Elizabeth, Washington Heights, Oct. 17, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Buczek-Hoban Mass Honors Two NYPD Cops Killed on Same Night in 1988 on UWS For 37 years, they have come to Washington Heights to honor the memory of two NYPD heroes. They are the friends, family,... News 02 Nov 2025 | 10:53
City Council member Carmen De La Rosa at the podium, News Guild president Susan DeCarava in colorful scarf left. ( Photo: Brian Berger) City Council Passes Resolution Backing Daily News Union For the third time in four months, the Daily News Union and their feisty allies held a public rally standing up for the value... News 31 Oct 2025 | 02:12
Surveillance photo of confessed subway stabber Jamar Banks. ( Photo: NYPD) Recidivist Sentenced to Prison for Chelsea Subway Stabbing All right, crime watchers, take a deep breath, because this one gets complicated even if, on the surface, it first doesn’t... News 27 Oct 2025 | 04:02
Left to right: Alvin Bragg, Maud Maron, Diane Florence. ( Photos: Alvin Bragg, Maud Maron, Diane J. Florence Instagram) Manhattan D.A. Race Sees Bragg Challenged by Maron, Florence The main office of the Manhattan D.A. is at One Hogan Place. It’s really Leonard Street between Centre and Baxter, and its... News 27 Oct 2025 | 03:35
Left: Wanted for public lewdness on 4 train; right: wanted for assault on Market Street. ( Photos: NYPD) Public Lewdness on 4 Train; Elder Assault in Chinatown The plague of public lewdness on city subways continues. The New York City Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying... News 27 Oct 2025 | 06:27
Aerial view of Chatham & KImlau Squares showing proximity to Shearith Israel Cemetery #1. ( Photo: Google Maps, Straus News markup) Chatham Square Redesign Unveiled by DOT Located at the junction of five streets and multiple cultural histories, Chatham Square has been many things to many people... News 26 Oct 2025 | 10:16
JPMorganChase headquarters at 270 Park Ave. looking northwesterly. ( Photo: JPMorganChase) Finance Giant JPMorganChase Opens Stunning New Park Avenue HQ Shout it loud and proud, New Yorkers, JPMorganChase did it, officially opening their stunning new headquarters at 270 Park... News 26 Oct 2025 | 10:05
Smiling dog mom and caterpillar dog outside a Joe Strummer mural on East 6th Street during the Tompkins Square Park Dog Halloween parade in the East Village on Oct. 19. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Halloween Dog Parade Draws 1000s to Tompkins Square Park Thousands of dog lovers and spectacle seekers descended on the East Village to take pictures of and cheer for hundreds of... News 20 Oct 2025 | 02:55
Left: Wanted for assault in Canal Street subway station; Right: Crack from recent Washingon Square Park arrest. ( Photos: NYPD) Canal Street Subway Assault; Drug Bust in Washington Square Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in connection with a forcible touching... News 19 Oct 2025 | 06:38
The canopy of Port Authority Bus Terminal looking north up Eighth Avenue. ( Photo: Brian Berger) A Tale of Two Eighth Ave. Stabbings: One Man and One Woman Indicted The “Strip of Despair”—a.k.a. Eighth Avenue from the upper 20s through at least 50th Street—continues to live up to its reputation... News 19 Oct 2025 | 06:23
Unveiling of the names at NYPD Memorial Wall, Oct. 15, 2025. ( Photo: NYPDPC Instagram) NYPD Memorial Adds 50 Names in Battery Park City Ceremony The NYPD Memorial Wall in Battery Park City stands just a few short blocks west of Ground Zero—just take Liberty Street... News 18 Oct 2025 | 12:14
Wanted for gunpoint robbery at the 86th Street B/C station, Oct. 15. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunpoint Robbery in UWS Subway; DA Indicts Two Men for Harlem Murder A 57-year-old woman was mugged at gunpoint on the morning of Oct. 15 inside the 86th Street subway station on the B/C lines,... News 18 Oct 2025 | 10:21
Elizabeth Street Garden Faces Death, Again: This Time by Mamdani