Hand on heart: Pols and VIPs during pre-parade ceremony for the Dominican Day parade on Aug. 10. ( Photo: Darren McGee/Office of Governor ) Dominican Day Parade Delights Midtown Multitudes — Loudly! Hundreds of thousands of red-white-and-blue-adorned spectators and participants crowded Sixth Avenue from the 36th to 55th... News 16 Aug 2025 | 01:46
Analiz Cruz, an Auxiliary Police Officer, with another NYPD officer proudly running their booth at Precinct 10’s National Night Out in Chelsea. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) A Summer Night spent with 10th Precinct and Chelsea Community The NYPD celebrated their annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 5, connecting with community members across... News 06 Aug 2025 | 02:13
Biker handcuffed and arrested in Central Park back in May, right after the NYPD started cracking down on cyclists. Police had no info on what prompted the handcuffing, although some posters on a subreddit site where the photo appeared said the biker was later uncuffed. ( Photo: r/NYCbike) NYPD Issued Nearly 6,000 Criminal Summonses to Bikers in Qtr–but Most Get Dismissed The number of criminal summonses handed out to bikers in the latest quarter of 2025 has surged by 10 times the number handed... News 25 Jul 2025 | 05:12
NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon (right) attends a press conference at One Police Plaza alongside Mayor Eric Adams, Oct. 9, 2024. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) Ex-NYPD Interim Commish Sues, Alleging Department Is Criminal Enterprise Former Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has filed an explosive federal lawsuit alleging that Mayor Eric Adams and... News 21 Jul 2025 | 02:04
African Burian Ground National Monument is behind both the Ted Weiss Federal Building and 26 Federal Plaza: That’s a lot of feds! ( Photo: National Park Service, Straus News markup) African Burial Ground Reopens After Unexplained Month-Long Closure Nearly four weeks after it was closed without explanation, the African National Monument Burial Ground memorial at Duane... News 14 Jul 2025 | 10:29
Sergeant Anita Moore and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as Moore is among honorees at NYPD Medal Day on June 12. ( Photos: NYPD) Manhattan Cop Awarded NYPD Medal of Valor for UWS Incident Unknown to most New Yorkers, NYPD held its annual Medal Day ceremony on Thursday, June 12 at the department’s Training Bureau... News 16 Jun 2025 | 02:18
Federal agents wait in the lobby of 26 Federal Plaza to detain people after immigration hearings, May 28, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) Migrants, Protesters, and a Pastor Arrested Inside and Outside Manhattan Immigration Courthouses Federal agents inside a Manhattan immigration court building on May 28 made numerous arrests of migrants and observers, including... News 02 Jun 2025 | 07:15
Vigils are regularly being held for Francisco Andres Guzman Parra, 31, who died in a fiery April 2 car crash in Inwood after being pursued by cops who identified his vehicle as stolen. His family believes that the two pursuing officers purposefully neglected to report the incident. ( Photo: Spodek Law Group) Immigrant Dies in Fiery Uptown Crash Following Cop Chase; Family Considers Lawsuit An undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic died in a fiery car crash in Inwood earlier this month, after reportedly... News 20 Apr 2025 | 05:30
Left: Broome Street at Wooster, where Mae Berg was attacked; Right: Berg, a costume designer, models a coat she altered, Brooklyn Bridge in background. ( Photos: Brian Berger (left) Mae Berg Design/ Instagram (right)) Horror in SoHo: Woman Stabbed by Broken-Bottle-Wielding Maniac Meagan “Mae” Berg, the 25-year-old costume designer stabbed in the neck by a broken-bottle-wielding maniac on April 7 is... News 13 Apr 2025 | 09:13
Cops had retreated outside the building at 384 Madison St. on Feb. 18 after a suspect allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to execute a search warrant. After a tense three-hour standoff, a detective and the suspect were both wounded and rushed to Bellevue Hospital. ( Photo: Brain Berger) D.A. Indicts Ex-Con Accused of Wounding NYPD Officer in Downtown Shootout A 34-year-old man who wounded a detective and fired on several other police officers as they tried to execute a search warrant... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:36
Air bags deployed when the driver of a stolen Kia slammed into a ride share car on the corner of Madison and E. 36th St. on March 5. The alleged car thief was nabbed after trying to flee on foot. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Suspect Nabbed after Crashing Stolen Car on Madison Ave. A Florida man driving a car stolen in Pennsylvania had the vehicle’s location divulged by a satellite tracking device when... News 06 Mar 2025 | 03:10
Mayor Eric Adams (center) and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch (left) at Bellevue to provide an update on an NYPD detective Terry Avent who was shot while trying to execute a search warrant in a NYCH Project on the Lower East Side. The suspect, who was wounded in a shootout, was arrested. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Shot Cop, Suspect out of Hospital. Cop Went Home, Suspect Went to Rikers A detective who was part of team attempting to execute a search warrant in a pre-dawn raid at a Lower East Side public housing... News 26 Feb 2025 | 12:15
One of the Brooklyn teens who called 911 about the subway arsonist was honored by his local Council member, Susan Zhuang (right). His face is blurred to protect his anonymity. ( Photo: Council Member Susan Zhuang) Three Teens Claim $10,000 Reward in Subway Fire Horror It was one of the most horrific crimes in New York City history—the burning alive of a homeless woman, Debrina Kawam, on... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:14
John Chell (second from right) was sworn in as chief of department in a New Year’s Eve ceremony overseen by Mayor Eric Adams (far left) and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (second from left). He replaces Jeff Maddrey who resigned Dec. 20 and was officially suspended by Tisch on Jan. 2 after federal officers raided his home as part of a widening investigation into a sex scandal. ( Photo: NYPD) NYPD Chaos Continues as Feds Raid Maddrey Home in Criminal Probe, Chell Promoted to Chief Police commissioner Jessica Tisch is trying to right the ship of the reeling NYPD. In the latest move, she promoted a new... News 03 Jan 2025 | 05:41
The above surveillance photo of a person of interest in the subway torching incident that killed a sleeping 57-year-old woman at an F stop in Brooklyn played a major role in apprehending the suspect. He was spotted by three high school students on the F train in Herald Square wearing the same clothes. ( Photo: NYPD) Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim The sleeping homeless woman who was set on fire by another homeless person on Dec. 22 was finally identified as 57-year old... News 01 Jan 2025 | 10:02
Bid to Save 174-year-old East Village Catholic Church