2 arrested after scaling the Empire State Building’s antenna for apparent marriage proposal
July 1, 2026
Police body camera video showed an officer calling out a greeting and explaining, “Well, you can’t be up here.”
Police body camera video showed an officer calling out a greeting and explaining, “Well, you can’t be up here.”
A POLICE OFFICER was shot, apparently by friendly fire, during a confrontation early Sunday morning, and is recovering.
Capt. Christopher Vincenti has been named commanding officer of Brooklyn’s 68th Precinct, succeeding Deputy Inspector John Dasaro.
A TEENAGE BOY, 16, was arrested after allegedly stabbing one man to death and critically injuring another at Dyker Beach Park June 27.
The FIFA World Cup Fan Zone was unaffected by the crash and remained open through its normal closing time of 10 p.m.
A memorial honoring slain NYPD Patrolman David Guttenberg has been updated to help preserve his story for future generations.
POLICE ARE SEARCHING for two suspects in the violent robbery of a man at the Newkirk Avenue subway station.
He was arraigned April 1 before Judge Craig Brown in Orange County Court and released on $40,000 bond with a $20,000 cash alternative.
“We are all so happy for him and his family. We have been so lucky as a community to have had so many great leaders in our precinct.”
The assailant fled on foot; police described the suspect as wearing a ski mask, blue hooded sweatshirt, gray jeans and multicolored Jordans.
Police say the incident took place on March 9 around 4:30 a.m. in front of the mosque, located on State Street near Clinton Street.
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed in the abdomen, a 23-year-old man in the torso and a 26-year-old woman in the back and buttocks.
The target of the plot was Bay Ridge native Nerdeen Kiswani, an outspoken Palestinian activist who co-founded the group Within Our Lifetime.
This year, the NYPD has seized 1,054 guns: 305 in Brooklyn, 251 in the Bronx, 240 in Manhattan, 194 in Queens and 64 on Staten Island.
The assistant agents underwent just eight weeks of training, and some are fresh high school graduates, as young as 18 years old.
Police arrested Bairon Hernandez on March 10 after seeking the public’s help in identifying the attacker, who was captured on video.
AN OFF-DUTY detective was arrested Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. Det. Paul Hoppinthal, 33, was charged with assault and harassment.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said the series of unprovoked attacks were against three Muslim people.
The victim was approached by the man, who engaged him in a verbal dispute. He then displayed a hammer, and struck him on his head.
NYC police are still issuing criminal summonses to street vendors despite a new law requiring civil charges for most vending violations.
Police responding to a 911 call at 5:50 p.m. on Saturday arrived at Bush Terminal Piers Park, and discovered the woman, 29, in the water.
Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Bobby Andrew was charged with two counts of assault and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.
The 63rd Precinct includes Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, and the marshes of Marine Park, and borders the Gateway National Recreation Area.
DOT had been in charge of handing out parking tickets until 1996, when the responsibility was transferred to the NYPD.
The chase was triggered by reports that the suspect had abducted his girlfriend at gunpoint in Hoboken, before fleeing.
Two NYPD officers delivered a baby in a Sunset Park, Brooklyn apartment and were later recognized at a community council meeting.
Francois served as chief strategy officer and chief program officer at Tides Advocacy, a social-justice nonprofit.
Tisch described the current force of roughly 35,000 as strong and said future staffing requests should be tied to specific operational needs
Video on social media showed police officers struggling with at least one individual as hundreds of high-spirited youth surged around them.
Witnesses and nearby residents described the nightclub as a venue known for illegal parties. An NYPD investigation is ongoing.
The female bartender who had asked the suspect to leave was among those targeted. The gunman fled the scene and remains at large.
The Vera Institute analyzed more than 3.6 million calls made in 2025 and found only 42% were categorized by dispatchers as crime related.
Emir Balat visited a Phantom Fireworks store near Philadelphia on March 2, and he purchased 20 feet of consumer fireworks safety fuse.
Daheem Morris allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim while she repeatedly told him to stop and tried to push him away.
This string of thefts follows at least 10 small-business break-ins and burglaries in Williamsburg and Greenpoint since Dec. 10.
Jail clinicians sometimes send people in crisis to city hospitals — only for them to be returned to Rikers Island within hours.