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elected officials arrested by ICE agents in federal court

BREAKING: Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 12 other NYC elected officials arrested by feds at immigration court sit-in

By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses

man in shirt sits at court hearing for making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani

Queens DA charges Texas man with hate crimes for making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani

By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses

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Community Board 10 tackles scourge of illegally-parked ‘ghost’ cars

By Emily Swanson

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Fireworks at second hearing on Bally’s Casino plan for Throggs Neck as Marmorato voices concerns over hecklers

By Emily Swanson

Ex NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon smirking at camera

Ex-top cop Donlon’s lawyer urges Trump Justice Department to take over NYPD, citing alleged ‘corruption’

By Dean Moses

A woman is pulled away by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 3, 2025.

ICE office on Rikers Island remains closed, for now, after state court strikes down Mayor Adams’ executive order

By Shane O’Brien

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch

NYPD Commissioner Tisch says she is ‘revolted’ by thought of possible Trump federal takeover in NYC

By Dean Moses

A 2019 city law requires Rikers to close by 2027, but advocates renewed calls for its immediate shutdown after another man died in custody there on Wednesday

Health

Another Rikers Island death: Man succumbs after reported seizure; third in-custody death at facility in two weeks

By Adam Daly

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Former Bronx Assembly District leader and Board of Elections employee gets two years in federal prison for extortion and bribery

By Emily Swanson

river's law

Torres introduces River’s Law to ban swimming pools at residential daycares after tot’s deadly drowning

By Emily Swanson

woman in handcuffs escorted by detectives after corruption indictment

‘Classic bribery’: Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, power brokers at center of alleged pay-to-play schemes indicted

By Ethan Stark-Miller, Kirstyn Brendlen, Adam Daly & Dean Moses

NYPD recruits stand with right arms raised taking an oath

Blue blood infusion: NYPD welcomes largest recruit class in 9 years amid its ongoing staffing crisis

By Robert Pozarycki

NYPD officer staring at funeral for fallen cop

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

By Dean Moses

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

Crime

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

By Dean Moses

NYC Mayor’s Race: How each candidate plans to approach policing and crime

By Shea Vance

Governor Kathy Hochul makes a discovery announcement.

Courts

New York change to discovery laws take effect in win for prosecutors

By Ajani Stella

people at grand army plaza rally for arms embargo in gaza

Brooklyn

Hundreds rally at Grand Army Plaza to call for humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Gabriele Holtermann

City Council, advocates celebrate $50 million mental health and safety investment, call on Mayor Adams to prioritize Rikers closure

By Shea Vance & Lloyd Mitchell

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

Brooklyn

Mayor Adams and NYPD expand quality of life teams across Brooklyn after successful pilot

By Manuela Moreyra

Council member Tiffany Cabán among 50 protesters arrested in takeover of Schumer, Gillibrand’s Midtown offices

By Dean Moses

Midtown mass shooting suspect holding M4 rifle with photo of his permit

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: How Nevada gun laws helped enable a killer to wreak havoc and death in New York

By Ajani Stella

people embrace during a candlelight vigil in Bryant Park

New Yorkers gather in Bryant Park to grief Midtown mass shooting victims, vow ‘we are stronger together’

By Manuela Moreyra

People walking into Bronx home of slain officer in Midtown mass shooting

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Officer Didarul Islam’s Parkchester neighbors remember him as friendly, prayerful

By Emily Swanson

Police say they arrested the man who was allegedly caught on surveillance video setting a dog on fire in South Ozone Park. Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (l.) held a press conference in South Ozone Park and coordinated a local search for the suspect.

Queens

Sliwa leads local search for suspect who burned dog in South Ozone Park, police make arrest after tip from Good Samaritan

By Dean Moses and Robert Pearl

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Investigation finds paraprofessionals falsified timesheets while helping to transport three Bronx special needs students

"She Sells Sea Shells," an exhibition at Alice Austen House Museum in Staten, will run until February 21 of next year.

She Sells Sea Shells exhibit debuts at Staten Island’s Alice Austen House

queens botanical garden

Celebrate the season: a guide to fall events at Queens Botanical Garden

NY: Brooklyn Navy Yard Protest

NYPD arrests eight activists at Brooklyn Navy Yard protest over tenant ties