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Queens

Freedom Drive in Forest Park may once again be opening to cars

By Patrick Stachniak

NYC PBA head Patrick Hendry and former CCRB interim chair Dr. Mohammad Khalid

Police & Fire

Chair of NYPD watchdog CCRB resigns after months long feud with police union

By Dean Moses

Mamdani has expressed interest in retaining Tisch as police commissioner, citing her efforts to fight corruption within the NYPD.

City Government

Mayor-elect Mamdani says he’s still interested in keeping NYPD Commissioner Tisch – but offers no details on retention efforts

By Adam Daly

Police & Fire

Mamdani say he has chosen Tisch as his police commissioner – but will she stay?

By Dean Moses

Long Island

Op-ed | Conviction to comeback tour? George Santos speaks out on Trump’s commutation

Cary London

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after she pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Courts

NY Attorney General James seeks dismissal of federal charges, says prosecutor unlawfully appointed

By Adam Daly

Cops are looking for these seven suspects and a half dozen more who allegedly took part in a gang assault in Jamaica Hills that left a 15-year-old boy critically injured.

Queens

Teen critically injured in Jamaica Hills gang assault and robbery that left him beaten, stabbed without sneakers: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Brooklyn

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged for threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

By Shea Vance

Capitol flash bang photo during Jan. 6 riot

Police & Fire

Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested for threatening to kill Brooklyn rep and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries

By Shea Vance

Brooklyn

New York state retires ‘EDP’ term, adopts compassionate language for people experiencing a mental health crisis

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Adams and NYPD brass speak about formation of new domestic violence unit

Police & Fire

NYPD makes major investment in battling domestic violence, assigning 450 cops to specialized unit

By Dean Moses

NYPD sergeant and motorcycle ready to retire

Police & Fire

From Reagan to Trump: NYPD sergeant retires after helping protect U.S presidents for over 40 years

By Dean Moses

Housing & Homelessness

Parkchester Preservation Management settles with Attorney General in “tenant blacklisting” case

By Emily Swanson

Former governor andrew cuomo speaks about rikers island closure plan

Police & Fire

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo pledges to scrap Rikers closure plan, build new facilities on island instead of boro-based jails

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Police & Fire

$187M cut in New York counterterrorism funding reversed after bipartisan appeals to Trump

By Adam Daly

Under the proposed cuts, the NYPD faced a projected $100 million reduction

Police & Fire

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds to NYC

By Adam Daly

Police & Fire

Law enforcement champion access to NYCHA video surveillance ahead of City Council oversight hearing on lack of transparency

By Dean Moses

FILE - A man in custody was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Police & Fire

amNY Your Vote: Where does the next NYC mayor stand on the future of Rikers Island?

By Claude Solnik, Adam Daly and Robert Pozarycki

Police & Fire

Bleeding blue: Why active NYPD cops say police response times for New Yorkers in need are getting longer

By Dean Moses

elected officials arrested by ICE agents in federal court

Immigration

Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 13 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

Police & Fire

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

By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses

The Bronx

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

By Emily Swanson

Police & Fire

EXCLUSIVE: Former police brass press lawmakers to crack down on cybercrime

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remain NYC’s top cop with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

Freedom Drive in Forest Park may once again be opening to cars

Chair of NYPD watchdog CCRB resigns after months long feud with police union

Mayor-elect Mamdani says he’s still interested in keeping NYPD Commissioner Tisch – but offers no details on retention efforts

Mamdani say he has chosen Tisch as his police commissioner – but will she stay?

Op-ed | Conviction to comeback tour? George Santos speaks out on Trump’s commutation

NY Attorney General James seeks dismissal of federal charges, says prosecutor unlawfully appointed

Teen critically injured in Jamaica Hills gang assault and robbery that left him beaten, stabbed without sneakers: NYPD

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged for threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested for threatening to kill Brooklyn rep and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries

New York state retires ‘EDP’ term, adopts compassionate language for people experiencing a mental health crisis

NYPD makes major investment in battling domestic violence, assigning 450 cops to specialized unit

From Reagan to Trump: NYPD sergeant retires after helping protect U.S presidents for over 40 years

Parkchester Preservation Management settles with Attorney General in “tenant blacklisting” case

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo pledges to scrap Rikers closure plan, build new facilities on island instead of boro-based jails

$187M cut in New York counterterrorism funding reversed after bipartisan appeals to Trump

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds to NYC

Law enforcement champion access to NYCHA video surveillance ahead of City Council oversight hearing on lack of transparency

amNY Your Vote: Where does the next NYC mayor stand on the future of Rikers Island?

Bleeding blue: Why active NYPD cops say police response times for New Yorkers in need are getting longer

Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 13 other NYC elected officials arrested by feds at immigration court sit-in

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

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

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