Police & Fire Archives – Page 4 of 46

Correction officers union and public advocate dispute Rikers Island conditions

Queens

War of words at Rikers Island: Public advocate, correction officer union boss clash over conditions at jails

By Dean Moses

Mayor Adams and bodega workers speak about panic buttons

Crime

500 NYC bodegas getting panic buttons with direct police link to help fight crime, Mayor Adams says

By Dean Moses

NYPD officer Miosotis Familia in uniform

Police & Fire

Slain NYPD cop’s daughter continues fight for mother’s death benefits — and to keep her legacy alive

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at NYPD briefing

Police & Fire

FIRST ON amNY: NYPD’s recruitment changes bring hundreds of new academy candidates amid staffing crisis

By Dean Moses

Police & Fire

Trump Tower shut down after climate protester spray paints over president’s ’45’ sign

By Dean Moses

Mayor Adams and Trump border czar Homan at street gang bust announcement

Police & Fire

Latest NYC street gang bust sees Mayor Adams double down on cooperation with Trump ‘border czar’ Homan: ‘I know the side I am on’

By Dean Moses

Participants at the Feb. 23, 2025 rally in Central Park proudly waved Israeli flags and carried posters with the pictures, names, and ages of the hostages still in Hamas captivity.

Education

New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The Bronx

Bronx district leader and Board of Elections employee pleads guilty to conspiracy charges

By Emily Swanson

Courts

Sarah Palin arrives for start of retrial in ongoing battle against the New York Times

By Dean Moses

NYPD Harbor Unit combs helicopter crash site in Hudson River

Police & Fire

Hudson River helicopter crash: Schumer demands tougher FAA regulations while ripping company that chartered doomed flight

By Dean Moses

Former Congress Member George Santos outside U.S. District Court in Central Islip, LI on Aug. 19, 2024 after pleading guilty to fraud charges.

Courts

George Santos, expelled Congressman, should serve 8 years in prison for fraud, identity theft: feds

amNewYork and Reuters

Columbia University protesters chain selves to gate

Police & Fire

More unrest at Columbia University: Students chain selves to gate in protest of Mahmoud Khalil ICE detainment

By Dean Moses

Police & Fire

NYPD transgender cops celebrate Day of Visibility and demonstrate the city’s blue line has many colors

By Dean Moses

Queens

NYPD staffing crisis: Pheffer Amato’s legislation aims to restore 20-year retirement and enhance retention

By Athena Dawson

Police & Fire

Who is Kaz Daughtry? Meet the city’s new deputy mayor for public safety

By Dean Moses

A ghost gun seized during an investigation in NYC.

Police & Fire

Manhattan DA calls on 3D printing companies to deter creation of ghost guns

By Emily Davenport

Crime

‘PATH’ of progress? Mayor Adams says homeless outreach teams have cleaned up subways – though riders are unconvinced

By Dean Moses

Protesters in Mahmoud Khalil case march in front of The Trump building in Manhattan

Police & Fire

More protests in Manhattan over Columbia University pro-Palestine protester Mahmoud Khalil’s detainment as case heads to New Jersey

By Dean Moses

Independent Rikers Commission unveils a comprehensive plan to shutting down the contentious Rikers Island Jail known for its lack of public safety measurements.

Police & Fire

‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission release new blueprint for island jail’s closure

By Jada Camille

The Bronx

Protesters rally outside Bronx courthouse against Hochul’s proposed changes to discovery reform law

By Sadie Brown

Photo of Times Square street gang TDA subset

Crime

Trump, Tren de Aragua, and NYPD’s ongoing battle against the infamous gang in New York

By Dean Moses

Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested after occupying Trump Tower on March 13.

Manhattan

Nearly 100 arrested after pro-Palestine protesters take over Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil

By Emily Davenport & Dean Moses

Police & Fire

Rikers Island goes into federal receivership as judge appoints manager to oversee city jail, end civil rights abuses

Mayor Adams applauds new state budget that expands involuntary commitment powers for those with mental illness

War of words at Rikers Island: Public advocate, correction officer union boss clash over conditions at jails

500 NYC bodegas getting panic buttons with direct police link to help fight crime, Mayor Adams says

Slain NYPD cop’s daughter continues fight for mother’s death benefits — and to keep her legacy alive

FIRST ON amNY: NYPD’s recruitment changes bring hundreds of new academy candidates amid staffing crisis

Trump Tower shut down after climate protester spray paints over president’s ’45’ sign

Latest NYC street gang bust sees Mayor Adams double down on cooperation with Trump ‘border czar’ Homan: ‘I know the side I am on’

New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

Bronx district leader and Board of Elections employee pleads guilty to conspiracy charges

Sarah Palin arrives for start of retrial in ongoing battle against the New York Times

Hudson River helicopter crash: Schumer demands tougher FAA regulations while ripping company that chartered doomed flight

George Santos, expelled Congressman, should serve 8 years in prison for fraud, identity theft: feds

More unrest at Columbia University: Students chain selves to gate in protest of Mahmoud Khalil ICE detainment

NYPD transgender cops celebrate Day of Visibility and demonstrate the city’s blue line has many colors

NYPD staffing crisis: Pheffer Amato’s legislation aims to restore 20-year retirement and enhance retention

Who is Kaz Daughtry? Meet the city’s new deputy mayor for public safety

Manhattan DA calls on 3D printing companies to deter creation of ghost guns

‘PATH’ of progress? Mayor Adams says homeless outreach teams have cleaned up subways – though riders are unconvinced

More protests in Manhattan over Columbia University pro-Palestine protester Mahmoud Khalil’s detainment as case heads to New Jersey

‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission release new blueprint for island jail’s closure

Protesters rally outside Bronx courthouse against Hochul’s proposed changes to discovery reform law

Trump, Tren de Aragua, and NYPD’s ongoing battle against the infamous gang in New York

Nearly 100 arrested after pro-Palestine protesters take over Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil

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