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George Santos at court

Courts

Former Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

By Michael Malaszczyk

Mayor Eric Adams appoints Robert Tucker as New York City's 35th FDNY commissioner. Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Private security exec Robert Tucker tapped as NYC’s 35th Fire Commissioner

By Ethan Stark-Miller

EMS Station 40 in Sunset Park unveiled its new mural honoring EMS workers lost in the line of duty and the community.

Brooklyn

Sunset Park’s ‘Dragon’s Den’ unveils mural as elected officials demand EMT pay parity

By Gabriele Holtermann

Passing through the junk market along East 14th Street and Avenue A.

Violence-plagued East Village intersection with illegal market getting major boost in NYPD security

By Dean Moses

NYC crime: Brooklyn detectives investigate shooting scene

NYC crime: July sees overall felonies drop, though murder rate ticks upward

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Queens

Over 195 illegal smoke shops shut down in Queens since May, hundreds throughout the five boroughs

By Anthony Medina

Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a task force of law enforcement performed a victory lap in the Bronx Wednesday, announcing that over 750 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs have been shuttered.

‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

By Dean Moses

Woman mourns at Sonya Massey vigil in Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village vigil for Sonya Massey brings tearful rebuke of police brutality

By Dean Moses

A corrections officer in a NYC jail

Mayor Adams ‘state of emergency’ in NYC jails blocks parts of City Council-approved solitary confinement law

By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses

FDNY ad

EXCLUSIVE | FDNY unveils ad campaign to combat lithium-ion battery fires

By Dean Moses

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Brooklyn

Mayor holds back on condemnation after Council Member Susan Zhuang’s arrest for alleged assault on NYPD officer

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn

Council Member Susan Zhuang, others arrested at protest against Brooklyn homeless shelter

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh stepping down from post, FDNY confirms

By Robert Pozarycki

Pols, advocates in New York seek mask ban, comparing protesters’ use of face coverings to KKK hoods

By Dean Moses

Blood on the sidewalk of East Village after stabbing

Mayhem in the East Village: Murder suspect booked as pols denounce conditions of ‘open air drug market’

By Dean Moses

Crime

Subway crime: NYPD touts huge turnaround nearly six months after major crime spike underground

By Dean Moses

NYPD officer responds to ShotSpotter

Crime

Lander audit alleges NYPD ShotSpotter program is inaccurate and wastes cops’ time

By Dean Moses

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Brooklyn

Pulpit to prison! ‘Bling Blishop’ Lamor Whitehead sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud, extortion and false statements

By Jada Camille

DA Bragg announces charges against white supremacist dealing guns in prison

Courts

White supremacist tied to Buffalo mass shooter busted for dealing guns while behind bars: DA Bragg

By Dean Moses

Protester dressed as orca arrested in Lower Manhattan

Whale of a protest: 33 climate activists dressed as orcas cuffed at Lower Manhattan demonstration

By Dean Moses

A NYPD Officer's Vertex Standard radio sits in a protective case.

Over and out? Police radio encryption bill left in limbo after failing to pass both houses in Albany

By Todd Maisel

NYPD officers use radio

Over and out? ‘Keep Police Radio Public Act’ faces uncertain future as NYPD encryption moves ahead

By Todd Maisel

Israel woman and flag marching at Salute to Israel Parade

Bittersweet Salute to Israel Parade focuses on four words: Bring the hostages home

By Dean Moses and Gabriele Holtermann

The NYPD is going all-in on drone pilot program for shootings and life-threatening emergencies

By Dean Moses

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movie

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In “Sk+te’kmukue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)," an unresolved past trauma haunts an individual and his brother.

Queer-themed films premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

The Maspeth community remembered those lost 24 years ago this week in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center.

Maspeth community remembers those lost during 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago

Soft Bar Carl Radke

Soft Bar + Cafe, Carl Radke’s alcohol-free oasis, to open in Greenpoint on Sept. 17