NYPD commissioner won't support early release of Rikers inmates

New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Tuesday he won't support the early release of inmates from Rikers Island due to staffing shortage.

Girl, 9, ejected from SUV, critically injured during Brooklyn crash

A girl, 9, was in critical condition with broken legs and head trauma after she was ejected from a vehicle during a collision in East Flatbush, said police.

Teen among 2 shot in Harlem

Police are looking for several people for questioning in connection with the shooting two people in Harlem on Saturday night.

Men on scooter shoot teen in the Bronx

The NYPD is trying to track down to men who shot a teen on a Bronx sidewalk while they were on a scooter.

Dogs of 9/11: Heroic canines combed debris, offered comfort

Thousands of firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to Ground Zero, including more than 300 specialized canine search and rescue teams.

Queens man falls 30 feet into storm drain

A man in Flushing, Queens was rescued by police and firefighters after falling 30 feet into a storm drain.

VIDEO: NYPD officers try to reach flooded Queens apartment to save Ida victims

The NYPD has released video of officers attempting to reach a basement apartment in Queens where three people drowned due to flooding from remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Man poured gas on police van during Bronx protest

Police say the susepct was with a group of people who were protesting a police-involved shooting that occurred on August 29.

Overnight shootings leave 2 dead in the Bronx

Both shootings happened within a mile of each other in the Edenwald section of the Bronx.

NYC flooding kills several residents of basement homes

The flooding from the remnants of Ida proved fatal for several New Yorkers living in a particularly vulnerable type of abode: the basement apartment.

Missing teen with autism rescued from ocean using thermal cameras, night vision

A missing teen with autism was reunited with his family after a search from the air that required the use of thermal imaging cameras and night vision goggles.

Queens smoke shop worker fends off armed gunman

A smoke shop worker in Queens managed to fend off an armed robber. Cops now want to find the suspects who fled empty-handed.

Decomposed body found in car in Queens

The NYPD found a decomposed body inside a car parked in front of a Queens barbershop.

Knocked over planter causes panic in Times Square

According to authorities, a dispute between two individuals resulted in the overturning of a planter and a police barricade, which caused a panic.

VIDEO: Armed robber steals from Bronx barber in the middle of haircut

Surveillance footage shows the brazen robber walking into the barbershop, brandishing a firearm and stealing jewelry and money from one of the barbers inside.

NYPD identify suspect in violent Brooklyn stabbing

Authorities say that Julian Wadlington, 32, is the person seen on surveillance footage stabbing a victim multiple times with an unknown cutting instrument.

Video: Gunman opens fire into beauty salon on Staten Island

Police were searching for two suspects wanted for shooting a teenage girl and a woman while they were inside a hair salon on Staten Island.