4 synagogues vandalized in the Bronx

Police say they are searching for a man who broke the windows or smashed the doors of four synagogues in the Bronx.

NYPD to deploy more cops to Manhattan as unions plea for transit protection

Send more police officers into the subway system! That is the message from some of the city’s largest labor unions to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Man runs over NYPD officer during traffic stop

The NYPD says that Takim Newsom, 32, has been arrested after running over an NYPD officer during a traffic stop in Brooklyn.

Man stabbed to death in Queens subway station

A man was stabbed to death inside a subway station in the Elmhurst neighborhood in Queens.

Columbus Circle monument vandalized during anti-police protest

Six protesters were arrested for vandalizing a monument to fallen soldiers in Columbus Circle, according to police.

New York City will pay $750,000 to woman who was shackled during labor

New York City has settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who says cops kept her shackled for hours while she was in active labor. The mayor called her treatment "inhumane."

NYPD says subway crime is at record low, but riders still wary

Despite assurances from some NYPD officials, many straphangers say they don't feel safe in New York City's subways.

Man drags woman before sexual assault in Brooklyn

The NYPD wants to find the man who dragged a woman down a street in East Williamsburg before sexually assaulting her.

Woman shot in the head, killed on Park Slope street

Police say Nichelle Thomas, 51, was shot in broad daylight while standing on the street in Park Slope.

NYPD forms panel to review possible hate crimes

A panel of five civilians will review cases and give input to the district attorneys and the NYPD. 

Suspects threaten parking garage attendant before taking off with Mercedes, BMW: Cops

Two men are wanted by police for threatening a parking garage attendant with a gun before taking off with the man's cell phone, wallet and two luxury vehicles.

Woman slashed in the leg with hatchet on Upper East Side: Cops

A woman was slashed in the leg by another woman inside an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, police said.

Is Times Square's recovery threatened by high crime and rampant homelessness?

Times Square has seen a 60 percent drop in tourism and a rise in crime during the pandemic. The changes have left many people wondering, can the 'crossroads of the world' make a comeback?

NYPD agrees to limit use of sound cannons

The New York Police Department has agreed to limit its use of sound cannons on crowds to settle claims that the devices caused hearing damage, dizziness and migraines.