De Blasio: NYC could see more layoffs without financial assistance from Washington

If the federal government does not come to the rescue with financial assistance, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the city may be forced to lay off various city employees like police officers, firefighters, healthcare workers and more.

Another 3 NYPD members die from COVID-related causes

Three more NYPD employees have died due to coronavirus-related causes. The department's COVID death toll is now 41.

Mayor: 139 homeless people moved from subways to shelters

Police officers escorted people out of Brooklyn's Coney Island station, the end of the line for several trains, and told them they would have to board buses to get to their destinations. Cleaners carrying bottles of bleach then boarded the trains.

NYPD seeking suspect in string of Brooklyn robberies

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection to a string of burglaries in Brooklyn that have occurred between March 17 and May 3.

Open Streets program expands in NYC

New York City will kick off it's 'open streets' program with seven miles of vehicle-free streets beginning May 4, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Daily NYC subway shutdown from 1-5 a.m.

New York City's subway system went silent in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as part of a plan for the normally round-the-clock system to shut down for train cleaning and to remove homeless people.

Group assaults, pours liquid on man's face

The NYPD wants to find the men and women involved in a vicious assault on a man outside a laundromat in the Longwood section of the Bronx.

NYPD to continue social distancing patrols despite violent arrest

New York City's mayor rejected calls Monday to stop having police officers enforce social distancing during the coronavirus crisis after one was caught on video pulling a stun gun on a man and violently taking him to the ground.

Protests not allowed during pandemic, say NYC mayor and police commissioner

After a gathering by LGBTQ activists critical of Mount Sinai Hospital's relationship during the coronavirus with a religious organization, the city's police commissioner and mayor said protests would not be tolerated.  

Violent arrest raises concerns about NYPD social distancing patrols

The NYPD says that a social distancing enforcement action led to the arrests of three people on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on May 2 as footage of the incident went viral on social media.

De Blasio praises New Yorkers for warm weather social distancing

As warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine, police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing and a ban on congregating in public spaces.

As warmer weather beckons, NYPD to enforce social distancing

As warmer temperatures tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine, police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing and a ban on congregating in public spaces.

NYPD shuts down another Hasidic funeral

Tensions between police and members of New York City’s Hasidic Jewish community flared again Thursday as officers interrupted a crowded funeral procession to crack down on social distancing violators.

Mayor de Blasio slammed for breaking up rabbi's funeral

Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted the Jewish community in Williamsburg following a large turnout for a rabbi's funeral during the coronavirus pandemic.

Anxious, wary first responders back on the job

The new coronavirus doesn't care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it.

Man viciously attacked from behind outside Chelsea deli

The NYPD wants to find the man who assaulted another man in an unprovoked, vicious attack in Chelsea.

NYPD announces deaths of two more Transportation Bureau members

The NYPD announced the death of two more members of its Transportation Bureau due to complications from coronavirus infections on Sunday. 

Robbers break door down, take cash, sneakers

The NYPD is on the hunt for five individuals involved in a break-in and robbery at an apartment in Harlem.