Queens man arrested for alleged rape of 14-year-old girl: NYPD

A 23-year-old Queens man has been arrested in connection with multiple alleged rape incidents involving a 14-year-old girl.

Adams gives bodegas $1.6 million to improve security

About 500 bodegas will be able to install panic buttons after Mayor Adams distributes an emergency grant of $1.6 million to the United Bodega Association.

Williamsburg residents pelted with liquids tossed from apartment window

Residents in Williamsburg, Brooklyn say someone has been throwing cooking oil, bleach, and other liquids from a second-floor apartment window onto pedestrians below.

61-year-old grandmother killed in Harlem crossfire, police say

Police are investigating after a 61-year-old grandmother was shot and killed in Harlem after being caught in a crossfire. Mayor Adams condemned the shooting, as police say they have a person of interest in custody.

Subway rider stabbed in Bronx; NYPD seek suspect

Police are seeking a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old man several times on a 5 train in the Bronx on Friday morning.

NYPD launches quality of life crackdown to tackle open drug use, illegal parking

The crackdown is focused on addressing complaints about open drug use, homelessness, illegal parking, ghost plates, and e-bikes driving on sidewalks.

New NYPD pilot program to tackle crimes 'that don’t always make headlines'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, as well as Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, announced on Thursday morning the NYPD's new Quality of Life Division pilot program, designed to address crimes "that don’t always make headlines but deeply impact how people live."

Woman in critical condition after broad-daylight stabbing in SoHo: NYPD

A 25-year-old woman is in critical condition after being seemingly randomly stabbed in the neck on a busy SoHo street in Manhattan.

Woman escapes attempted rape in Lower East Side subway station: NYPD

The NYPD is on the hunt for a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman early Monday morning inside a subway station on the Lower East Side.

Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for back-to-back shootings in Tompkins Square Park

Waldemar Alverio, 38, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two shootings in Tompkins Square Park that occurred just five days apart in March 2024.

Two NYPD officers indicted for burglary, groping woman while on duty

Two NYPD officers have been charged with burglary, forcible touching and misconduct after they allegedly groped a woman and stole money from her purse in Jackson Heights.

NYPD searching for vandals who carved swastika on Tesla in Brooklyn

Police say they are searching for two men who carved the word "Nazis" and a swastika onto a Tesla in Brooklyn on Thursday.

16-year-old shot and killed in Queens: NYPD

Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after being shot and killed in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon.