NYPD oversight body forced to halt investigations amid budget cuts

Beginning January 1, the Civilian Complaint Review Board will no longer investigate claims against NYPD officers for threats, property seizures, untruthful statements, discourteous words or actions, or refusal to provide their name or shield number.

Livery cab driver in custody after attack on cousins that left 1 dead, 1 critically injured

Sergio Zamora-Mendoza, 33, is facing charges of manslaughter and assault after the December 7 attack that left 66-year-old Carlos Guaman dead and a 52-year-old man in critical condition.

Jewish man sucker-punched, kicked in antisemitic Brooklyn attack

A Jewish man was sucked punched and beaten by an attacker spewing antisemitic slurs in the latest of a surge of hate crimes across the city.

NYPD officers prevent woman from burning down MLK's birth home: Atlanta police

Two off-duty NYPD officers visiting Atlanta are credited with stopping a woman who was trying to burn down Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home, police say.

Woman douses MLK birth home in gas
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The birth home of Martin Luther King, Jr. was doused in gasoline in an arson attempt. Atlanta police say off-duty NYPD officers helped protect the home.

Cousins attacked, one killed by livery driver in Brooklyn

One man is dead, and another critically injured, following an alleged assault by a livery driver in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

Minnesota 24-year-old found dead in NYC trash chute ID'ed

Jaclyn Elmquist, a 24-year-old from Minnesota, was found dead at the bottom of a trash chute in a Manhattan condo building.

Police arrest suspect in Queens hit-and-run that killed 3-year-old

20-year-old Kevin Gomez has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly hitting and killing a 3-year-old with a car in Flushing on Wednesday.

NYPD mobilizes massive presence as thousands march up 6th Avenue

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters descended on Midtown Friday, marching from Washington Square up Sixth Avenue.

Former Obama advisor arrested after UES halal cart confrontation

The NYPD says it has opened a hate crime investigation after Stuart Seldowitz was caught on video hurling Islamophobic comments a Halal cart vendor in Manhattan.

NYPD launches 24/7 "E-commerce Exchange Zones" to combat online shopping risks

The "E-commerce Exchange Zones" are safe spaces where the hand-off of items purchased from web retailers like Facebook Marketplace, Nextdoor, and Craigslist.