NYPD detective dies 33 years after being shot during attempted robbery

Back in 1990, NYPD Detective Troy Patterson was washing his car on a street in Brooklyn when he was approached by three young men who demanded $20. One of the robbers, just 15 years old, shot Patterson.

New NYC bill aims to base parking ticket fines on a violator’s income

The proposed bill could potentially make people with higher incomes pay more for the same parking violations as someone who gets paid less.

Brooklyn apartment fire kills mother and 2 young daughters

Danielle Havens, 48, and her two daughters, Journee Miles, 11, and Keslee Miles, 9, were killed in the fire.

Suspect stabs subway rider with ice pick in unprovoked attack: NYPD

Police say the suspect approached the two men on a train platform in Cypress Hills and, unprovoked, stabbed a 38-year-old man in the stomach with an ice pick.

Queens armed robbery spree: Trio wanted in theft of thousands of dollars

The NYPD is looking for three men wanted in connection to an armed robbery pattern where thousands of dollars in cash was stolen from registers.

MTA no longer sharing service updates on Twitter

Riders looking for real-time updates are being encouraged to use the MYmta or Traintime apps instead of looking to the social media platform.

Lost iPhone survives 33 days under water off Hawaiian coast

A Minnesota man gave up on retrieving his iPhone after dropping it while on vacation, but the phone had a lot more endurance than he thought.

Man choked, sexually assaulted 68-year-old woman in the Bronx: NYPD

Authorities say the suspect choked the victim, forced her into a garage and tried to remove her clothing before sexually assaulting her.

Robotic dogs, drones put into action in Lower Manhattan parking garage collapse

One week after the deadly garage collapse in Lower Manhattan that left one dead and several others injured, we are learning more about the technology used by first responders to help save lives when time was of the essence.

Man, 64, in wheelchair violently punched, robbed in the Bronx

The man was sitting in a wheelchair when the two unknown suspects approached him and demanded money, the NYPD said.

Metro-North workers save autistic child wandering on Tarrytown tracks

"What is that? What is that? Is that a kid?" Dramatic video footage shows train conductors saving the wandering autistic child.

'Bare Minimum Mondays': Social media trend tackles workplace burnout

The idea behind 'Bare Minimum Mondays' is to give yourself permission to ease into the workweek by doing only the bare minimum required.