Eric Adams appoints brother as deputy police commissioner

Former NYPD Chief of Department Phillip Banks confirmed his selection as deputy mayor for public safety on Friday. Adams also appointed his brother, retired NYPD Sergeant Bernard Adams, as a deputy police commissioner.

Videos show NYPD chase and fatal shooting on Belt Parkway

The NYPD has released body camera and dashboard camera video footage showing how a police pursuit and then fatal shooting unfolded on a highway in Brooklyn.

COVID test sites to open at 4 more subway stations

COVID testing sites will open at four more subway stations, bringing the number of station testing sites to 11.

Penn Station scissor attack: Man slashes teen in random attack, NYPD says

A man with scissors came up to a 17-year-old boy on the northbound platform of the A/C/E line just before 4 a.m. Friday and without saying a word attacked him, the NYPD said. The attacker slashed the teen in his forehead and then ran away.

Hochul, Adams targeting crime, homelessness on NYC subways

A new initiative will see hundreds of additional NYPD officers sent into the city's subways, while outreach units will be deployed to deal with the growing homelessness crisis.

I-95 shutdown: Uber rider trapped in traffic slammed with $600 bill

Andrew Peters returned home, like hundreds of others trapped for hours on I-95 in Virginia Tuesday, to a $600 bill from Uber.

Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job

Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.

Man stabbed twice in the neck while waiting for subway in Queens: NYPD

A man was standing on an A-train subway platform in Ozone Park when the suspect approached him from behind and stabbed him two times in the neck.

Adrienne Adams is NYC Council's first Black speaker

The New York City Council will have its first Black leader after Adrienne Adams was chosen as the council’s speaker.

Woman, dog killed in Brooklyn bodega shooting

A woman and her dog were killed with someone opened fire into a Brooklyn bodega on Sunday evening.

Brooklyn gang members bragged about guns on social media, DA says

17 alleged gun-toting members of a gang are accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old college student, killing a 20-year-old woman at a birthday party, and more crimes.

Some NYC subway service suspended due to crew shortage

The MTA has suspended multiple subway lines through Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, because COVID-19 is hitting the workforce hard.

Mayor Eric Adams says kids safe in school despite virus surge

New York City's new mayor insisted Monday that schools would open for in-person learning despite an omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 infection.

Man randomly punches 79-year-old woman in the face on Bronx bus

Police say the man and an elderly woman were riding an MTA bus on the Moshulu Parkway in November when the suspect punched the woman in the face.