Walmart giving 740k smartphones to associates with new in-house app

Walmart is equipping thousands of its employees with free, new Samsung smartphones that come with a new in-house app to improve efficiency and customer service.

Citing safety concerns, NYPD enforcing 10 p.m. curfew at Washington Square Park

The NYPD says the decision was made due to recent incidents where large, sometimes violent crowds refused to leave the park and engaged in disorderly behavior.

Should you disable Amazon Sidewalk?

If you have Amazon Alexa, Echo or a Ring Doorbell, the company is launching Amazon Sidewalk to help you keep those devices connected even if your wifi goes out. But cyber experts say it can also leave you open to hackers.

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years after oversight board ruling

Former President Donald Trump has been suspended from Facebook for two years after an oversight board ruling, the social media company announced.

New York City shootings skyrocket nearly 75%

According to the NYPD, overall crime rose by 22 percent in May 2021, as compared to May 2020.

2 women slashed on Manhattan subway train

A man is under arrest after two women were slashed aboard a subway train in Manhattan overnight.

1 dead in triple shooting in Brooklyn

Police were investigating a deadly triple shooting in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

NYPD investigating third incident of vandalism at Black Wall Street Gallery

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating another incident of vandalism at an art gallery commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Graffiti a growing problem for SoHo store owners

Graffiti is now a growing problem in SoHo, as the neighborhood has been the target of vandals in recent weeks and local shop owners say the eyesores are keeping customers away.

NYPD: Vandals 'desecrated' Vietnam memorial in Queens

The office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz posted a video showing Parks Department workers covering up profane graffiti scrawled on a Vietnam memorial in Elmhurst.

Cyberattack targeted MTA; riders not affected

MTA officials said the transit agency was hit by a cyberattack but claims it didn't impact customers, employees, or contractors.

Alleged Times Square gunman appears in NY court for the first time

Farrakhan Muhammad, the man accused of opening fire in the middle of Times Square last month, made his first court appearance in NYC since being extradited from Florida.

NYPD top cop blames bail reform for surge in crime

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea is sounding off on the state's criminal justice system and reiterating frequent calls for legal changes to bail reform.

Water main breaks, sidewalk collapses in Brooklyn

Part of a sidewalk on Fourth Avenue near St. Mark's Place in Boerum Hill collapsed during a water main break.

Asian woman assaulted with walking cane inside Manhattan subway station

A 23-year-old woman was exiting the northbound 1 train in Morningside Heights when a man swung his walking cane at her multiple times.