NYPD to dump robotic police dog following backlash

The NYPD is dumping the use of a robotic police dog following outrage from the community.

You can now unlock your iPhone wearing a face mask, but there’s a catch

Apple’s latest software update, iOS 14.5, comes with a ton of new features including the ability for users to unlock their iPhones while still wearing a face mask. Well, kind of.

Fundraiser for family of NYPD officer killed by hit-and-run driver

An online fundraising campaign has raised thousands for the family of an NYPD officer who was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

NYPD says woman's body in car trunk was a homicide

The case of a woman whose body was found in the trunk of a car on Long Island has been classified as a homicide.

Homeless couple pitches tent on street in Manhattan

A tent pitched in the middle of the Upper West Side is reportedly housing a homeless couple who has remained there for several days.

Girl Scouts use drones to deliver cookies

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people's doorsteps in a Virginia community.

Bullets fly as gunmen on ATVs exchange fire with suspect on street

The NYPD wants to find the gunmen who opened fire while riding ATVs. A third suspect opened fire from the street and fled in an SUV.

NYPD officer killed in hit-and-run on Long Island Expressway

An NYPD officer was killed by a hit-and-run driver early Tuesday while directing traffic on the Long Island Expressway in Queens.

Woman accused in cop hit-and-run railed about police in podcast

Jessica Beauvais, 32 of Hempstead, hosted a podcast that was posted on Facebook hours before the crash where she directed expletives at police officers and sipped drinks.

Manhattan man accused of stabbing neighbors to death

A 27-year-old man is accused of stabbing two women to death who lived on the same street as him.

Arrest made in connection with brutal attack on Asian-American man

Police in New York have made an arrest in connection with a brutal and unprovoked attack against a 61-year-old Asian-American man in Manhattan.

Apple's new app privacy requirement draws Facebook's ire

Apple's latest iOS update won't allow apps in its App Store to track users without first asking for permission.

Video shows attacker hitting NYPD cop with a stick

Video posted on social media shows a man walking up to a police detective and whacking him with a stick.

4 synagogues vandalized in the Bronx

Police say they are searching for a man who broke the windows or smashed the doors of four synagogues in the Bronx.

NYPD to deploy more cops to Manhattan as unions plea for transit protection

Send more police officers into the subway system! That is the message from some of the city’s largest labor unions to Mayor Bill de Blasio.