Shootings up 130% in New York City

Police statistics show that murders are up 23% in the first 6 months of 2020 versus the same period in 2019. 

New health, safety measures in place at Downtown Disney

Temperature screenings, hand-washing stations and physical distancing requirements will all be a part of the Downtown Disney District experience when it reopens Thursday. 

Seattle City Council approves new tax on big businesses

The Seattle City Council on Monday approved a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a big business tax amid pressure from corporations such as Amazon and the prospect of a voter referendum.

Arrest in unintended shooting death of teen in The Bronx

Police have arrested a suspect in the unintended shooting death of aspiring basketball player Brandon Hendricks in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

Boy, 12, among dead in Flatbush fire

A 12-year-old boy and a 69-year-old- man were killed in an early morning apartment fire in Flatbush, Brooklyn, according to fire officials.

NYPD officers surprise Bronx girl whose home burned down with a cake for her birthday

After a massive fire ripped through a three-story building in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, leaving 14 people injured, the NYPD did its part to bring a little joy into the life of a girl left homeless by the fire.

Violent July 4 across New York City
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A violent July 4 that saw 21 shootings and 37 people injured has politicians from both sides of the aisle criticizing the decision to dismantle the NYPD's anti-crime unit.

Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter

A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders have now pivoted to new targets. Their latest focus: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests against racial injustice.

NYPD seeking suspect in shooting of Bronx teen basketball star

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for questioning in connection to the murder of young basketball star from the Bronx.

NYC teachers union calls De Blasio’s plan to reopen schools premature

The United Federation of Teachers is pushing back on Mayor Bill de Blasio's proclamation that New York City's schools will reopen for in-person learning in September.

Two men found shot dead inside vehicle in the Bronx

Police in New York are investigating the execution-style killings of two men in the High Bridge section of the Bronx.

Man arrested for setting off fireworks that burned down home in Brooklyn

A man has been arrested for allegedly setting off illegal fireworks that burned down a home in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Building with many violations collapses in Brooklyn

Cleanup was underway Thursday at a multistory health club shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic that collapsed into a heap of rubble in Brooklyn a day earlier.