Decriminalizing low-level offenses
In 2016, police attested nearly 10,000 people in Manhattan for jumping the turnstile or failing to pay their subway fare, officially called theft of service. In fact, it was the most common charge in Manhattan Criminal Court. But beginning in September, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office will no longer prosecute those who evade their fares unless the individual poses a demonstrated threat to public safety.
In 2016, police attested nearly 10,000 people in Manhattan for jumping the turnstile or failing to pay their subway fare, officially called theft of service. In fact, it was the most common charge in Manhattan Criminal Court. But beginning in September, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.'s office will no longer prosecute those who evade their fares unless the individual poses a demonstrated threat to public safety.
South Box with Eric Kelly
The trash-talking boxing coach Eric Kelly has opened a new boxing gym in the South Bronx called South Box. Duke Castiglione check it out and got a workout and a talking-to from Eric.
The trash-talking boxing coach Eric Kelly has opened a new boxing gym in the South Bronx called South Box. Duke Castiglione check it out and got a workout and a talking-to from Eric.
Inside Rikers Island: Inmates learn skills for the outside world
Rows on rows of razor barbed wire around the GMDC building on Rikers Island say "jail" bigger than any sign. Inside, a gated checkpoint secures the lockdown area. Fox 5 got an exclusive look inside the jail that is the temporary home to about 400 men, ages 18 to 21. They've all been arrested but the vast majority of them have not yet had their day in court.
Rows on rows of razor barbed wire around the GMDC building on Rikers Island say "jail" bigger than any sign. Inside, a gated checkpoint secures the lockdown area. Fox 5 got an exclusive look inside the jail that is the temporary home to about 400 men, ages 18 to 21. They've all been arrested but the vast majority of them have not yet had their day in court.
Rikers Island inmates receive job training
Rows on rows of razor barbed wire around the GMDC building on Rikers Island say "jail" bigger than any sign. Fox 5 got an exclusive look inside the jail that is the temporary home to about 400 men, ages 18 to 21. They've all been arrested but the vast majority of them have not yet had their day in court. For some detainees, time served on Rikers is their initiation into the prison pipeline. For a growing number of others, it is a wakeup call before it is too late. Inside this high-security facility over the last two years, the Department of Correction has been arming inmates with a variety of career skills so they won't succumb to the negative influence of the streets once they get out. So far, about 1,500 former inmates left Rikers with job training.
Rows on rows of razor barbed wire around the GMDC building on Rikers Island say "jail" bigger than any sign. Fox 5 got an exclusive look inside the jail that is the temporary home to about 400 men, ages 18 to 21. They've all been arrested but the vast majority of them have not yet had their day in court. For some detainees, time served on Rikers is their initiation into the prison pipeline. For a growing number of others, it is a wakeup call before it is too late. Inside this high-security facility over the last two years, the Department of Correction has been arming inmates with a variety of career skills so they won't succumb to the negative influence of the streets once they get out. So far, about 1,500 former inmates left Rikers with job training.
Pushing for Gifted Programs in NYC Schools
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. discuss the findings of a task force that looked into the lack of gifted and talented programs in their boroughs.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. discuss the findings of a task force that looked into the lack of gifted and talented programs in their boroughs.
VIDEO: Assault with avocados
The NYPD has released shocking security camera video from a deli two blocks from Yankee Stadium that shows two men throwing avocados and bananas at a deli worker. The two men and the worker argued over a food order at the Stadium Gourmet Deli in the early morning hours of May 29, 2017, police said. The video shows one man hurling avocado after avocado over the deli counter while the other man also throws food and other objects.
The NYPD has released shocking security camera video from a deli two blocks from Yankee Stadium that shows two men throwing avocados and bananas at a deli worker. The two men and the worker argued over a food order at the Stadium Gourmet Deli in the early morning hours of May 29, 2017, police said. The video shows one man hurling avocado after avocado over the deli counter while the other man also throws food and other objects.
Kid Capri and Doug E. Fresh
The legendary hip hop artists preview Global Hip Hop Day being celebrated on June 8 in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop.
The legendary hip hop artists preview Global Hip Hop Day being celebrated on June 8 in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip-hop.
Movie studio in the Bronx
The Bronx will soon be home to York Studios, a brand-new state-of-the-art film and television production complex. Tuesday's groundbreaking was for York Studios' 350,000-square-foot campus that will house five sound stages.
The Bronx will soon be home to York Studios, a brand-new state-of-the-art film and television production complex. Tuesday's groundbreaking was for York Studios' 350,000-square-foot campus that will house five sound stages.
Suspect in custody
The NYPD on Tuesday arrested a Bronx man with a long rap sheet in the shooting of a 5-year-old boy on the street in Morrisania a day earlier. Authorities charged Michael Quiles, 27, with attempted murder. He was involved in a dispute with two guys and fired several shots at them outside a building on Washington Avenue at about 5:15 p.m. Those men weren't hit, but a boy was hit once in the head, police said.
The NYPD on Tuesday arrested a Bronx man with a long rap sheet in the shooting of a 5-year-old boy on the street in Morrisania a day earlier. Authorities charged Michael Quiles, 27, with attempted murder. He was involved in a dispute with two guys and fired several shots at them outside a building on Washington Avenue at about 5:15 p.m. Those men weren't hit, but a boy was hit once in the head, police said.
Yankees Hope Week
Nayyeyln and Victor Garcia share more than just the same parents. In October, 7, donated bone marrow to her older brother. Victor was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2015, a dire diagnosis without known causes or effective forms of simple treatment. In short, the 11-year-old needed a bone marrow transplant to survive.
Nayyeyln and Victor Garcia share more than just the same parents. In October, 7, donated bone marrow to her older brother. Victor was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2015, a dire diagnosis without known causes or effective forms of simple treatment. In short, the 11-year-old needed a bone marrow transplant to survive.
Ponte retires
Joseph Ponte resigned as New York City's correction commissioner after a scathing report by the Department of Investigation found that he and 20 other senior-level employees regularly abused take-home vehicle privileges. The DOI report found Ponte used his city-issued SUV for 90 days' worth of out-of-state trips, mostly to his home in Maine.
Joseph Ponte resigned as New York City's correction commissioner after a scathing report by the Department of Investigation found that he and 20 other senior-level employees regularly abused take-home vehicle privileges. The DOI report found Ponte used his city-issued SUV for 90 days' worth of out-of-state trips, mostly to his home in Maine.
NYC jails commissioner to resign: Report
The Department of Investigation issued a scathing 17-page report that found Joseph Ponte and 20 other senior-level employees at the Correction Department regularly abused take-home vehicle privileges, costing city taxpayers thousands of dollars.
The Department of Investigation issued a scathing 17-page report that found Joseph Ponte and 20 other senior-level employees at the Correction Department regularly abused take-home vehicle privileges, costing city taxpayers thousands of dollars.
Trump Bronx Golf Course Vandalized
Police want to know who cut down four trees at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx.
Police want to know who cut down four trees at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx.
DOI vs. DOC
An internal affairs official at Rikers Island is facing accusations that his subordinates secretly eavesdropped on New York City investigators. A Department of Correction spokesman confirmed on Monday that Gregory Kuczinski was placed on restricted duty in response to the allegations.
An internal affairs official at Rikers Island is facing accusations that his subordinates secretly eavesdropped on New York City investigators. A Department of Correction spokesman confirmed on Monday that Gregory Kuczinski was placed on restricted duty in response to the allegations.
Officials misused city vehicles
The head of New York City's jail system spent 90 days out of the city last year even amid violence problems at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, the city Department of Investigation said Friday. Investigators found Commissioner Joseph Ponte took his city-owned vehicle to Maine in violation of guidelines and other Department of Correction officials misused their agency vehicles with trips to Cape Cod, the Hamptons and other destinations.
The head of New York City's jail system spent 90 days out of the city last year even amid violence problems at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, the city Department of Investigation said Friday. Investigators found Commissioner Joseph Ponte took his city-owned vehicle to Maine in violation of guidelines and other Department of Correction officials misused their agency vehicles with trips to Cape Cod, the Hamptons and other destinations.
Lew's View: Don't close Rikers Island
Lew Leone is the vice president and general manager of WNYW-FOX 5. He says Mayor Bill de Blasio's support of a plan to close the penal complex on Rikers Island is ill-advised.
Lew Leone is the vice president and general manager of WNYW-FOX 5. He says Mayor Bill de Blasio's support of a plan to close the penal complex on Rikers Island is ill-advised.
Rikers Island plan
Members of an independent commission created a report that recommends New York City close the jail complex on Rikers Island over the next 10 years. Mayor Bill de Blasio quickly voiced his support. But three unions representing correction officers came together Tuesday in Lower Manhattan to fight back against the report, which they say ignores the real issues facing city jails.
Members of an independent commission created a report that recommends New York City close the jail complex on Rikers Island over the next 10 years. Mayor Bill de Blasio quickly voiced his support. But three unions representing correction officers came together Tuesday in Lower Manhattan to fight back against the report, which they say ignores the real issues facing city jails.
Bernard Kerik: Don't Close Rikers
The former NYPD commissioner and Dept. of Corrections commissioner says Rikers Island is not the problem, it's the management that needs to be dismantled.
The former NYPD commissioner and Dept. of Corrections commissioner says Rikers Island is not the problem, it's the management that needs to be dismantled.
Members of Commission Calling for Rikers Closure
Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President at The Fortune Society, Inc., discuss their report calling for the closure of Rikers Island.
Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President at The Fortune Society, Inc., discuss their report calling for the closure of Rikers Island.
Rikers Island jail closure planned
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vows to close Riker Island.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vows to close Riker Island.