NYPD, SkyFOX catch boy playing hooky after urgent search

Panic and an urgent search for a Brooklyn boy ended in chuckles and a thumbs up as police – and SkyFOX – found the 9-year-old playing hooky on a rooftop.

Missing Brooklyn boy found on roof playing hooky
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Panic and an urgent search for a Brooklyn boy ended in chuckles and a thumbs up as police ? and SkyFOX ? found the 9-year-old playing hooky on a rooftop.

Baby dies from burns after furnace leak in Brooklyn home: NYPD

An 11-month-old boy has died after apparently suffering burns from a heating furnace in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

NYC school slashing: Student, 15, injured inside Bronx school; 3rd attack in 3 days

The Melrose slashing comes just a day after another incident at J.H.S. 123 James. M Kieran School in the Soundview section of the Bronx, the NYPD said. Tuesday morning, a 15-year-old student was also stabbed inside Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn.

NYC teen reported missing found dead with burns and gunshot wound

The body of a teen who was reported missing from Brooklyn was found with significant burn wounds and a gunshot wound to his head.

Video: Driver drags 78-year-old woman out of Access-A-Ride car

An Access-A-Ride driver is accused of dragging a 78-year-old woman out of his car and threatening a Good Samaritan who took video of the incident.

Man dies after exiting subway and falling onto tracks

Authorities are investigating the death of a man who somehow got stuck between a subway train car and the platform and then fell on the tracks in Brooklyn late Wednesday night.

Domenico DeMarco, founder of Brooklyn's Di Fara Pizza dies at 85

Domenico DeMarco came to the U.S. in 1959, and founded Di Fara Pizza in 1965. The restaurant soon became one of the most iconic pizzerias in New York City.

91-year-old gets in cane battle with robber in Brooklyn

A 91-year-old used his cane to defend himself in an attack by a robber who was attacking him with his own cane.

Girl hit by box truck in Brooklyn

A 13-year-old girl was in critical condition after being struck by a box truck in Brooklyn.

Malcolm X's daughter, Malikah Shabazz, found dead in Brooklyn home

One of the six daughters of civil rights icon Malcolm X was found dead inside her home in Midwood, Brooklyn, said the NYPD.

Hunt for woman who set fire in front of yeshiva: NYPD

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit was searching for the woman who poured gasoline in front of the Yeshiva of Flatbush and lighted the gasoline on fire.

VIDEO: Suspect smashes solar panels on 50 NYC parking meters

The suspect, riding a bicycle, allegedly used some kind of hard object to smash the solar panels on dozens of meters.

Spooked NYPD horses get loose in Brooklyn

Two horses from the NYPD Mounted Unit went on a trot toward Coney Island.

Cuomo takes aim at houses of worship, mass gatherings in hot spots

Cuomo said the severity of shutdowns would vary by proximity to hot spots. The rules will take effect no later than Friday in parts of Brooklyn and Queens, sections of Orange and Rockland counties north of the city, and an area within Binghamton near the Pennsylvania border.