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.

At least 13 people shot in 6 hours across NYC

A 15-year-old boy was killed and at least a dozen others wounded over a six-hour span of gun violence in New York City.

Man's body pulled from East River off Queens

Police are asking for the public's help identifying the body, which is described as a white man wearing a long-sleeve brown shirt, camouflage pants, and black sneakers. He also was in possession of a sobriety coin.

New York City public beaches open for swimming on Saturday

New York City's eight public beaches will be open for swimming from Saturday, May 29, through Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.

Hunt for Queens man who raped 3 teen girls, cops say

The NYPD is on the hunt for a man from Queens who they say raped three 13-year-old girls on separate occasions.

Man shot in stomach during fanny pack robbery

A man was shot in the stomach after a robber ripped off a fanny pack in Jamaica, Queens.

Vaccine a tough sell in NYC's Far Rockaway

COVID-19 killed hundreds of people in one of New York City's most isolated neighborhoods. But the vaccine for the coronavirus is still turning out to be a tough sell to people in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.

Woman indicted in hit-and-run death of NYPD cop

A Long Island woman accused of the hit-and-run death of a veteran NYPD officer was indicted on multiple charges on Tuesday, including homicide and manslaughter.

Technology replaces line judges at U.S. Open; Djokovic approves

Chair umpires will be the only officials at the U.S. Open so Novak Djokovic does not need to worry about accidentally hitting a line judge with a tennis ball.

Paddleboarder drowns in Hempstead Lake; kids survive

A paddleboard capsized, sending a dad and his kids into the water at Hempstead Lake on Sunday.

Asian man pushed onto subway tracks in Queens

A man was pushed into the tracks in an unprovoked attack at a Queens subway station on Monday morning.

3 dead after car crashes into creek in Queens

Three men are dead after a car left the road and crashed into Newtown Creek in Long Island City early Saturday morning, authorities say.

2 dead, at least 9 injured after deadly night of violence across NYC

Police were busy investigating a string of shootings across New York City that killed one person and injured several people, including an eight-year-old boy who was riding his bike.