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A 19-year-old man was shot Monday afternoon near a sneaker and streetwear shop in Brooklyn’s Homecrest neighborhood, sending shoppers and pedestrians diving for cover along a normally bustling commercial strip. The gunfire rang out just after 2:30 p.m., according to witnesses, who said they heard multiple shots and wat

A member of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stands guard as police investigate a shooting at Taste of the City lounge on August 17, 2025 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Timothy Spence pleaded guilty to federal assault and firearm charges. [ more › ]

A corrections officer at New York City’s Rikers Island prison has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $200,000 in workers’ compensation benefits to which he was not entitled, prosecutors reported. According to Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jovanny Concepcion pled guilty on...

At the end of a five-hour hearing Tuesday Christopher Baldner, 48, was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison for his part in a high-speed pursuit on the New York State Thruway that led to the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods, of Brooklyn.

Mystery men who are “up to no good” have been roaming through New York City’s vast sewer system, and city officials on Tuesday warned potential copycats of dangers they’d face exploring Gotham’s treacherous underground. There’ve been at least three documented sewer incursions since May 5...

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – A New York City man killed his brother while he was asleep by smashing his head with a bowling ball, according to officials. Jayson Dargan, 43, of the Bronx, will spend the next 17 years behind bars for the crime, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Tuesday.  Dargan pleaded guilty [

An Ecuadorian citizen being held in Essex County faces two aggravated assault charges involving a law enforcement officer and is the subject of a federal immigration detainer, jail records show. Newark, NJ – An Ecuadorian national being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility is facing two charges alleging aggra

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that SAUL ARISMENDY DE LA CRUZ, a/k/a “Nene,” a/k/a “Venom,” a former member of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román to 75 months in prison for accepting bribes to

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. On Monday, thousands of New Yorkers received notices that their monthly food benefits might end due to new work requirements that kicked in this March. It’s the latest in a

Gov. Mikie Sherrill blames out-of-state agitators for Newark's Delaney Hall unrest, but critics point to a lack of police presence before clashes.