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An off-duty NYPD officer was wounded in the leg after being apparently ambushed in Astoria, Queens on Sunday morning, law enforcement sources said. Two men were taken into custody after alerts went out about a shooting at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and 21st Street about 6:30 a.m., where authorities found the...

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Outrage is growing in Brooklyn over a planned homeless shelter in Sheepshead Bay. Dozens of residents are staging a 24-hour sit-in, setting up tents along the sidewalk outside the site at 2134 Coyle Street. Demonstrators said the goal is to block construction crews from entering and...

AMERICANS could get checks between $10,000 to $48,000 from a $92million settlement – but time is running out to cash in. The money is being handed out by New York City to settle claims that it unlawfully held individuals past their release dates. A class action lawsuit filed against New York City claims that...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Matt Smith and Ilona Mikhaylenko’s stroll on the Midland Beach boardwalk was recently interrupted by two unusual sights: three deer frolicking on the beach and a curious red fox wandering through the parking lot. “We see some strange stuff there sometimes, but never animals,”...

These banned bites are illegal to eat or serve in New York State. This week, it's felt like late spring or early summer in the Hudson Valley and New York State. Many are firing up the grill for the first time of the year. But Hudson Valley Post has learned there are a number of items that are actually illegal to BBQ...

A funeral was held Saturday for a man who died in a car crash in Upper Manhattan after a police pursuit . Francisco Andres Guzman Parra, 31, was allegedly speeding and driving a stolen vehicle on the Henry Hudson Parkway on April 2 when officers began pursuing him, officials say. Guzman Parra eventually crashed on...

Frank James’ terrifying April 2022 mass shooting on a crowded Brooklyn subway was a “direct” result of gunmaker Glock’s marketing, two victims claim in a lawsuit. Furong Hu and Zhuoxuan Ye were among the 10 people shot on a Manhattan-bound N train when when James, 62, opened fire with his legally purchased Glock 17...

Recently New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officers were experiencing a fairly typical day of patrolling, observing and keeping the public safe. By the end of the day things would be anything but typical. On Sunday April 13th NYSDEC officers were patrolling in Kings County when they...

A second New York City man is behind bars after a shooting that left one dead and another paralyzed. On Wednesday, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced a Brooklyn man was sentenced following a murder in Newburgh. Brooklyn, New York Man Sentenced After Murder In Newburgh, New York.

Gunmen riding Citi Bikes shot two people in the Bronx — kicking off a spat of violence that stretched across three boroughs, cops said. A man, 32, was blasted in the torso at East 146th Street and Brook Avenue by two males on one Citi Bike, cops said. About 15 minutes later, a woman, 35, was shot in the leg when...