Suspect arrested in attack on NYU student has lengthy criminal history, including 16 arrests
James Rizzo, 45, is being charged with persistent sexual abuse for his history of assaults on women.
MTA official flirts with transit sales agent peddling her wares — and ends up...
A goo-goo-eyed MTA higher-up flirted with a crafty saleswoman, and taxpayers ended up shelling out beaucoup bucks over her jacked-up wares — which included $78 scrub brushes worth $8, officials say. The now-former agency worker, Assistant Deputy Chief Procurement Officer Omar Messado, began a questionable personable...
Maniac who set homeless man on fire seen fleeing subway in surveillance footage and...
The maniac who set a homeless man on fire on a Manhattan subway train early Monday is still on the loose, leading police to release surveillance images in hopes of tracking him down. The unidentified victim suffered “significant” burns to his legs, and was so badly scorched in the attack that cops found skin on one...
Man steals cash register with no cash in Brooklyn grocery burglary
Police released photos on Wednesday of a man accused of stealing a cash register with no cash in a Brooklyn grocery burglary last month.
New York City Expands Safe and Sick Time Leave
On September 25, 2025, the New York City Council passed legislation that expands the scope of the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”). The bill was officially enacted on October 25, 2025, and will take effect on February 22, 2026. These amendments expand employee leave rights by introducing new...
Federal agents raid Sunset Park spa 3 days after violent robbery
Federal agents raided a Sunset Park spa Wednesday morning. The spa on 57th Street was the target of a violent robbery early Sunday morning. Police say three men armed with knives stormed into the spa, forcing four workers and four customers to the ground. Surveillance video showed the attackers punching and kicking...
A year since George Floyd’s death, people are pushing for change that lasts
(MINNEAPOLIS) — A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes from popular TV shows, like Golden Girls and The Office, were pulled by streaming services....
Mamdani agenda lands hard on landlords
Zohran Mamdani’s housing platform has moved from campaign slogan to governing blueprint, and the first people feeling the impact are New York City landlords. His promise to reset the balance of power between tenants and property owners is now colliding with the city’s fragile real estate economics, forcing investors,...
NYPD Violated Sanctuary City Law in Fielding Federal Intel on Immigrants, Probe Finds
An NYPD officer violated New York sanctuary city laws limiting the department’s assistance to federal immigration agencies by accepting a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to flag individuals facing deportation, a new Department of Investigation (DOI) report charges. The officer set the alerts,...
Suspect wanted for setting homeless man on fire at Penn Station subway stop
The NYPD released surveillance footage Wednesday of a suspect who allegedly set a homeless man on fire at the Penn Station subway stop this week.
