Woman found dead on Lower East Side sidewalk: NYPD
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead on a sidewalk on the Lower East Side Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. The deceased was reported at around 7:43 a.m. at 98 Broome Street near Luther Gulick Park. EMS responded and pronounced the individual dead at the...
Fact Check: Rumor has it NYPD officers coordinated mass resignation after Mamdani’s win. That’s...
A number of factors have contributed to low morale and a dipping workforce among New York City's police.
Moonachie couple charged in fake home invasion story
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said police went to the couple’s Moonachie home around sunrise on Oct. 14 and found Juan B. Rodriguez, 30, with a gunshot wound in the leg but their story about what happened soon began to unravel.
Fordham Manor: Police Appeal for Help Locating 15-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl who is reported missing from the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. Police said that Keira-Zoey Smith, 15, of 50 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx was last seen leaving her home on Friday, Nov. 14, at around 2 p.m. They said she is described as female,...
New Jersey Mother Learns Missing Son Was Dead and Buried Without Her Knowledge
Irvington, N.J. – A mother found out her beloved missing son was dead and buried without her knowledge, according to News 12 New Jersey. Omaira Merced, 53, spent a year searching for her son, Joel Ortiz, before learning the devastating truth. Ortiz, 28, was discovered on a Newark street...
Boy, 2, dies in horror 20-storey fall from apartment window as neighbors reveal agony
A TWO-year-old boy has died after taking a horror plunge from the 20th floor of an apartment window in New Jersey, police say. Local cops received reports of an injured...
Mamdani’s team received almost 50,000 resumes, transition says
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team is taking shape and about 50,000 people applied for jobs in the new administration, a top transition official says.
Why New York City Has 50,000 ‘Ghost Apartments’
Not long after Covid ended, a tenant in one of my Manhattan buildings died. He was an elderly Italian immigrant who lived alone in a small studio near Gramercy for decades. These things happen in the normal course of life, and there’s always a story: Sometimes people die, get married or divorced, or decide that the...
Bearded cane-toting man shoots guy on NYC street after striking up conversation
A cane-toting man sparked up a conversation with a guy on the street in The Bronx on Saturday — and shot him before disappearing into the night, police said. The incident unfolded around 8:45 p.m., when the shooter walked up to his 38-year-old victim in front of 1550 University Ave. in Morris Heights and struck up a...
NYCHA to begin prioritizing tenants fleeing domestic violence, after years of backlogs
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. New York City’s public housing authority has updated its rules that decide who gets first access to open apartments to give those escaping domestic violence a higher place in line. Still, advocates say more could be done.
