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A straphanger was killed in a freak accident when his backpack got caught in the subway door during rush hour Monday night — and he fell onto the tracks, according to police. The unidentified man was exiting a northbound train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn around 5:50 p.m. when witnesses said his bag got trap

Thomas Giuffra, attorney for Jane Doe in the Cornell Univ. rape case, joins The Lead.

Don’t fork around with these New Yorkers! Pushed-to-the-limit NYC restaurateurs are faced with another battle in the fight for their financial lives — a growing scourge of dine-and-dash incidents. From deluded influencers to old-school scofflaws , this latest affront is just one more headache for inflation-embattled bu

This story first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. In the weeks and months following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, New York City police officer Daniel Rodríguez became a beloved and seemingly ever-present symbol of American resilience. Singing ab

Truck driver fatally hits bicyclist on West 34th Street, leaves scene: police

The mother of a middle school student in Bergen County has filed a lawsuit against the Cliffside Park Board of Education, claiming her son suffered a broken arm when he was assaulted by another student. The child was participating in school activities on May 20, 2025, at Cliffside Park School...

Newly released NYPD body camera footage shows officers pleading with the woman they say fatally stabbed a New Jersey mother in Times Square to drop two knives and “just breathe” moments before police opened fire. Police released the video Friday, showing officers spending about four minutes trying to...

Jonathan Robles, 36, was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon

⚠️ Two New York City men face charges in a March SUV firebombing in South Toms River. ➡️ Police say a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the front windshield of a parked SUV. 🔴 One suspect was arrested in Tennessee, while the other remains at Rikers Island on...

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Federal court filings document years of issues with the emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. [ more › ]