NYC Correction Department tries 12-hour tours again as Rikers faces rising jail population
NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Correction is once again bringing back 12-hour tours to address lingering staffing troubles, DOC officials confirm. A pilot program requiring officers to work their normal eight hours plus four hours of overtime will start Nov. 30 at the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers...
Innocent bystander shot in Manhattan speaks out from hospital bed with bullet still in...
The retired mother of four says she knew right away she was shot.
New York Police Reveal Suspects Wanted for Assaulting Couple During Illegal Car Meet-Up that...
Law enforcement revealed Tuesday the faces of two suspects wanted for beating up a couple during an illegal car meet-up in Queens over the weekend. The New York Police Department (NYPD) unveiled pictures of the suspects, described by law enforcement as males between 18 and 24 years old, who were allegedly part of the...
Deplorable New York Hoarding Case Exposed, Woman, 95, Trapped in Filth With 200 Animals:...
New York authorities are no strangers to unusual cases, but what investigators stepped into inside a quiet Northport home left even veteran officials shaken. What unfolded soon after would expose a situation so alarming that even seasoned investigators struggled to process it. And as details emerged, the truth proved...
NYC’s flying ‘Fan Man’ pleads guilty to crimes against gravity
Local "Fan Man" Johnathan Warren wants to form an advocacy group to defend his right to fly. Johnathan Warren was sentenced to four days of community service for illegally flying his fan-powered paraglider over the city's waterways. [ more › ]
NYPD’s senior active uniformed member retiring from elite highway unit after 42 years
To hear veteran NYPD Det. Thomas Cerbone tell it, a recent 9/11 -linked kidney cancer diagnosis was “just a bump in the road” of a proud 42-year legacy as one of New York’s Finest. Cerbone, 62, a motorcycle cop and the senior active uniformed member on the force, did more than serve the community — he changed the...
NYCHA employees convicted of accepting bribes
Dozens of New York City public housing workers have been convicted of accepting bribes in a pay-for-play contracting scheme. Prosecutors say 70 NYCHA workers who were arrested nearly two years ago accepted a combined two point one million dollars in bribes in exchange for giving repair companies contracts totaling 15...
Mamdani’s Plan For Universal Child Care In NYC
Mamdani's free child-care pledge could reshape family life in a city that has become far from affordable for many Americans.
Complaints about NYCHA to NYC’s Department of Investigation have nearly doubled
NYCHA-related complaints to New York City's Department of Investigation have nearly doubled over the last few years. Many of those complaints are related to housing fraud, which the city says it's working to combat.
Mayor Adams Strikes Landmark $7 Billion Labor Deal with New York Building & Construction...
New York City's march towards enhanced labor practices took a bold step forward with Mayor Eric Adams striking a significant deal with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC). The agreement, as detailed in a recent announcement by the NYC Mayor's Office, features two Project...
