Extra Extra: The NYPD’s use of tasers has more than tripled over the last...
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Brooklyn Woman Arrested for Shoplifting, Resisting Arrest
A Brooklyn woman was arrested for allegedly stealing items from a store in Inwood and resisting arrest. On January 8 at 4:25 p.m., Nassau County police officers from the Fourth Squad responded to a call of a larceny in progress at Bingo Wholesale located at 603 Burnside Avenue. Upon arrival, Tara Prentice, 38, of 142...
Calls for Minneapolis ICE agent’s arrest grow as protests break out across New York
EXCLUSIVE: New Yorkers said the ICE agent who shot dead Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis should be arrested, though JD Vance has said he is immune to prosecution as he was attacked.
7 Arrested In Willowbrook Mall Shooting, Cops Say (Update)
After several days of reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses, investigators identified one adult and two juvenile suspects, Capt. Dan Daly said. In the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 9, Wayne police and multiple assisting agencies conducted searches at locations in Paterson and Winslow...
Man slashed in the face with sword after argument in Bronx store, police say
BRONX, N.Y. – A 35-year-old man was slashed in the face with a sword after a heated argument inside a Bronx store Friday afternoon, police said. The confrontation unfolded around 3:55 p.m. inside a commercial establishment at 230 East 174th Street. According to investigators, the dispute began as a verbal…
Menin fires more than a dozen council staffers
Newly elected Council Speaker Julie Menin fired more than a dozen City Council staffers on Thursday, the speaker’s office confirmed. Those included longtime communications aide Shirley Limongi, who had worked for multiple speakers going back to Christine Quinn. Also let go were former Director of Planning and Land...
Second Man Seen With Gun At Garden State Plaza Arrested 77 Miles Away: Cops
Jamal Clark, a 21-year-old Newark resident, had been wanted following a reported gun sighting inside the mall on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, in which Charlie Williams was previously arrested. Officers were notified at approximately 9:05 p.m. after mall security reported a suspicious person believed to be armed just after...
NYC teen stabbed to death as fight spills out of pizzeria, official says
NYPD is looking for two people in connection with 17-year-old Josue Argudo stabbing death in Woodhaven.
The “Deadliest” 15 Miles in New York: Why Locals Fear the Southern State Parkway
NEW YORK STATE - If you ask a New Yorker about dangerous roads, they might mention the pothole-riddled Cross Bronx Expressway. But while the Cross Bronx is annoying, it's mostly a parking lot. The real danger in New York lies on the roads designed for 1920s Sunday drivers, now used by 2026 commuters in SUVs.
N.Y. lawmakers push food security bills amid federal SNAP cuts
Legislation would protect and expand hunger programs and improve benefit security as New York pantries see rising demand.

















