Woman’s body pulled from water near NYC’s South Street Seaport
A dead woman was found floating in the East River near the South Street Seaport on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The body of the unidentified woman, believed to be in her 30s, was discovered around 2:30 p.m. in the water just off South and Fulton streets, according to the NYPD and FDNY. Aby Rosen’s Seaport...
Father of slain NYPD detective says he’s in “darkness” without his son
The father of NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, who was killed in last week's Midtown Manhattan office shooting spoke out Tuesday for the first time since his son's death.
NYC could face $4.7B in damage if rocked by earthquake similar to recent temblors
It wouldn’t take an unusually strong earthquake to cause severe damage across the Big Apple, analysis shows, but geology experts say New Yorkers shouldn’t be trembling about the Big One coming any time soon — even as the city experienced its third temblor in just over a year Monday afternoon. An earthquake clocking...
Adams, Tisch and the NYPD have crime headed firmly down — but Mamdani would...
Props to the NYPD, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams: Shootings so far this year plunged to the lowest level on record . Don’t let anyone get away with pretending this just happened: It was the result of Adams’ pro-police policies and Tisch’s first-rate leadership. Indeed, shooting victims peaked...
Carriage horse dies on NYC street in horrifying scene — nearly three years to...
Lady was 15 years old, but couldn’t survive six weeks on New York’s streets. Lady, a Central Park carriage horse, collapsed on a Hell’s Kitchen street and was “dead when she hit the ground” Tuesday — almost three years to the day since a horse named Ryder fell , and later had to be put down, sparking outrage across...
NYCERS eliminates appeal process for disability benefits
Bruce Hydock didn’t want to retire. By the time he hung up his gear for good, the FDNY EMS captain had already survived testicular cancer and lived with lung disorders for more than a decade, all of it attributed to the time he spent at ground zero following the 9/11 terror attacks. But after a year on medical leave...
Replace cops with social workers, ‘transit ambassadors’ on some 911 calls: Mamdani
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defends public safety plan calling for mental health teams, other civilians to handle certain 911 calls as alternative to hiring more NYPD officers.
Cuomo bets ‘petrified’ New Yorkers will find way to beat Mamdani
Andrew Cuomo said that either he or Eric Adams will need to drop out of the race for New York mayor against Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani by the middle of next month, otherwise the democratic socialist will defeat a divided field.
Cuomo Rolls Out Public Safety Plan That Would Expand Controversial NYPD Unit
Andrew Cuomo rolled out a new campaign logo and his new public safety proposal Monday, including boosting police officer pay and other recruitment initiatives. He also proposed expanding a specialty unit his main rival, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, wants to disband. The former governor, who is running for mayor as...
Luigi Mangione granted request for laptop in federal custody
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been granted his request for a laptop.