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Police are looking for the driver who they say hit a bicyclist in Washington Heights on Sunday afternoon and then took off.

The NYPD just expanded its special quality-of-life teams to cover all of Brooklyn after a pilot project showed they are succeeding in tackling “everyday issues,’’ city officials said Monday. Since the first “Q-Teams’’ were launched in six city police precincts in April, they have handled more than 23,400...

A disturbing video has surfaced showing a Suffolk County police K-9 lunging at a dark-skinned bystander during a funeral procession in the Bronx, reigniting suspicions about racial targeting by police dogs, according to multiple reports. The incident took place on July 31 as a line of police vehicles, including K-9...

Monday saw New York City Council leaders and mental health champions gather at City Hall to celebrate a $50 million boost for public safety and mental health programming. They also pressed Mayor Eric Adams to speed up the launch of these initiatives and make shutting down Rikers Island a priority.

Tuesday, nearly 100 faith leaders from across the five boroughs gathered at City Hall to endorse Mayor Eric Adams for reelection.

New York City is hiring thousands of teachers in its public schools, and we recently took a look at how much a new teacher would make as an annual starting salary. The city is hiring educators as part of its larger effort to add school seats to meet new class size requirements under state law. Those who are looking...

Another small earthquake appears to have been felt by a large number of people in the New York City region, according to posts on social media.

MARLBORO HOUSES, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A man is accused of running his own business when he was supposed to be doing work for NYCHA, according to the Department of Investigation. Officials said 56-year-old Nabil Ibrahim started employment with NYCHA in February 2024 as a field inspector and had a salary of over $86,000...

Christopher Orellana is charged with conspiracy to possess cocaine, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. He was arrested at the North Bergen Police Department, Mello said. Last week, six people, including three Town of West New York employees, were arrested as part of the investigation and charged with...

A male model with a history of alleged domestic violence toward his husband was arraigned on charges of burglary and contempt of court over the weekend, accused of violating a protection order at the Harlem home when his partner was found dead. Jacob Zieben-Hood was found dead around 4 a.m....