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A Historic Drop in Gun Violence (Image Credits: Unsplash) New York City – In the crisp chill of early December, the city’s pulse feels steadier, with fewer shadows of fear lingering on sidewalks and platforms. A Historic Drop in Gun Violence Imagine walking through neighborhoods once rattled by gunfire, now quieter...

"The End of Policing" author Alex Vitale announced his appointment to NYC Mayor-elect's transition team, sparking conversation about police reform in the city.

The maniac who set a homeless man on fire on a Manhattan subway train early Monday is still on the loose, leading police to release surveillance images in hopes of tracking him down. The unidentified victim suffered “significant” burns to his legs, and was so badly scorched in the attack that cops found skin on one...

Federal agents raided a Sunset Park spa Wednesday morning. The spa on 57th Street was the target of a violent robbery early Sunday morning. Police say three men armed with knives stormed into the spa, forcing four workers and four customers to the ground. Surveillance video showed the attackers punching and kicking...

Zohran Mamdani’s housing platform has moved from campaign slogan to governing blueprint, and the first people feeling the impact are New York City landlords. His promise to reset the balance of power between tenants and property owners is now colliding with the city’s fragile real estate economics, forcing investors,...

An NYPD officer violated New York sanctuary city laws limiting the department’s assistance to federal immigration agencies by accepting a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to flag individuals facing deportation, a new Department of Investigation (DOI) report charges. The officer set the alerts,...

The NYPD released surveillance footage Wednesday of a suspect who allegedly set a homeless man on fire at the Penn Station subway stop this week.

An NYU student was attacked while walking to class in Manhattan, and police sources say the man in custody is a repeat offender.

Barbara Small owned a three-family home in Flatbush. She says she was deprived of roughly $24,000 after the home was sold at a foreclosure auction. An investigation by Gothamist and New York Focus found lenders are using a disputed method of calculating debts in thousands of foreclosures and taking money from...

James Riches spent six months at ground zero digging through the rubble to find the body of his son, Jimmy, who was also a firefighter.