Man robs Citi Bank in midday heist in the Financial District
The NYPD on Friday released surveillance footage of a man in a Batman shirt wanted for robbing a Citi Bank in the Financial District last month.
NYPD commissioner says 25% of new officers are immigrants, recruitment rebounding
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. A quarter of NYPD officers who joined the ranks this week were born outside of the United States, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The diverse class of nearly 1,000 officers is the largest in nearly a decade, Tisch...
94-year-old man punched in unprovoked attack inside UES Apple store
Police released surveillance footage Thursday of a man accused of punching a 94-year-old man in an unprovoked attack inside the Apple store on the Upper East Side earlier this week.
N.J. woman missing for one month. Have you seen her?
Authorities are seeking help from the public in their search for a 61-year-old woman who has been missing for over a month. Maria Fatema Soares, of Newark, was last seen on July 1 on the 100 block of Polk Street, the Newark Department of Public Safety said in a Facebook post.
Children of late NYPD officer to honor his memory at National Dominican Day Parade
The siblings are proud Dominicans and as the city prepares to celebrate the Dominican Day Parade, they are recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of those before them.
New Jersey’s First 4 Cannabis Consumption Lounges Are Now Open
Recreational marijuana has been legal in New Jersey for a few years at this point. I feel as though the topic is way less taboo and now cannabis gummies, pens and other products are just as common to see as a 6-pack of Miller Lite. Back in 2020, New Jersey...
Family of NJ truck driver killed on bridge are desperate for answers
The family of a truck driver who was struck and killed on a bridge in Middlesex County have been anxiously awaiting answers in the awful death. Jamal Ebron, of Jersey City, had at least one of his legs severed in the harrowing wreck, according to one of Ebron’s siblings, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Woman slashed while riding 3 train in Lower Manhattan; arrest in separate Chelsea stabbing
In the most recent incident, a 29-year-old victim was on a northbound number 3 train when she was attacked just after 11:10 p.m. Wednesday.
Affordable housing lotteries with rent under $1K ending in August
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Many New Yorkers continue to struggle with finding affordable housing, but fortunately, several options are available, including lotteries offered by New York City’s Housing Connect. Below are affordable housing lotteries ending in August. The Botanica, an affordable housing complex in Brooklyn,...
Waste of Time: Full-Salaried NYPD Cops Now Needed to Enforce the Unprotected Bedford Avenue...
Officers from the 79th Precinct were busy trying to save cyclists and bust illegal parkers on the newly unprotected stretch of Bedford Avenue, but had to stop issuing summonses because they ran out of them. One day after Streetsblog alerted city officials to the danger presented by illegal parkers filling...
