Staten Island NY

The man who fatally stabbed a beloved Brooklyn bodega worker Saturday “went crazy” because the victim thought he might be a cop and didn’t want to illegally sell him a “loosie,’’ witnesses told The Post. The fugitive killer was wearing dark shades and a blue-and-white-striped long-sleeve button-down when he strolled...

Two more men were charged last week for masterminding fake car crashes on busy New York highways as part of a scheme to pocket insurance payouts. Jaime Huiracocha is accused of spearheading the staged crashes last fall. The Queens District Attorney's Office said the 53-year-old Brooklyn man is connected to at least...

Health officials in New York City are investigating a cluster of 22 Legionnaires’ disease cases in Central Harlem, including one reported death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Legionnaires’ disease is a form of pneumonia that is treatable with antibiotics. It is not spread from person to...

New rules may follow after an out-of-state gunman opened fire in New York, killing four. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is once again calling for a nationwide assault weapons ban. Hochul's plea comes following Monday's mass shooting at a Manhattan office building. Authorities say Shane Tamura sprayed the lobby at...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Federal authorities allege that a 37-year-old man from Staten Island was among individuals who attempted to obtain over $18 million from more than 350 victims as part of a nationwide scam that targeted seniors. Jingbin Jiang, was arrested on Staten Island on Thursday, and Su...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A beloved Grant City institution is preparing to close its doors. Family Fruit, located at 2270 Hylan Blvd., will permanently close its doors on Monday, Aug. 4, after serving the community for more than 35 years. Signs posted outside the store announce the closure and...

A Brooklyn man on July 24 was sentenced to 38 years in prison for violently attacking his former girlfriend, causing serious injuries including a slashing to her face and multiple stab wounds at her workplace in Downtown Brooklyn. Rakien “Rakeem” Figueroa, 43, of East New York, was convicted March 24...

Two men were fatally shot early Monday morning outside a residential building in the Bronx, marking a deadly start to the week in the 45th Precinct. Police responded to a… The post A quiet Bronx street turned into a crime scene after two young men were gunned down in a brazen early morning attack first appeared on...

Officers found a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his stomach at the scene.

It took two Suffolk County police officers to pull off a police dog that had jumped on the back of a dark-skinned bystander at a […] ‘Trained Their Dogs to Attack Black Men’: New York Police Department Faces Accusations of Racial Profiling After K-9 Makes a Beeline for Dark-Skinned Bystander in Viral Video