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...
As Cuomo attacks Mamdani on police policy, Democratic nominee talks universal childcare
Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaking after an event on the cost of childcare in New York City. The competing messages amounted to an early test of whether voters’ views have shifted in the wake of last week’s mass shooting. [ more › ]
Luigi Mangione granted laptop access in jail ahead of murder trial
NEW YORK CITY - A federal judge has granted Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood last year, the use of a laptop in jail to prepare for the murder trial after a request from the 27-year-old’s attorneys. What we know:. U.S....
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...
Woman stabbed in Manhattan subway station during rush hour: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A woman was stabbed inside a Manhattan subway station Tuesday evening, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. at the 23rd Street subway station. Police say the woman was on the stairs when she was stabbed by an unknown man. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable...
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.
‘As If His Life Holds No Value’: Guard Sentenced in Beating Death of Robert...
Following a violent assault that has sparked outrage and demands for sweeping reform, former state correction officer Christopher Walrath was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for his role in the beatdown death of handcuffed inmate Robert Brooks inside a prison medical ward last year. Walrath, 36, pleaded...
