Police on the scene of a stabbing on E. 14th St. near Ave. A on the evening of June 23, 2024, when a dispute among three homeless individuals resulted in a confrontation in which one person was killed and two others were injured. Alejandro Piedra who was arrested shortly after the stabbing, has now pleaded guilty to one count of murder. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East... News 26 Jan 2026 | 11:47
Wanted for Forcible Touching in Kips Bay 7-Eleven, Jan. 14, 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Shooter of New York Jets Player Indicted; Forcible Touching in Kips Bay Manhattan’s properly very serious District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., isn’t a man for irony, at least not publicly, but... News 26 Jan 2026 | 01:20
DA Bragg recently announced the indictment of an MTA subway contractor for wage theft. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bragg Announces Indictment of MTA Contractor for Wage Theft A contractor on the Second Ave. subway was allegedly shaking down workers, illegally demanding a 22 percent kickback from... News 19 Jan 2026 | 12:29
Memorial collage for Ana “Anita” Morel, murdered by the Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer, Daniel Hyden, Sentenced And after all the screaming horror, bloodshed, flowers, and tears that have flowed since July 4, 2024, Daniel Hyden, 46,... News 19 Jan 2026 | 11:52
D.A. Alvin Bragg at a December 18, 2025 announcement. ( Photo: Manhattan D.A.) Man Sentenced for Serial Lower East Side Identity Theft: Bragg One of the more bizarre identity theft stories in recent downtown history reached its resolution when Manhattan District... News 12 Jan 2026 | 02:21
”Romance Without Finance” by Tiny Grimes Quintette, 1944. People were mulcted then too. ( Photo: Public Domain) Woman Mulcted in $272,000 Romance Scam by Dating App Man “Romance without finance is a nuisance”—it was true when Tiny Grimes sang it back in 1944 with a band with Charlie Parker... News 26 Dec 2025 | 01:53
Bodybuilder Jerry Genesis, who was indicted in a $100,000 rental scam. ( Photo: Jerry Genesis Instagram ) Bragg Indicts Bodybuilder in $100,000 Sublease Rental Scam Buff and smiling bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and would-be Instagram influencer Jerry Genesis, 35, has been indicted by... News 19 Dec 2025 | 12:28
Forsyth Street and East Broadway, one locale in Asian hate crime spree, October 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Recidivist Indicted for Asian Hate Crime Spree in Chinatown The prolific recicidivst arrested for a string of anti-Asian hate crimes in Chinatown this past October, Clive Porter, 33,... News 19 Dec 2025 | 08:54
DA Alvin Bragg at a press conference the day after announcing sex-trafficking indictments. ( Photo: Manhattan DA) Bragg Indicts 15 in Alleged Venezuelan Sex-Trafficking Ring The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., Homeland Security... News 15 Dec 2025 | 05:45
A victim on the ground after Times Square melee of May 20, 2021. ( Photo: Rob Bertand X) Man Guilty in Jewish Hate Crime in Times Sq. Sentenced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., recently announced the sentencing of Salem Seleiman, 30, to two years in... News 08 Dec 2025 | 05:04
Convicted “Hazmat Killer” Kimond Cyrus. ( Photo: NYPD) ‘Hazmat Killer’ Sentenced to Prison for East Side Deli Clerk Murder Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the sentencing of Kimond Cyrus, 42, to 24-years-to-life... News 08 Dec 2025 | 10:45
Map of East Harlem subway lines. ( Photo: MTA) Man Who Attacked Subway Security Worker Sentenced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the sentencing of Alberto Jordan, 41, was sentenced to... 21 Nov 2025 | 03:38
Wanted for forcible touching on the M35 bus. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Forcible Touching on East Harlem Bus; Two Killers Sentenced for 2023 Slaying Fast, free buses may, or may not, become reality. Meanwhile, only an estimated 48 percent of bus riders pay their bus fare,... News 10 Nov 2025 | 12:03
Wanted for slashing in Times Square, Nov. 1, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) Slashing in Times Square; Man Indicted in Murray Hill Rental Scam While some might argue that the real news is when someone doesn’t get mugged, slashed, shot, or mulcted overnight in Times... News 09 Nov 2025 | 11:56
Surveillance photo of confessed subway stabber Jamar Banks. ( Photo: NYPD) Recidivist Sentenced to Prison for Chelsea Subway Stabbing All right, crime watchers, take a deep breath, because this one gets complicated even if, on the surface, it first doesn’t... News 27 Oct 2025 | 04:02
