Vigils are regularly being held for Francisco Andres Guzman Parra, 31, who died in a fiery April 2 car crash in Inwood after being pursued by cops who identified his vehicle as stolen. His family believes that the two pursuing officers purposefully neglected to report the incident. ( Photo: Spodek Law Group) Immigrant Dies in Fiery Uptown Crash Following Cop Chase; Family Considers Lawsuit An undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic died in a fiery car crash in Inwood earlier this month, after reportedly... News 20 Apr 2025 | 05:30
Left: Broome Street at Wooster, where Mae Berg was attacked; Right: Berg, a costume designer, models a coat she altered, Brooklyn Bridge in background. ( Photos: Brian Berger (left) Mae Berg Design/ Instagram (right)) Horror in SoHo: Woman Stabbed by Broken-Bottle-Wielding Maniac Meagan “Mae” Berg, the 25-year-old costume designer stabbed in the neck by a broken-bottle-wielding maniac on April 7 is... News 13 Apr 2025 | 09:13
Cops had retreated outside the building at 384 Madison St. on Feb. 18 after a suspect allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to execute a search warrant. After a tense three-hour standoff, a detective and the suspect were both wounded and rushed to Bellevue Hospital. ( Photo: Brain Berger) D.A. Indicts Ex-Con Accused of Wounding NYPD Officer in Downtown Shootout A 34-year-old man who wounded a detective and fired on several other police officers as they tried to execute a search warrant... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:36
Mayor Eric Adams (center) and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch (left) at Bellevue to provide an update on an NYPD detective Terry Avent who was shot while trying to execute a search warrant in a NYCH Project on the Lower East Side. The suspect, who was wounded in a shootout, was arrested. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Shot Cop, Suspect out of Hospital. Cop Went Home, Suspect Went to Rikers A detective who was part of team attempting to execute a search warrant in a pre-dawn raid at a Lower East Side public housing... Home 26 Feb 2025 | 12:15
One of the Brooklyn teens who called 911 about the subway arsonist was honored by his local Council member, Susan Zhuang (right). His face is blurred to protect his anonymity. ( Photo: Council Member Susan Zhuang) Three Teens Claim $10,000 Reward in Subway Fire Horror It was one of the most horrific crimes in New York City history—the burning alive of a homeless woman, Debrina Kawam, on... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:14
John Chell (second from right) was sworn in as chief of department in a New Year’s Eve ceremony overseen by Mayor Eric Adams (far left) and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (second from left). He replaces Jeff Maddrey who resigned Dec. 20 and was officially suspended by Tisch on Jan. 2 after federal officers raided his home as part of a widening investigation into a sex scandal. ( Photo: NYPD) NYPD Chaos Continues as Feds Raid Maddrey Home in Criminal Probe, Chell Promoted to Chief Police commissioner Jessica Tisch is trying to right the ship of the reeling NYPD. In the latest move, she promoted a new... News 03 Jan 2025 | 05:41
The above surveillance photo of a person of interest in the subway torching incident that killed a sleeping 57-year-old woman at an F stop in Brooklyn played a major role in apprehending the suspect. He was spotted by three high school students on the F train in Herald Square wearing the same clothes. ( Photo: NYPD) Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim The sleeping homeless woman who was set on fire by another homeless person on Dec. 22 was finally identified as 57-year old... News 01 Jan 2025 | 10:02
Only eleven days before his sudden resignation, chief of department Jeffrey Maddrey (far right) was at the high profile press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (at mic), Eric Adams (far left) and chief of detectives Joseph Kenny where it was announced that a suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested. Maddrey resigned Dec. 20. ( Photo: Keith J. KellyOnl) NYPD Chaos: Top Uniformed Officer Resigns as Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Surface The top uniformed officer in the NYPD, Jeffrey Maddrey, resigned on Dec. 20 after explosive allegations by a former lieutenant... News 28 Dec 2024 | 09:47
King Kong, or someone rather like him, welcomes you to Manhattan. December 8, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Dozens of Illegal Vendors— & One Giant Ape—Reclaim Brooklyn Bridge from City Aaannnddd... they’re back! Just in time for the Christma rush, flocks of illegal vendors have returned to the Brooklyn Bridge... News 09 Dec 2024 | 04:43
Face of Evil: Police on Dec. 5 released a new photo which they believe shows the face of the shooter in the horrific killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was assasinated outside the Hilton Hotel early on Dec. 4. The manhunt for the killer continues. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunman Kills CEO of United Healthcare Outside Hilton; Cops Say Killer Left City on Dec. 4 A lone, masked gunman opened fire on the CEO of United Healthcare in an early morning shooting on Dec. 4 killing him outside... News 08 Dec 2024 | 05:19
Eric Adams swears in Jessica Tisch as the new NYPD Commissioner in a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza on Nov. 25. Tisch is taking the shield number of her grandfather, a former NYPD chaplain. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayor’s Photography Office) Shake Ups Ahead? Tisch Beat Out 14 Candidates for New Top Cop Post Within two days of beating out 14 other law enforcement types and landing the job as the new NYPD Commissioner, Jessica Tisch,... News 29 Nov 2024 | 02:51
Father Michael Eguino with Buczek and Hoban family members, cops and others. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Slain NYPD Officers Buczek & Hoban Honored in 36th Annual Memorial Mass The eighteenth day of October is many things to many people. Writer A.J. Liebling, jazz singer Anita O’Day and actor George... News 25 Oct 2024 | 02:34
Mayor Adams at the New York City Police Memorial, October 15, 2024. ( Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Forty-Two Names Added to New York City Police Memorial Hundreds of cops, friends, family, Mayor Adams and others came to The New York City Police Memorial in Battery Park City... News 17 Oct 2024 | 03:41
The Times Square subway mezzanine. A stabbing occurred on the southbound Q train at 42nd St, and 7th Ave. ( Credit: Bonnachoven via Wikimedia Commons) Two Teens Stabbed Aboard Train in Times Square Two teenagers were aboard the southbound Q train at 42nd Street, when a verbal dispute with an unknown individual led to... News 15 Aug 2024 | 02:57
Migrant Violence: 2 Arrested, 1 on Lam for Kicking Cop Outside 8th Ave Hotel; 2 Others in Guilty Pleas for Times Sq Brawl The Strip of Despair—that long, often lawless swath of 8th Avenue from the upper 20s just below Madison Square Garden to... News 01 Aug 2024 | 06:16
Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations