Law Enforcement Not Happy After De Blasio Reappoints Controversial Judge
Law enforcement wants to know why the mayor reinstated Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Laura Johnson, after she released a suspect accused of threatening the department.
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Law enforcement wants to know why the mayor reinstated Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Laura Johnson, after she released a suspect accused of threatening the department.
People from all over the world are already starting to pack Times Square, where up to a million revelers are expected to ring in 2015.
A new batch of threats has been posted on social media warning the NYPD. Several alleged gang members are also using hashtags that include "#2deadcopseveryday" and "#wingsonpigs."
Mayor Bill de Blasio aimed to clear the air with police unions after rancor brewed over the police officers' shooting deaths and City Hall's response to protests over police conduct.
The charity, which was created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, announced last week it is taking over the mortgage payments for the families of Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.
The woman who was shot in the abdomen by the man who went on to kill two NYPD officers was released from a Maryland hospital Tuesday.
In the week since the deaths of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, the numbers of arrests in some areas have dropped dramatically compared to the same week last year.
It happened just before 8 a.m. Christmas day on Edgecombe Avenue.
Mayor Bill de Blasio faced applause, boos and catcalls when he took the stage Monday to address hundreds of new police recruits at a police graduation ceremony.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in tracking down a man who robbed an off-duty cop at gun point.
State Sen. Martin Golden says they want input from police officer, legal scholars, city and state officials, and district attorneys about police safety and hostility directed toward law enforcement.
De Blasio said Monday that the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City has raised the money in pledges through the Fallen Heroes Relief Effort.
Funeral arrangements have been made for the second of two NYPD officers who were ambushed and killed in Brooklyn while sitting in their patrol car.
The 31-year-old was shot in the head around 7 p.m. on Catherine Street, in an area between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, police said.
De Blasio has appeared triumphant against some of those outside forces -- notably during the Ebola scare -- and has become a national progressive voice, but the police shooting has pushed his young mayoralty into its biggest crisis yet.
Police are trying to identify a man who they say is wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in the stairwell of an East Village apartment building.
Officers outside of the Christ Tabernacle Church in Glendale, Queens, could be seen Saturday turning their backs to the Jumbotron screen broadcasting the service as de Blasio spoke.
Police said the suspect gained entry to the apartment on West 57th Street and Ninth Avenue through an unlocked door on the balcony.
According to police, the suspect fired two gunshots into Sheale Deli Grocery at 1095 Prospect Ave. around 9:10 p.m. on Friday.
While police have been the targets of vitriol nationwide in recent weeks, one of New York's police unions released a statement Sunday expressing its thanks to those who have shown their supports for officers.
Officers outside of the church could be seen turning their backs to the jumbotron screen broadcasting the service as de Blasio spoke.
Police said they have been combing through hundreds of online postings and calls to 911 to try to determine if any threats are credible.
Ramos' family fellow members of the force streamed into the Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens on Friday, less than a week after the Dec. 20 killings.
Police said Jose Roys initiated conversation with the 51-year-old woman before he punched her in the face and dragged her to a secluded area.
Six New Yorkers have been arrested in connection with threats against the NYPD.
