John Liu Says In Radio Interview That He Did Work In A Sweatshop
John Liu, the Democratic New York City Comptroller and mayoral hopeful, tried to clarify what was a key part of his campaign for his current office.
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John Liu, the Democratic New York City Comptroller and mayoral hopeful, tried to clarify what was a key part of his campaign for his current office.
A New York City transit worker was arrested Sunday and charged with carrying a stolen gun.
According to police, the suspect snatched a woman's iPhone out of her hand around 8:30 p.m. on June 19 on an uptown R train.
Lawrence Mason, 52, is described as being 5'6" tall, weighing 140 lbs., with long black hair, a ruddy skin complexion and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, tan work boots, a black t-shirt and dark blue jeans.
Officers found a female, unconscious and unresponsive near the intersection of South Conduit Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway. EMS arrived at the location and pronounced the woman dead.
Call it a sign of the times. Police officers with the 44th Precinct -- an area that includes the south Bronx and Yankee Stadium -- are turning to the Internet to help fight crime.
New York City Republican mayoral hopeful Joseph Lhota said that everything great that has happened over the past 20 years is quite fragile and he said this election is going to have consequences.
Jose Muniz was spotted putting an unknown substance - possibly drugs - into his mouth by a sergeant and two undercover officers on Jerome Avenue, police said.
The NYPD's newest incoming officers, set to graduate from the academy in a couple of weeks, got a lesson in cultural sensitivity from their boss on Thursday.
New York City police unions are lining up to blast a bill they say would handcuff them from doing their job.
The FBI confirmed material was recovered from the former home of Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, but a forensic examination by the medical examiner will determine whether they were human remains or something else.
Thousands of pedestrians and cyclists are killed or injured by automobiles in New York City each and every year, but drivers rarely if ever face serious consequences.
The typically large Times Square crowd looked on as two men fought near the intersection of 46th Street and Seventh Avenue around 2 p.m.
The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 outside 3344 Palmer Avenue in the Baychester section.
The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday after the filing of a federal lawsuit.
FBI agents on Monday were digging underneath a home in Queens, and the excavation might relate to a search for human remains relating to a mob murder from some 30 years ago.
A New Jersey State Senate committee passed a bill Monday that would require law enforcement agencies from elsewhere to give notice when they plan to conduct counterterrorism surveillance in the state -- a measure prompted by revelations about NYPD spying on Muslims.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Monday that Americans deserved to know about the fact that the government has been collecting data on phone calls and Internet usage.
Ten patrol cars are being dedicated around Staten Island's east shore.
According to police, the suspect shot at the shop located at 429 Columbia Street around 10:45 p.m. before taking off in an unknown direction.
Speaker Quinn and Council Member Wills also honored NYPD Department Chief and the NYPD for their roles in apprehending the suspects wanted in connection with the shootings.
They are shrouded in secrecy. Spas and massage parlors are popping up all over streets in Bay Ridge, with curtains drawn and accused of peddling sex.
Police said they are wanted for at least three robberies in May. In each case, the suspects walk up to a victim, punch the victim in the face and then take off with their property, police said.
Police said the suspect followed a 92-year-old man into his building, pushed him to the ground and robbed him.
The court papers filed by the Justice Department say the government was weighing in "only in order to assist the court on the issue of remedy, and only should it find that NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices are unlawful.''
