NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force Searching For Suspects Behind 2 Alleged Anti-Semitic Attacks In Borough Park
The first incident happened at a Brooklyn synagogue on 16th Avenue in Borough Park at around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
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The first incident happened at a Brooklyn synagogue on 16th Avenue in Borough Park at around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Justin Murrell was taken into custody Sunday. He's accused of stealing a red Honda Accord.
Police said a witness reported seeing the man who was yelling for help near Beach 17th Street and Boardwalk around 9 p.m. Saturday.
Police say they received a call for a cat stuck in a sewer in Kensington on Monday.
Investigators said it appears the victims were not the intended targets.
The Attorney General says the standard is too high for prosecutors seeking justice against officers who have gone too far, but police say the law will put officers' lives at risk.
Det. Sgt. Daniel Chiarantano started his career in the 1980s as an eager rookie. Over the years, he was involved in or helped solve some of the NYPD's most high-profile cases.
Police said the suspect walked up behind the 23-year-old woman, put his hand over her mouth, shoved her to the ground and tried to grope her.
The NYPD says it has heard the complaints and is taking action. A crackdown on illegal dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets is coming.
The city is on pace for the highest number of shootings at this point in the year in a decade.
Revell allegedly punched a 48-year-old Asian man several times, bit his hand, and yelled "Go back to your country!"
The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at the corner of 43rd Street and 11th Avenue and is being investigated as a possible bias assault.
District Attorney Darcel Clark said Tuesday an investigation found no criminality by the officers.
Police say a 31-year-old man had a medical episode and fell on the tracks as a train was approaching.
With the city in the midst of a heated mayoral primary, New Yorkers are clearly ready to ditch the old act and raise the curtain on a fresh face to make them feel safe, and it's showing up in recent polls.
The NYPD is celebrating efforts to recruit more diverse officers.
Another innocent bystander has been hit by a stray bullet, this time an 80-year-old man in the South Bronx. He was wounded while walking with his family.
A Manhattan man was attacked after he says he tried telling illegal bike riders they were wrong for riding in a park.
Thursday was just another day in "Cycle City," as cars, trucks and those who prefer to get around on two wheels struggle to share the streetscape.
NYC Pride is banning law enforcement from participating in its annual march. The organization says the move is to make participants feel safer. But LGBTQ officers say it only creates further divisions.
The next challenge for the MTA is getting riders back to mass transit. Subway ridership surpassed 2.2 million passengers per day in May, but overall ridership is still down 63.5%.
The Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order for the people who live there.
Inside the 7-Eleven near 37th Street and Eighth Avenue, by a table with bananas, is where a store clerk says a man was shot Saturday night.
The suspect is accused of stealing more than $4,000 from banks around New York City since May 6.
According to NYPD, the adults walked to the hospital for treatment and are not cooperating with investigators.
