Woman Found 'Unresponsive And Unconscious' In East Harlem
Police found a woman dead in an East Harlem apartment late Wednesday night.
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Police found a woman dead in an East Harlem apartment late Wednesday night.
Police say two men in their 20s walked into the Mobil station on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and flashed weapons.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it is no surprise that a so-called "al-Qaida sympathizer" would want to target New York City because in his words it's "so iconic" but among 27-year-old Jose Pimentel's alleged hit list was the Bayonne police headquarters.
Police say officers were responding to a report of an assault in progress Saturday when they found the body of 54-year-old Nimala Randunu on the floor of the store on Third Street in Sunset Park.
Bundled in winter clothes, men and women knelt as the call to prayer echoed off the cold stone of government buildings not far from City Hall.
Police say the two men entered Soven Restaurant at 28 East 13th Street and removed cash from the establishment.
In a four-page ruling, Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman said that the protesters' first amendment rights didn't entitle them to camp out in the plaza indefinitely.
"This movement can't be contained in one square block in lower Manhattan. It is bigger than that. You can't evict an idea whose time had come," read a message posted on the Occupy Wall Street website.
There will be a new set of eyes and ears on the subway. Dozens of undercovers will be disguising themselves as normal subway riders in order to catch the thieves who've been snatching people's electronics, including iPods and iPads.
The New York Police Department is searching for two men wanted for an attempted robbery in the Bronx.
There is an ambivalence among many New Yorkers in the wake of an Associated Press investigation showing that after 9/11, police began spying on Muslim and Arab neighborhoods, often based only on ethnicity. The competing impulses of civic welcome and civic safety are evident throughout the boroughs.
Paul Faulk, an 18-year-old community college student with no law enforcement or business experience, has launched his candidacy for Port Washington police commissioner.
On November 19, the FDNY Bravest boxing team will take on the NYPD Fighting Finest boxing team in a charity match at Madison Square Garden.
Police said the suspect approached two 28-year-old female victims as they were entering their apartment, pushed them into the vestibule and attempted to rape them. Police said the suspect told the victims "be quiet I have a gun."
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspects wanted for three commercial robberies within the confines of the 1st and 6th precincts.
Recent alleged incidents, including the Bronx ticket scandal, have officials like Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries calling for action.
Police say a woman walked up to the counter, told the teller she had a gun and demanded money.
Detective Gescard Isnora says he believed Bell's friend had a gun. He said he came out of his undercover role and fired because he had no other choice.
Police say the suspect followed his 70-year-old victim into her apartment building in the Kensington section of Brooklyn.
Fellow police officers packed the courtroom and stood outside to see the accused stand before the judge.
Police say the officer struggled with the suspect just before 11 p.m. Thursday at Riverside Drive and 91st Street.
Takesha Griffin says she still doesn't know who fired the stray bullet that hit her in the leg on September 3. She says, however, that police didn't believe her and accused her of protecting her friend.
Sixteen officers and 5 civilians are expected to surrender overnight or Friday morning to face criminal charges ranging from bribery, larceny, perjury and obstruction.
"A gang of police officers who should have been keeping guns off the street --- instead smuggled 20 firearms into the city," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said at a news conference today.
The child of a retired New York City police officer accidentally brought a loaded gun to school in her backpack after her mother put it there and forgot about it.
