De Blasio, O'Neill Announce New Marijuana Enforcement Policy
Starting in September, the majority of New Yorkers found smoking marijuana in public will be issued summonses instead of being arrested.
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Starting in September, the majority of New Yorkers found smoking marijuana in public will be issued summonses instead of being arrested.
Police are rolling out a program to get more cops on the street and help deal with the rise in the warmer season's unpredictable challenges from drug users, the homeless and the mentally ill.
The NYPD's gang database is a list designed to fight gangs in the city, but some argue it's being used to brand the innocent.
Running to danger when most people run away, they have courage and bravery to last a lifetime.
The victim was entering her building near Holland Avenue and Pelham Parkway North in the last afternoon of May 25 when she was attacked in the vestibule, pushed to the ground and robbed of her iPhone 7-plus.
Nearly 100 people had to be hospitalized over the past week due to a tainted batch of K2 in Brooklyn, health officials say.
Police say 31-year-old Michael Colangelo and 39-year-old John Martinez were killed in a crash Sunday after celebrating Colangelo's wedding in upstate New York.
Two NYPD officers, one of whom was a groom celebrating his wedding day, were killed when their rental Maserati left the road, police said.
Credit card skimmers steal more than $1 billion from U.S. customers each year, according to the Secret Service. That money often funds organized crime.
The league began as a tribute to Michael Buczek, who was killed in the line of duty in 1988. It has since grown to honor dozens of fallen officers.
At just eight days old, the newborn started choking on milk in an apartment off Crotona Avenue.
Sgt. Tim Wall says he may have to retire at the age of 33, because of an injury he suffered last September while responding to a call at Starbucks at Eighth Avenue and 39th Street.
It happened Wednesday afternoon at the Fulton Street station.
The MTA and NYPD are investigating the incident, but many straphangers want to know why the dog was on a train in the first place.
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in identifying an individual wanted in the assault of an 84-year-old man on the Lower East Side.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying individuals involved in a home invasion and attempted robbery at a residence in Queens.
Police in Brooklyn made a quick arrest Sunday in the case of vandalized cars and stolen license plates.
Ron Gargalowitz, of Andover, Massachusetts, was in town with his wife, children and grandchildren to celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary.
Police described him as a heavyset black man, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, black jacket, "Make America Great Again" shirt, blue jean overalls and jewelry around his neck.
Two NYPD veterans found themselves in the right place at the right time Wednesday. They helped save a 1-year-old boy who was choking while his father was graduating from the police academy.
The cache includes 319 cases of employees who were kept on the force even though they committed offenses considered by some to be serious enough to be fired.
The NYPD Guardians Association's first-ever Prom King Giveaway was open to young men from all city high schools.
The Department said Friday there are no credible threats to New York City but the counterterrorism officers have been deployed "out of an abundance of caution."
Experts say thieves are targeting newer Honda Accords, Accura MDXs and Toyota Camrys because of how popular the cars are on the showroom floor.
When discussing the issue Monday, things got testy at City Hall as some of the department's top brass butted heads with council-members for hours.
