Man accused in teen's shooting death turns down plea deal
Aamir Griffin was hit and killed by a stray bullet on a Queens basketball court back in 2019.
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Aamir Griffin was hit and killed by a stray bullet on a Queens basketball court back in 2019.
The bill would require NYPD officers to officially document any encounter they have with the public for investigative purposes. They'll have to log the apparent race, gender and age of the people they encounter.
"This has been the biggest drug threat we have ever seen in the history of DEA," Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino said.
New Yorkers are wearing plenty of layers as they head out in the bitter cold on Saturday.
It's city law, and failure to comply could cost you. The sanitation department has been out issuing fines.
There was so much water on roads and sidewalks that some people used kayaks to get around.
Two NYPD officers pulled a mom and her two babies out of a burning car nearly 30 years ago.
Concerned advocates are calling on Gov. Hochul to take action after the second subway derailment in a week.
Wednesday's incident comes less than a week after a collision on the 1 line caused a derailment and injured dozens.
The state of emergency is in effect across all of the Garden State's 21 counties.
Police say the 11-year-old walked out of his public special needs school in Boerum Hill and was missing for hours.
The family members were identified as Watson Morgan, Ornela Morgan, and their two sons, ages 10 and 12.
The executive order will require these charter buses to provide information about the people they are transporting and give 32 hours notice before arriving in the city.
The latest were bused in from Philadelphia on Wednesday after a plane from Texas was diverted due to weather.
The victim, 56-year-old Alberto Perea Vazquez, was crossing the road around 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 in Farmingville.