Mayor Eric Adams’ top public safety officials came under fire during a City Council hearing Wednesday on the administration’s public safety plan. Some councilmembers described the initiative as a way to revive “excessive policing” of the Black and Latino communities. A key component of Adams’ crime-fighting plan is the reintroduction of a modified version of … Read more
A 3-year-old girl received shot Friday night as her father was picking her up from a daycare center in BrooklynNew York City Police said. The incident occurred shortly after 6:00 p.m. Riverdale Avenue in Brownsville, according to authorities. The 28-year-old father and his daughter were leaving a nursery when the shots were heard and the … Read more
A 3-year-old boy was shot Friday night outside a Brooklyn daycare center, an NYPD spokesman said. The investigation is still in its early stages, but authorities said police rushed to the scene in Brownsville, where they picked up the boy and took him to Brookdale Hospital in their patrol car. His condition was not immediately … Read more
Crime in New York City continues to rise despite the efforts of the Mayor’s Office and the NYPD. According to NYPD statistics, serious crimes in the city increased by 58.7%, from 5,759 reported crimes in February 2021 to 9,138 reported crimes last February. All crime categories saw an increase last month, with the exception of … Read more
NEW YORK — A New York City sanitation worker was shot Thursday morning in Manhattan, apparently while he was interrupting an assault on his own daughter. The shooting happened around 11:30 am at 52nd Street and 10th Avenue in the Hell’s Kitchen section. According to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident, a woman … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City Police responded to Kings Plaza in Brooklyn at noon Monday after receiving reports of a shooting at the mall. The shooting appears to be an isolated incident that began after a dispute between several teenagers, senior police officials told our sister network News 4. Two senior officials say the … Read more
NEW YORK — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a man in a subway station in front of the victim’s 5-year-old son in 2019. Rafael Hollis, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, Bronx District Attorney … Read more
What you should know Seventeen suspected members of three rival gangs who came together to form a super gang known as YPF face a total of 118 charges. The alleged members were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, possession of weapons and other crimes related to shootings that resulted in 14 victims, including … Read more
What you should know Police found a dead man with a gunshot wound to the head in the back seat of a pickup truck Wednesday morning in what they believe may be a road rage incident. Around 5:42 a.m., police responded to a 911 call for shooting on East 162nd Street in the Bronx. EMS … Read more
NEW YORK – A woman was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back in Queens. The discovery occurred Friday morning in the residential neighborhood of Sourth Jamaica. Police responded to a call about a woman shot. When they responded to the town, they found the 39-year-old victim on the street, according … Read more