MTA’s top transit cop for Metro North, LIRR resigns
MTA Police Department Chief John Mueller is leaving his role leading the transit agency’s police force, according to a LinkedIn ...
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EMS union urges members to transfer out of Manhattan to avoid congestion-pricing fees
The union representing the city’s cash-strapped emergency medical technicians and paramedics is encouraging its members to transfer out of Manhattan ...
Harlem slashing, Bronx shooting are first NYC murders of 2025
New York City is starting 2025 with two back-to-back killings within six hours of the ball dropping in Times Square.As ...
Man shot in head during botched robbery at illegal Queens gambling den dies
A 37-year-old man shot in the head during an attempted robbery of an illegal gambling den in Queens has died, ...
Woman killed as crash sends cab vaulting onto Queens sidewalk
A 51-year-old woman was killed early Saturday after a yellow cab involved in a crash vaulted onto a Queens sidewalk, ...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch vows to restore ‘ethical leadership’ with new promotions
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch sent a not-so-subtle message Monday that she won’t accept anything less than “ethical leadership” on the ...
German Christmas market attack not chilling holiday spirit at NYC vendor markets
New Yorkers shopping and working at the Union Square Holiday Market Saturday evening were generally unruffled about the beefed-up NYPD ...
Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder in NYC for killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted Luigi Mangione on first-degree murder and crimes reserved for suspected terrorists for the ...
Schumer pushes for increased surveillance to hunt drones
Sen. Chuck Schumer wants expanded surveillance and drone detection systems for the tristate area after residents for weeks have been ...
MTA worker charged with slashing man in Brooklyn subway station
An MTA worker is facing charges for slashing a man who had been sleeping on a bench inside a Brooklyn ...
NYC-to-Paris woman stowaway freed, but must avoid airports, have GPS monitor
A woman who snuck aboard a Delta flight from JFK Airport to Paris was released from federal custody — under ...
Woman stowaway on NYC-to-Paris plane blended in with another flight crew: feds
The lawyer for a stowaway who snuck onto a flight from JFK Airport to Paris said Thursday that the woman’s ...
Fire in Brooklyn manhole consumes Subaru SUV, spreads to nearby apartment building
A Thanksgiving Day electrical fire that started in a manhole on a Brooklyn street quickly engulfed a vehicle parked above ...
Malcolm X’s family files $100M suit against government agencies for conspiracy to allow his 1965 assassination
Lawyers for the family of Malcolm X have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, Department of Justice, ...
Former Marine Daniel Penny misused combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC homeless man Jordan Neely, trainer testifies
When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of homeless man Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway last year, ...
Plumber’s Infiniti SUV explodes on Queens block, damaging homes and rattling neighbors
A plumber’s SUV exploded on a quiet Queens block early Friday, damaging nearby homes and cars and rattling neighbors, officials ...
How Son of Sam murder rampage turned Daily News columnist Jimmy Breslin into newspaper icon: Book excerpt
Shortly after joining the Daily News in November 1976, columnist Jimmy Breslin became a marquee name for the paper — ...
13-year-old Queens boy killed subway surfing told parents he had stopped
They thought they had gotten through to the boy. Nine months ago, when the parents of 13-year-old Adolfo Sorzano learned ...
Jury selection begins in case against Daniel Penny for fatal chokehold of homeless man Jordan Neely aboard subway
Jury selection began in Manhattan Monday in the manslaughter case against Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of recklessly putting ...
Brooklyn gangster set up murder-for-hire from MDC
A man locked up at Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center hired hitmen to gun down a rival, but they failed ...
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