A man used Google Translate to announce a robbery at an Ironbound restaurant, then left empty-handed after failing to remove the register. Newark police have released surveillance images and are asking for tips.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance images after a Feb. 14 armed robbery near 97th Street and Liberty Avenue. Police are asking anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS.

A Peekskill man was arrested Feb. 9 and charged in connection with a 2024 death investigation. Authorities say the deceased was physically disabled and investigators worked with Westchester County agencies.

The state Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct has logged 479 complaints but issued only one public censure; advocates say staffing and slow processes are to blame.

A Long Island oncologist was arrested after Nassau County police say he sexually abused a patient during a 2025 appointment. Authorities charged him with second‑degree sexual abuse and forcible touching.

A 31-year-old rider was robbed on the northbound 6 platform at Longwood Avenue; NYPD Crime Stoppers has posted a wanted alert and is seeking tips. A reward is available for information that leads to an arrest.

A Garnerville man with a violent criminal history pleaded guilty to second‑degree kidnapping for an attack in Haverstraw; sentencing is scheduled for June 3, 2026.

A 30-year-old man was fatally struck on the Major Deegan Expressway near W. 233rd Street in Van Cortlandt Park; police say the driver remained at the scene.

A massive fire ripped through a two‑story building under construction in Glendale early Thursday; Citizen app video captured the blaze and one firefighter was hospitalized.

Rep. Ocasio‑Cortez secured more than $11 million in FY26 community funding for Bronx projects, including nearly $3 million for Hunts Point plus grants for waterfront resiliency and transit safety.

ISM's Services PMI rose to 56.1 in February, the strongest in 3½ years, but rising oil from a widening Middle East war threatens to blunt that momentum.

A Manhattan federal judge found American Transit Insurance breached its duty to defend Uber in 23 crash suits and ordered the carrier to cover legal fees.

Court filings say several recruits to Bruce Blakeman’s special-deputy list have questionable résumés and records; Democrats want the program disbanded. The case will decide whether taxpayers can fund the force.