An internal NYPD memo orders most uniformed officers onto 12‑hour tours July 1–7 as the department prepares for Fourth of July, the World Cup and other crowded events.

Three masked teens were detained in Brooklyn after attempts to break into conductor cabins and steal MTA keys, part of a wider pattern of unauthorized subway "joyrides."

Princeton grad Thomas Gilbert Jr. broke his silence in a first‑ever jailhouse interview, saying the “narrative misses a lot of the facts” after his 2019 conviction.

A Manhattan judge gave Alejandro Piedra an 18‑year prison term after he pleaded guilty in the June 23, 2024 East Village stabbings that left one man dead. The case refocused attention on the long‑troubled 14th Street corridor.

NYPD posted surveillance stills after two Washington Heights residents were assaulted and had phones stolen on May 7; five people are wanted.

A long-vacant, graffiti-covered Chelsea building at 210 Seventh Ave. is being demolished after an April blaze investigators say was incendiary. The cleanup coincides with arson charges.

Surveillance images were released after an assault on a 67-year-old at Union Square station on May 8; NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking the public for tips. Authorities say anyone with video or information should contact the tipline.

Two Bronx officers are under Internal Affairs review after a photo surfaced of them making hand gestures linked to the Mac Baller Brims gang.

The NYPD says it will no longer permit official Knicks watch parties outside Madison Square Garden after a chaotic crowd led to arrests and dangerous behavior.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released images after a 15-year-old was allegedly groped at the 14th Street station. Detectives are asking riders with footage to call the tip line.

Two young adults were critically injured after falling from a J train while subway surfing over the Williamsburg Bridge. Officials point to a citywide safety push.

A Christian evangelist says he was beaten and hospitalized after an assault at Washington Square Park; his family says police recovered his stolen phone and that footage could identify suspects.

A Bronx man was indicted on hate‑crime charges after prosecutors say he assaulted a straphanger at Harlem’s 125th Street subway station in December 2023.