NYPD seeks info on sexual assault on an MTA bus; a 19-year-old was assaulted on September 3, 2025, around 9:42 AM at West 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard.

New York AG Letitia James released bodycam footage from a fatal police encounter involving Suffolk County officers and Emilson Ordoñez-Banegas, promoting transparency in the ongoing investigation.

Governor Kathy Hochul announces New York's largest criminal enforcement action against illegal vaping sales, resulting in over a dozen arrests and 38 charges.

New York AG Letitia James sues VDARE and its leaders for self-dealing and misusing charity funds, seeking to dissolve the foundation and reimburse misused assets.

Anthony Smith has been indicted on charges of attempted rape, sexual abuse, and strangulation after allegedly assaulting a woman in Midtown Manhattan.

A 94-year-old man was assaulted at an Upper East Side Apple Store; Lewis Reynolds was indicted for the unprovoked attack, causing bruises and back pain.

A Bronx man, Kavon Burton, is indicted on attempted murder and other charges for a shooting during which he allegedly injured a man but no bystanders.

Victor Solis indicted for a violent stabbing at a West Harlem subway, charged with attempted murder and assault; good Samaritans and police intervened.

A pregnant former custodian at Barnard College alleges unfair layoff by the college, which the college denies, stressing adherence to the union contract's seniority rules. The union has filed a grievance.

A New York judge ruled advanced DNA testing admissible in Rex Heuermann's trial, marking the first use of whole genome sequencing as evidence in the state.

Nassau County Police fatally shot a man wielding a BB gun on Long Island after being called to his residence for being intoxicated and out of control.

A 27-year-old man was rescued in critical condition off Long Beach after struggling in the water; no lifeguards were on duty due to the post-Labor Day season.

An off-duty NYPD detective, John O’Connell, was charged with menacing and endangering minors after allegedly pointing a gun at teenagers during a road rage incident in Westchester. He pleaded not guilty and is suspended from duty.