A Manhattan tenant alleges a priest used her confessional words to pressure her into surrendering a rent‑stabilized apartment; a May 22 lawsuit asks a judge to void the surrender agreement.

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.

A Brooklyn federal judge dismissed the indictment against Hernan Lopez and Full Play Group, ending a long-running U.S. prosecution tied to alleged soccer‑broadcast bribes.

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.

An early-morning house fire in Cortlandt Manor left two teens critically injured and others hurt as crews pulled residents from a second-floor bedroom. Officials are investigating.

Brooklyn police are searching for a man accused of strangling and forcibly kissing a 16‑year‑old aboard an R train at Sunset Park's 53rd Street station. Investigators say anyone with tips or video should contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.

A 19-year-old Ithaca senior was stabbed near Cornell; a 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Neighbors on a Wakefield block say open drug use and prostitution have left syringes, bottles and condoms on sidewalks; they want sustained patrols and follow‑up.

Police released images after an 84-year-old woman’s purse was snatched near 72 Street and 37 Avenue in Queens; Crime Stoppers is asking for tips.

Three people were injured in a shooting outside 1235 Grand Concourse in Highbridge; police say suspects fled south on the Concourse and all victims are expected to recover.

Prosecutors say Miguel Perez, 32, tossed his family’s cat, Shadow, from a 15th-floor window at the Mitchell Houses in Mott Haven. He has been indicted on aggravated cruelty and torturing charges.

A suspect was arrested May 25 in the December 2024 killing of 26‑year‑old Kimani Cyrus in Springfield Gardens. Prosecutors say surveillance video helped identify a nearby resident.