The Penn Track in Brooklyn is an open-air sex market, with increased prostitution and litter causing local concern. NYC officials have promised action, while the NYPD targets sex buyers and pimps to protect exploited women working there.

Brooklyn authorities search for four suspects in a hate crime attack against a Palestinian couple, with the NYPD releasing surveillance footage to aid in apprehension.

A five-alarm fire in Hamilton Heights injured nine, including firefighters, and one firefighter fell 40 feet while responding. The cause is under investigation. Nearly 100 residents were displaced, receiving assistance from the Red Cross.

A deceased newborn baby girl was found with her umbilical cord attached behind a Bronx building, causing shock in the community. The cause of death is under investigation, and no arrests have been made.

The search for the suspect who shot New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia on Southern State Parkway intensifies. Mascia has non-life-threatening injuries. Rewards are offered for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in the East River near Queens; no foul play is suspected and an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

A cyclist, Victor Hidalgo, died after being hit by an FDNY ambulance in Brooklyn. The incident is under investigation; no charges were filed against the driver.

Police investigated a suspected double murder-suicide in the Bronx; three deceased found with gunshot wounds, with the alleged assailant reportedly attempting to mask the act with gas.

A woman was struck and killed by a car on Staten Island; the 44-year-old victim died in the hospital. The driver was an 18-year-old man who remained at the scene; no charges were filed.

The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly groped a 10-year-old girl in the Bronx before fleeing the scene. The public is urged to provide any information.

Stephen Zeffren, a Jewish man, was assaulted in Manhattan in a potential hate crime, involving spitting, antisemitic slurs, and a sucker punch. The NYPD is investigating.

Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to dismiss a federal bribery charge in court, asserting that it doesn't constitute a crime. He's accused of accepting benefits for favoring the Turkish government but remains in office while fighting five counts.

The trial for Daniel Penny, charged with the manslaughter of Jordan Neely after a chokehold incident on a NYC subway, has begun with opening statements.