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A carriage horse was found dead inside Central Park near 72nd Street, NYPD says. The death comes amid renewed calls to phase out horse‑drawn rides.

The NYPD is seeking four people after a May 19 lottery ruse in Williamsburg reportedly cost a 56‑year‑old woman about $15,000 in cash and jewelry.

Civil‑rights groups sued to stop Westchester County’s license‑plate reader network, saying it has logged roughly 1.6 billion scans and shared data with outside agencies.

A St. Albans landlord was sentenced to three life terms after a jury convicted him in the November 2023 slayings of his girlfriend and two tenants.

A 41-year-old man is in critical condition after a late-night stabbing inside a Brooklyn building; police say a large knife was used and a suspect fled the scene.

A Manhattan man was arrested and charged in the 2025 stabbing death of West Farms resident Jose Burgos. The medical examiner ruled the June 2025 death a homicide.

The Justice Department has opened a Title VI inquiry into CUNY’s Black Male Initiative after a complaint saying the program appears to favor certain racial groups. The review will examine whether federal civil‑rights law was violated.

A 17-year-old was grazed by a bullet near West 124th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem Tuesday night; NYPD detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

Nearly 100 cats were removed from a Glen Cove home after officers and rescuers found rooms saturated with urine and feces. The homeowner faces multiple animal‑cruelty and child‑endangerment charges.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York said on June 9 that a pastor “used that position to harm children,” an announcement shared with the FBI’s New York office.

Albany approved a bill setting a new floor for pharmacy reimbursements. Backers say it protects local drugstores; critics warn higher costs could follow.

Several hundred union members and community leaders rallied in Mineola urging Nassau County to make Juneteenth a paid holiday; County Executive Bruce Blakeman says the decision belongs at the bargaining table.