Man beaten in $2 robbery at Bronx Kennedy Fried Chicken, cops say
A man was viciously beaten for $2 at a Kennedy Fried Chicken restaurant in the Bronx.
Doorman, concierge worker fired for response to hate-crime attack outside building
A doorman and a concierge worker at a luxury apartment building in Hell's Kitchen have been fired after the building owner said they did not come to the aid of 65-year-old Vilma Kari, a Filipina woman who was brutally attacked in front of them in what is being called a hate-crime attack.
Mother without mask who hurled racist insults at worker won't apologize
The woman captured on video not wearing a mask inside a Lower East Side bagel shop and hurling racist slurs at a worker behind the counter said she won't apologize.
Gov. Cuomo's groping allegation reported to police
A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself.
NYPD releases photos of woman who punched boy, 2, in face on subway
The NYPD is on the hunt for the woman who repeatedly punched a two-year-old boy who was sitting on his mother's lap aboard a subway car.
AOC calls for ‘full investigation’ of Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes amid coronavirus pandemic
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a chorus of New York lawmakers demanding an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Driver surrenders in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj's father: Cops
A man was arrested on Long Island Wednesday after turning himself in for the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj's father.
Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy
A judge dismissed the case against Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park.
South African COVID-19 variant found in NYC hospital patient
A patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus.
Charges dropped for Buffalo officers seen shoving elderly protester
Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.
NY man dies shortly after vaccination, allergic reaction not suspected
A man died shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
Video shows police pepper spraying handcuffed child who was yelling for her dad
Police said the suicidal 9-year-old girl "disobeyed" commands to put her feet in the car. An officer was then "required" to spray an "irritant" in the handcuffed girl's face, the department said Saturday.
NY may have undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by 50%
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged.
2 NY children abducted by men in ski masks found in Alabama
Two young children abducted from their foster home were found on the floor of a backseat of a car in Alabama.
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone arrested
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.
White woman tackled Black teen in hotel lobby, his father says
The Manhattan DA's office is investigating a confrontation in which a man said a woman in a hotel lobby falsely accused his teenaged son of stealing her phone and then tackled him.
‘Club Kid’ killer Michael Alig dies of suspected overdose
Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film, has died of a suspected drug overdose six years after his release, police said. He was 54.
Sweet 16 party leaves 37 infected with COVID-19, nearly 300 quarantined, health officials say
81 people attended a “sweet 16” birthday event at a venue in Long Island resulting in 37 COVID-19 infections forcing nearly 300 to quarantine.
Mich. Gov. Whitmer, NY Gov. Cuomo call for investigation into Trump Administration's pandemic response
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and NY Gov. Cuomo are calling for Congress to investigate President Trump's handling of COVID-19.
Passenger says car that drove through BLM protest was trying to escape
A passenger in a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York's Times Square on Thursday says police have interviewed all six people who were in the car and are continuing to investigate the incident.