Woman stabbed aboard subway on Christmas morning
Police released video of a suspect who stabbed a woman multiple times aboard a subway train in Lower Manhattan on Christmas morning.
Elderly man violently assaulted inside Upper West Side bank
The NYPD was searching for a suspect who attacked an elderly man inside a bank on the Upper West Side.
Suspect shatters food truck windshield after failed attempt to steal tip jar
The NYPD wants to find the man who threw a bottle through a food truck windshield and stole $5 from the tip jar.
Google Trends reveals top results for ‘how to help others' in 2021
From ways to help storm victims to how to help foster kids, Google Trends released the most-searched terms for giving back in 2021.
Rep. Tom Suozzi calls Penn Station a 'dungeon,' 'scary place'
Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is running for governor of New York, says Penn Station scares him and that he is concerned about all the homeless people who flock there.
Mom claims Amazon Alexa suggested dangerous online challenge to child
One day after Kristin Livdahl tweeted about the Echo’s suggestion, the Amazon Help Twitter account responded
De Blasio's 'Vision Zero' traffic plan sees increased fatalities in final year
The Vision Zero Program promised zero deaths by 2024, but trends have been going in the opposite direction.
New York City Schools: COVID tests for all, at-home kits available
New York City will double COVID testing availability and hand out two million at-home COVID test kits when students and stafff return to schools after the holiday break.
MTA running fewer trains due to COVID surge
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge, the impact is being felt at the MTA which is running fewer trains and using some stations as COVID testing sites.
COVID surge: Omicron causing shortage of FDNY EMS staff
According to the FDNY, roughly 19% of New York City's EMS workers are out sick.
Vandalism threatening final runs of vintage NYC subway cars
Transit workers said someone kicked in one of the cars’ seats, which are irreplaceable, during the first run and that the remaining runs could be canceled.
Man found dead inside Staten Island apartment building
Authorities say they found Rafael Ramos, 36, dead in a hallway. Emmanuel Diaz, 32, walked out of a nearby apartment covered in blood and with a facial laceration and was taken into custody for questioning.
Calls for more COVID testing before NYC students return to school
Officials are urging the city to create a plan for all students and staff to take rapid tests the weekend before school resumes.
2 women shove, rob 75-year-old woman on Manhattan sidewalk
Two women are accused of attacking and robbing an elderly woman on a Manhattan sidewalk.
School safety agent killed, 2 others injured in shooting outside Astoria bar
Mye Johnson, 27, was killed and two of her friends wounded when she was shot and killed outside of a bar in Queens where she and her friends were celebrating their birthdays.
Police impersonators attack and carjack man in the Bronx
Two men who claimed they were police officers attacked and carjacked a man in the Bronx.
Man arrested for sex attack in Queens elevator
The NYPD has arrested a man who they say followed a woman into an elevator in Queens, where he sexually assaulted her after attempting to rob her.
Vandal smashes windows on NYPD patrol cars in the Bronx
The NYPD was searching for the vandal who threw an object, possibly a brick, through the windshields of several patrol cars outside a precinct in the Bronx.
Man struck and killed by MTA bus in Queens
A man from Queens was struck and killed by an MTA bus as he was crossing the street in Jackson Heights, said police.
Amazon driver rescues woman, family dog from dog attack
The Amazon driver happened to hear the cries for help and managed to block the attacking dog’s path, allowing Lauren and her family dog, Max, to escape to safety back inside the house.