3 men cleared in 1995 subway clerk killing
Prosecutors in Brooklyn have disavowed the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York's violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire inside a subway token booth.
Brooklyn woman shot through window while lying in bed, cops say
A woman lying in bed in the middle of the night was shot when a bullet entered her bedroom in Crown Heights, according to police.
Man killed after being struck by two vehicles in Brooklyn double hit-and-run
A 61-year-old man was killed after he was struck by two vehicles that fled the scene in Prospect Heights.
5 people shot on Coney Island boardwalk: NYPD
Five people have been hospitalized after a shooting on the boardwalk in Coney Island early Sunday morning.
Car thieves attack, steal keys from 71-year-old man in Brooklyn
The pair of thieves punched a 71-year-old man in Canarsie before ripping his car keys from his hands and driving away in the victim's SUV.
Car thief shoves 61-year-old woman out of car in Brooklyn
Police say the suspect pushed a 61-year-old woman out of a parked car in Brooklyn Heights, before driving away.
Man fleeing NYPD leaps from subway tracks to roof in Brooklyn
A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly hit a NYPD officer with his car while fleeing a traffic stop and then jumped from an elevated subway track and onto a building roof in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
3 people killed in less than an hour across New York City, police say
As top NYPD brass prepare to release new crime statistics Thursday, police are dealing with the aftermath of another violent summer night.
Joey Chestnut regrets putting Berkeley protester in chokehold at hot dog contest
Joey Chestnut said he feels bad about putting an animal rights protester from Berkeley into a brief chokehold during the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest over the Fourth of July weekend, which was captured in a viral video.
Deadly shooting at Brooklyn bodega, suspect arrested
Two men were killed in a triple shooting at a Brooklyn Bodega on July 4th.
Aide to mayor robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn
An aide to Mayor Eric Adams was robbed at gunpoint in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.
Joey Chestnut puts protestor in chokehold during Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey Chestnut’s performance was briefly disrupted by a protestor who rushed the stage as he chomped down on dogs.
Thousands march in NYC for abortion rights
Thousands of people marched and rallied in New York City on Monday to protest the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. In doing so, the high court ended nearly 50 years of the federally protected constitutional right to have an abortion.
Nathan's hot dog eating contest: Joey Chestnut reigns champ again
This is Joey Chestnut's 15th win at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. How many do you think he ate this year?
Brooklyn Fire: 11 firefighters, 3 civilians injured in fast-moving blaze
The FDNY is investigating a fast-moving fire that ripped through an apartment building in Brooklyn injuring 14 people including 11 firefighters.
2 boys, aged 11 and 13, stabbed in Brooklyn
Police say that an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old boy have been hospitalized after being stabbed near the Gowanus Houses in Boerum Hill.
Mob attacks man during robbery in Brooklyn subway station
Police are searching for five suspects who attacked a 47-year-old man during a violent robbery at the Rockaway Parkway subway station in Canarsie.
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex abuse case
R& B star R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a federal sex abuse case in New York.
Coney Island's iconic Cyclone roller coaster turns 95
The Cyclone opened to the public on June 26, 1927, and is one of the oldest still-operational roller coasters in the United States.
Grandmother killed by car attempting to escape NYPD in Brooklyn
The NYPD says 67-year-old Lynn Christopher died when a car struck her and several pedestrians in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Saturday night.