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NYPD lieutenant claims overtime pay was awarded on racial lines in new suit
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (407+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. ET An NYPD lieutenant who spent much of his career in the department’s Strategic Response Group claims in a new lawsuit that coveted overtime assignments in one of his units were distributed based on race. He also…...
Cluster of community cats found dead in Brooklyn. Locals worry they were poisoned.
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (512+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026 The NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad is looking into a cluster of seven stray cats found dead in a South Brooklyn backyard. Local cat rescuers and state Sen. Steve Chan said they’ve received more reports of cats and…...
Staten Island waterfront explosion sparks fire months after deadly blast
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (348+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 at 4:21 p.m. ET An explosion on a barge sparked a shipping container fire at a Staten Island waterfront yard Thursday afternoon, drawing more than 150 firefighters, EMS workers and hazmat personnel to the borough's North Shore, the FDNY said. The…...
Truck jumps curb in NYC Chinatown, killing a man and injuring 2 women
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (226+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. ET A driver jumped the curb at Bowery and Canal Street on Thursday morning, killing a man and injuring two women before crashing into a parked car a block north, police said. The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. as…...
Third arrest made in Crown Heights hookah lounge mass shooting, NYPD says
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (283+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET Police arrested a third person in connection with a mass shooting that took place at a hookah lounge in Crown Heights last year. The NYPD said it arrested Haile Cummings, 34, on Monday evening. The Brooklyn man…...
De facto dump in Brooklyn bursts into flames after discarded battery explodes
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (413+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 3:22 p.m. ET A garbage dump that has festered at an entrance to a Brooklyn park throughout the summer caught on fire on Tuesday after city officials said a lithium-ion battery nestled in its depths burst into flames. The…...
Caldwell probe looks at allegations during his time as NJ Lt. Gov., sources say
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (523+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 at 1:35 p.m. ET The investigation into New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell is focused on allegations of inappropriate behavior with women that occurred during the short time since he was inaugurated in January, according to two people with knowledge…...
Man charged with murder in fatal Crown Heights park stabbing
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (283+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 at 6:33 p.m. ET A Bronx man was arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge in the killing of a Crown Heights woman who was stabbed at her own barbecue last month after she refused a man's demands for sex, police…...
NYC school leaders say bus shortage could affect thousands of students
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (441+ words) Published Sep 6, 2026 at 7:14 p.m. ET Thousands of New York City students may not have the yellow buses they need to get to school when classes resume Thursday. New York City Public Schools’ Office of Pupil Transportation sent out a letter to…...
Why NY judges oppose bill to make safety top priority in child custody battles
1+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) Published Sep 5, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. ET Jacqueline Franchetti knows she can’t have her daughter Kyra back. The 2-year-old Long Island girl’s father fatally shot her in 2016 while she slept at his home for a court-ordered visit, even after Franchetti had broken off…...