Building at 111 Chrystie Street, Jan. 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) D.A. Bragg Drops Assault Case Against Chinatown Landlord Accused of Assault The five month long legal nightmare of Brian Chin is over, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped felony assault... Home 20 Jan 2025 | 04:58
One of the Brooklyn teens who called 911 about the subway arsonist was honored by his local Council member, Susan Zhuang (right). His face is blurred to protect his anonymity. ( Photo: Council Member Susan Zhuang) Three Teens Claim $10,000 Reward in Subway Fire Horror It was one of the most horrific crimes in New York City history—the burning alive of a homeless woman, Debrina Kawam, on... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:14
Lottery ticket robbery suspects hop the turnstile at 31st Street in Astoria. Note ( NYPD) Lottery Ticket Bandits Who Hit Village Shop Strike Again You have to be in it to win it! This is the iconic slogan of the New York State lottery and taking this government-sanctioned... News 13 Jan 2025 | 04:58
Then unidentified Jeffrey Vargas in 50th Street subway station, having just attacked and robbed a halal food cart vendor who snapped topside. Note metal weapon in his right hand. ( NYPD) Maniac Who Attacked & Robbed Midtown Halal Food Cart Vendor Arrested, Parked on Rikers A Mets hat-wearing maniac, 45-year-old Jeffrey Vargas of the Bronx, who is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed... News 13 Jan 2025 | 10:09
Surveillance video shows 18th St station moments before Joseph Lynskey is pushed before an oncoming 1 train by alleged assailant Kamel Hawkins. ( Photo: Obtained from NYPD and annotated by Straus News) Subway Violence Strikes Again as Maniac Shoves Man onto Tracks at W. 18th Street Horror once again came home to a Manhattan rail commuter on the afternoon of, Dec. 31, when a deranged 23-year-old, Kamel... News 03 Jan 2025 | 10:43
The above surveillance photo of a person of interest in the subway torching incident that killed a sleeping 57-year-old woman at an F stop in Brooklyn played a major role in apprehending the suspect. He was spotted by three high school students on the F train in Herald Square wearing the same clothes. ( Photo: NYPD) Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim The sleeping homeless woman who was set on fire by another homeless person on Dec. 22 was finally identified as 57-year old... News 01 Jan 2025 | 10:02
Port Authority Police Department cops talking to a female traveler outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, 8th Ave., June 18, 2024. Around the corner on 42nd Street, passed out junkies and myriad volatile, desperate characters await. ( Brian Berger) Violent Criminals Bring Holiday Crime to Transit System Felony violence found its way in the transit systems in midtown Manhattan at the height of the holiday season. The first... News 27 Dec 2024 | 04:43
Glass facade building 107 East Broadway, near the corner of Pike Street c. 2022. On the ground floor is Lazhou Ramen. On the third floor, a secret People Republic of China police station. Today, the police station, and the scaffolding are gone. The noodles, happily, remain. ( Photo: FBI) The Spies Who Loved Noodles: Defendant in Secret Chinese Police Station Case Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy You heard the story about the secret Chinese police station above a ramen shop in Chinatown, yes? No? Either way, it’s a true... News 20 Dec 2024 | 03:28
Face of Evil: Police on Dec. 5 released a new photo which they believe shows the face of the shooter in the horrific killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was assasinated outside the Hilton Hotel early on Dec. 4. The manhunt for the killer continues. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunman Kills CEO of United Healthcare Outside Hilton; Cops Say Killer Left City on Dec. 4 A lone, masked gunman opened fire on the CEO of United Healthcare in an early morning shooting on Dec. 4 killing him outside... News 08 Dec 2024 | 05:19
Eight UPS and FedEx trucks have been robbed across New York City since April, and no arrests have been made yet. ( Photo: via brand.ups.com) Truck Robberies Continue, Still Under Investigation Months Later News 05 Dec 2024 | 12:27
WANTED FOR GRAND LARCENY - Perpetrator - Probable Cause to Arrest. Water Street, November 2, 2024. ( Brian Berger) Trio of Asian Con Women Swipe $40G Worth of Jewelry from 81-Year-Old Woman on LES Don’t tell anyone but the life of a crime reporter can be a little dull sometimes. Once in a while, something unusual comes... News 04 Nov 2024 | 03:44
A typical Times Square tourist, October 2024. Their face has been blurred to preserve their anonymity. ( Obtained by Straus News) Migrant Youth Gang Los Diablos de la 42 Terrorizes Times Square, Repeat Arrests Mean Little The devil is in the details. Though this phrase can apply to many aspects of New York City’s response to the ongoing migrant... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:12
Eric Goldstein (at podium) of the United Jewish Federation with then-NYPD Commissioner Kechant Sewell (center) and Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference announcing the arrest of two individuals in Penn Station. One defendant pleaded guilty for plotting an anti-Semitic terror plot this week and could face ten years in state prison. DA Alvin Bragg (far left) looks on. Charges against a second man are still pending. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Guilty Plea for Man Accused in 2022 Anti-Semitic Terrorist Plot A man who was arrested in Penn Station nearly two years ago and charged in a connection with a terror plot to attack Jewish... News 22 Sep 2024 | 05:15
The Times Square subway mezzanine. A stabbing occurred on the southbound Q train at 42nd St, and 7th Ave. ( Credit: Bonnachoven via Wikimedia Commons) Two Teens Stabbed Aboard Train in Times Square Two teenagers were aboard the southbound Q train at 42nd Street, when a verbal dispute with an unknown individual led to... News 15 Aug 2024 | 02:57
Tent City South, Manhattan Bridge Plaza, July 31, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Manhattan Bridge Plaza Homeless Do as They Please — Despite Repeated Efforts to Remove Them This is a tale of two tent cities—one on either side of the Manhattan Bridge Plaza. Or you might call it a shantytown—this... Home 12 Aug 2024 | 03:55
