Only eleven days before his sudden resignation, chief of department Jeffrey Maddrey (far right) was at the high profile press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (at mic), Eric Adams (far left) and chief of detectives Joseph Kenny where it was announced that a suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested. Maddrey resigned Dec. 20. ( Photo: Keith J. KellyOnl) NYPD Chaos: Top Uniformed Officer Resigns as Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Surface The top uniformed officer in the NYPD, Jeffrey Maddrey, resigned on Dec. 20 after explosive allegations by a former lieutenant... News 23 Dec 2024 | 06:19
King Kong, or someone rather like him, welcomes you to Manhattan. December 8, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Dozens of Illegal Vendors— & One Giant Ape—Reclaim Brooklyn Bridge from City Aaannnddd... they’re back! Just in time for the Christma rush, flocks of illegal vendors have returned to the Brooklyn Bridge... News 09 Dec 2024 | 04:43
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
Eric Adams swears in Jessica Tisch as the new NYPD Commissioner in a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza on Nov. 25. Tisch is taking the shield number of her grandfather, a former NYPD chaplain. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayor’s Photography Office) Shake Ups Ahead? Tisch Beat Out 14 Candidates for New Top Cop Post Within two days of beating out 14 other law enforcement types and landing the job as the new NYPD Commissioner, Jessica Tisch,... News 29 Nov 2024 | 02:51
Father Michael Eguino with Buczek and Hoban family members, cops and others. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Slain NYPD Officers Buczek & Hoban Honored in 36th Annual Memorial Mass The eighteenth day of October is many things to many people. Writer A.J. Liebling, jazz singer Anita O’Day and actor George... News 25 Oct 2024 | 02:34
Mayor Adams at the New York City Police Memorial, October 15, 2024. ( Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Forty-Two Names Added to New York City Police Memorial Hundreds of cops, friends, family, Mayor Adams and others came to The New York City Police Memorial in Battery Park City... News 17 Oct 2024 | 03:41
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
Migrant Violence: 2 Arrested, 1 on Lam for Kicking Cop Outside 8th Ave Hotel; 2 Others in Guilty Pleas for Times Sq Brawl The Strip of Despair—that long, often lawless swath of 8th Avenue from the upper 20s just below Madison Square Garden to... News 01 Aug 2024 | 06:16
NYPD headquarters, One Police Plaza aka 1PP, is where the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) that Steven Li worked for is based. ( Photo: @Epicsunwarrior) Chinese Police Officer Fired Following FBI Spying Investigation A police officer originally from China has been fired by the New York Police Department after being entangled in a federal... News 29 May 2024 | 12:01
Caught-on-camera footage of migrant suspects accused of assaulting two NYPD officers in Times Square on Jan 27. Police said up to 14 migrants were involved and some are still at large. Photo Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers. Seven Migrants Involved in Assault on Cops in Times Sq. Now Being Held on Rikers Is. Seven migrant suspects who are accused of being involved in the Times Square attack on two NYPD officers on Jan. 27 are back... News 19 Feb 2024 | 06:07
Police released the photos of two more suspects wanted in conncetion with assualt on two police officers in Times Square on Jan. 27. Only one of the suspects was detained after his arrest and at least four who were freed on their own recognizance are believed to have fled the state for California. Photo: NYPD Crimestoppers Two More Suspects Sought in Times Sq Attack on 2 NYPD Officers Police released photos of two more suspects who are being sought as part of a mob of up to 14 men who assaulted two NYPD... News 10 Feb 2024 | 08:48
Color guard heads into St. Elizabeth’s Church, as they have every year at a memorial service celebrating Police Officers Michael Buczek and Christopher Hoban were killed only hours apart on the UWS on October, 18, 1988. Photo: Brian Berger “Memories Carry Us On,” Fallen Officers Buczek and Hoban, Remembered 35 Yrs On... For thirty-five years, they have come to St. Elizabeth Church in Washington Heights to find strength in tragedy. They are... News 27 Oct 2023 | 06:44
Protests were a daily NYC occurrence in the days after George Floyd was killed. This May 30, 2020 march had escalated into clashes between police and protestors as night fell. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) NYPD Agrees on New Tiered Approach to Policing Protests As Part of BLM Settlement If ultimately signed off on by a judge, a new settlement will codify a mandatory de-escalation system for the NYPD when it... News 06 Sep 2023 | 09:23
The scene of an August 15 Greenwich Village crash, when a cyclist was struck by a Mercedes-Benz fleeing the NYPD in a chase the began in Alphabet City. ( Photo via Citizen ) NYPD Chief to Cops: Rein In High-Speed Car Chases Dangerous cop chases have been on the rise in Manhattan, with two occurring in the same day on August 1. A similar incident... News 18 Aug 2023 | 03:41
The former leader of the NYPD’s Sergeants Union was given a two year prison sentence. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Ed Mullins, Disgraced Ex-Head of SBA Gets 2 Yr Prison Sentence NEW YORK (AP) The former president of one of the nation`s largest police unions was sentenced to two years in prison for... News 07 Aug 2023 | 03:41
