The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission swore in 22 new peace officers on Tuesday at One Police Plaza, bolstering a small agency tasked with overseeing a for-hire transportation system carrying roughly a million passengers daily. According to TLC Deputy Commissioner for enforcement Ira Goldapper, the unarmed cadets completed five and a half months … Read more
A New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official testified under oath that he denied a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) appeal regarding 9/11 toxin data based solely on the instructions of a city attorney. Russell Pecunies, a records appeal officer, admitted during a July 1 court-ordered deposition that he did not independently verify … Read more
Andrea Mary Marshall, the 44-year-old owner of the fashion brand Salon 1884, was arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday on charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Prosecutors allege Marshall withheld over $54,000 in wages from nine employees, subjecting them to 17-hour workdays and sweatshop conditions in the Garment District between August 2023 … Read more
Former City Comptroller Brad Lander appeared in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday to stand trial for a citation issued during an immigration protest at 26 Federal Plaza on September 18, 2025. Lander, currently a congressional candidate for New York’s 10th District, faces charges of obstructing the use of an elevator and lobby while attempting to … Read more
Long Island Rail Road service was suspended indefinitely starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026, after contract negotiations between the MTA and railway workers collapsed. Approximately 3,500 employees walked off the job, marking the first time in 32 years that a strike has stopped the LIRR. The shutdown has left an estimated 300,000 daily … Read more
A 48-year-old man has died following a physical altercation on a Bronx subway train early Wednesday morning. According to police sources, the incident occurred around 3:05 a.m. On a No. 1 train. Details of the Altercation The clash took place inside the 242nd St-Van Cortland Park station, which serves as the northern terminus for the … Read more
A woman suspected of fatally stabbing a man in the Bronx this past March was apprehended at JFK Airport on Tuesday following a flight from Mexico, police announced Wednesday. Dulce Hernandez, 28, was arrested and subsequently arraigned on an indictment. She faces charges of murder, manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, and has … Read more
Two teenage girls lost their lives after becoming trapped in a fast-moving fire in a Bronx apartment building they were visiting. The tragedy has left both families shattered as they seek answers regarding the safety of the residence. The Fatal Blaze on E. 187th Street The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. On April 21, when … Read more
The NYPD has released body-camera footage documenting a police-involved shooting in East Harlem earlier this month. The video shows an officer firing a single shot at a man wielding a 13-inch knife who charged toward him. The incident occurred on April 6 around 1:38 a.m. Footage of the incident shows 53-year-old Carlos Santiago being shot … Read more
New York City police are searching for four men following a carjacking that targeted two women at a Brooklyn retail parking lot on Wednesday. The incident took place around 4:23 p.m. At a Lowe’s located at Avenue U and E. 56th St. In Mill Basin. Details of the Attack The victims, a 72-year-old woman using … Read more