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The Bronx Two suspects mugged a man in his Concourse apartment building, authorities said. One suspect approached the 48-year-old victim in the vestibule of the building on East Clarke Place...

Man crushed to death in elevator horror

A man was crushed to death at a lavish Brooklyn apartment building early Friday when he tried to squeeze inside a packed elevator, causing the lift to buckle under the...

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The Bronx The suspects pictured above assaulted and robbed a 60-year-old man in a parking lot in Tre­mont, cops said. The duo followed the man into the lot on Franklin...

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The Bronx Two men are suspected of robbing a 30-year-old Concourse Village man at knifepoint, police said Wed­nesday. They followed the victim into his apartment building near East 169th Street...

Ten firefighters hurt in four-alarm Bronx blaze

Ten firefighters and a civilian suffered minor injuries in a four-alarm blaze in The Bronx early Wednesday, authorities said. The fire started at 4:20 a.m. in a Grand Concourse apartment...

Out-of-control Uber plows into mom, young kids waiting at bus stop

Two young children were seriously injured Wednesday morning when an out-of-control Uber car jumped the curb and plowed into them, their mother, and two other kids on a Bronx sidewalk,...

Firefighter injured in suspicious church blaze

A firefighter suffered minor injuries in a suspicious blaze that engulfed a Staten Island church early Wednesday, authorities said. Over 130 firefighters responded to Casa De Milagros, or the House...

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The Bronx A man is one of three wanted for a Morrisania burglary, cops said. The suspect broke a basement window on Brook Avenue and East 164th Street last Wednesday...

Couple steals more than 200 toothbrushes from CVS

This pair is wanted for swiping more than 200 toothbrushes from a CVS Pharmacy in Staten Island, cops said. The couple walked into the store on Hylan Boulevard near Old Town Road...

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The Bronx Cops are looking for these two suspects wanted for swiping a woman’s cellphone in Mott Haven. The culprits were inside El Ranchito Grocery store on East 138th Street...

Mom without legal custody goes missing with her children: cops

A Brooklyn mom without legal custody of her two tots vanished with the pair after a scheduled visit over the weekend, cops said. The mother, whose name wasn’t released, picked...

Mom leaps to her death from Columbia housing complex

A new Manhattan mom jumped to her death from a sixth-floor window early Monday despite a desperate attempt by her Columbia University grad-student husband to stop her, police sources told...

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The Bronx Investigators released a surveillance image of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Bedford Park resident Sunday. Cops found David Hooks unresponsive near the intersection of East 194th...

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The Bronx A suspect accused of ­intentionally ramming a foe with a car in the South Bronx is in custody. Josue Gago, 25, of Brooklyn, was charged Thursday with attempted...

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The Bronx Investigators released a surveillance image Wednesday of a suspect in a Tremont shooting that left a man dead and a woman critically wounded. The gunman opened fire on...

NYPD school safety agent 'hit son with frying pan' over marijuana

An NYPD school safety agent taught his pothead son a lesson by pummeling him on the head — with a pot, police sources said. Juan Lopez, 62, returned home at...

Vatican flags stolen from church ahead of Pope's visit

The Vatican flag at St. Agnes Church in Midtown has been stolen twice since last week. “The papal flag was very special to the parishioners. They loved it. There are...

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Manhattan Police are looking for a man who was spotted masturbating on the subway in Midtown. The pervert began to fondle himself in view of other No. 1 train passengers...

Motorcyclist killed in Central Park crash

A motorcyclist was killed in Central Park on Monday morning, police said. The victim, 45, was riding on the East 79th Street transverse and Fifth Avenue about 11:15 a.m. when...

Teen biker hit by truck in Queens

A 19-year-old pedal pusher was seriously injured after a truck driver struck him in Queens, cops said. The victim was pedaling eastbound in a marked bike lane along 34th Avenue...