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Widow of slain NYPD cop reveals family's final day together, her worries for their son: 'I could literally feel my heart breaking'

The hours leading up to the murder of Stephanie Diller’s police officer husband were filled with joy.

NYC driver wanted for horrific hit-and-run death of elderly woman nabbed after nearly five years on the lam

The crash sent the victims' Honda flying into the facade of a flower shop and 72-year-old Gilda Lascano through the CRV's windshield and under a nearby parked car, cops said.

Retired NYPD chief busts two teen suspects in his own backyard: 'He doesn't play'

Joseph Reznick, 72, a former deputy police commissioner who ran the IAB before he was pushed out in 2022, held the 15- and 17-year-old males in his yard on 89th...

Formerly green-haired brute who beat NYC deli worker unconscious charged with attempted murder: cops

Osvel Diaz, 29 – who has more than two dozen prior arrests – was nabbed Wednesday evening in connection to the June 17 beatdown that left the 62-year-old employee with...

Teen fatally struck by hit-and-run truck driver in NYC, 8-year-old sister gravely injured

A 16-year-old girl was killed and her sister, 8, was gravely injured when they were struck by a hit-and-run truck driver in a Queens crosswalk on Wednesday afternoon, according to...

Troubled NYC man who tried to drown his twin toddlers at Conn. beach ordered held on $2M bail

A Queens man charged with trying to drown his two children at a Connecticut beach early Saturday morning was hauled into court Monday and ordered held on $2 million bail.

Anti-Israel vandals target Congressman Gregory Meeks' Queens home

"Some people scribbled graffiti on the house and left," a source said.

MTA halts construction projects in move to 'scare NYers,' pressure Hochul after axing congestion toll: sources

The MTA has halted construction projects at rail stations in Queens to pressure Gov. Hochul to restore congestion pricing — or find another revenue service to maintain its capital spending...

Mayor Adams backs Dem who called to defund cops, breaks with unions in tight primary for NY Assembly seat

Mayor Eric Adams is backing Ron Kim who called for defunding cops, while two suburban police unions made a rare endorsement outside their counties to fight the candidate’s dangerous “leftist...

Man fatally stabbed after running into NYC bodega for help as violence plagues Big Apple stores

The attack occurred around 9:40 p.m. when the unidentified 40-year-old victim ran into Sammy's Gourmet Deli on Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica looking for help and was stabbed multiple times in...

NYC holds 'Fat Beach Day' to create accepting environment for plus-size community: 'A space for people to be themselves'

"Fat Beach Day" events are appearing across the United States, aiming to create spaces for the plus-size community to gather -- including one Saturday in Far Rockaway.

NYC street named after slain NYPD lieutenant 50 years later as cop grandson receives his shield number

An NYPD lieutenant who was shot during a robbery while walking to work in Queens 50 years ago had a street renamed in his honor today – as his NYPD...

Madman in custody after randomly slashing three men in Queens subway station

A madman was in custody after randomly slashing three men at a Long Island City subway station and leaving them with "big cuts" on their faces, according to a witness and police. 

Dad of 13-year-old girl allegedly raped by migrant in NYC park blasts Biden's open border for monstrous attack: 'This is what happens'

“The open border policy, I have never agreed with, because that just invites a lot of things that we don’t need," said the dad. "And look what came in. Look...

2 teen swimmers go missing in waters off NYC's Jacob Riis Park: cops

Rescue divers are combing a Rockaway beach for two teenage boys who vanished shortly after lifeguards left the stands, police said.

Green-haired brute beats NYC deli worker to bloody pulp, sickening video shows

"Abdul lost all of his top teeth, has a broken nose and internal bleeding in his head"

Alleged accomplice busted alongside Remy Ma's son in slaying already jailed on 2 other murder charges: prosecutors

Richard Swygert, 22, was behind bars on Rikers Island when he was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday night alongside Jayson Scott, 23 – the son of the 44-year-old Grammy nominated...

$10K reward remains unclaimed after citizens helped nab migrant accused of raping 13-year-old at NYC park

No tipster had come forward to claim the prize as of Thursday, nearly two days after police -- with help from good Samaritans -- busted Ecuadorian migrant Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi,...

Most NY voters say crippling migrant influx a 'serious' problem as city is overwhelmed: poll

The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers believe the crippling migrant crisis is a serious concern — as more than half admit they fear the Empire State is heading in the...

Ecuadorian migrant who allegedly raped 13-year-old girl in NYC park says he recorded vile attack in sickening confession: DA

The Ecuadorian migrant charged with raping a 13-year-old girl he bound and gagged in a Queens park told cops he recorded the attack during a sickening taped confession, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.