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An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Muhammad A. Aziz stood up [...]

The 1966 convictions of the two men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader. Two of the [...]

Detective Gene Roberts was guarding Malcolm X before he was assassinated, but police kept his identity a secret from prosecutors. In December 1970, an undercover New York City police officer [...]

The 1966 convictions of the two men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader. Two of the [...]

Legal experts said New York and several other states may have to rewrite laws, and officials expressed concern about the ramifications for public safety. New York State has one of [...]

Doctors never examined 4-year-old Jayce Eubanks's cuts and bruises. Child welfare workers did not alert the police to 7-year-old Julissia Batties's black eye. Investigators closed Aisyn Emerson-Gonzalez's case despite his [...]

Maria Ambrocio, 58, who worked through the pandemic in a New Jersey hospital, was knocked down by a man who was fleeing after snatching a cellphone, the police said. When [...]

Acquitted of murder in the death of Deborah Danner, Sgt. Hugh Barry is being brought up on administrative charges in a long-delayed hearing. Police officers attempting to coax a schizophrenic [...]

Enrique Figueroa, 47, is accused of writing a series of social media posts threatening President Luis Abinader. Federal authorities in New York have arrested a man who they said had [...]

The infant, Legacy Beauford, was killed in the Bronx. In Brooklyn, a 4-year-old boy died after being found unconscious in a hallway. The night before 1-year-old Legacy Beauford died, he [...]

Even amid the constant churn of men and women in and out of the busy Bronx bodega, one customer stood out as she walked to the deli counter to place [...]

The authorities are responding to a wave of gun violence. But their anti-gang tactics have long faced criticism for unfairly targeting young Black people. A father was wounded while shielding [...]

Julissia Batties, who was found unconscious with a head injury, had been the subject of a child welfare case since birth. Her half brother admitted beating her, a police official [...]

As seven bystanders were injured in a shooting, Eric Adams called on New York City authorities to intensify efforts against gangs and guns. It seemed like an ordinary Saturday night [...]

A driver veered into the opposite lane and struck a car head-on in one of at least three fatal crashes in and around the city on Saturday. A group of [...]

A New York police sergeant attacked two handcuffed suspects while making arrests, the authorities said. A New York police sergeant was charged on Thursday with attacking two handcuffed suspects in [...]

The governor allocated $139 million to address shootings that are rising even as the pandemic recedes and to create jobs for young people. Not long after the coronavirus bore down [...]

In a victory for police unions, a state Supreme Court judge said a law passed by the City Council is too vaguely worded. In a victory for the city's powerful [...]

Hackers used one worker's login information to penetrate the Law Department's network after officials failed to implement a simple security measure. New York City's Law Department holds some of the [...]

Mr. Adams's police credentials have helped him rise to the top of this year's mayoral field. But his relationship with the department is complex. As Eric Adams lined up for [...]

City lawyers' computer network was disabled after the attack, which the police and federal officials believe was the work of hackers. An early clue that something was amiss with the [...]

Justin Wallace was killed and his 29-year-old cousin was wounded by a gunman who opened fire at a house in the Rockaways, the police said. Justin Wallace's 11th birthday was [...]

The police said Farrakhan Muhammad opened fire during an argument with his brother, shooting bystanders including a 4-year-old girl. A four-day search for a man wanted in a weekend shooting [...]

Investigators believe the men charged in the death of Davell Gardner, the city's youngest gun violence victim last year, were part of a deadly feud between gangs in Brooklyn. It [...]

Some candidates in the Democratic primary want to cut $1 billion or more from the police budget, while others have more moderate proposals, frustrating activists. When the former Minneapolis police [...]

Many people arrested in assaults on Asian residents in New York have had a history of mental health episodes, arrests and homelessness, complicating the city's search for an effective response. [...]

A frightened girl called 911 after her father killed her mother and sisters at her birthday party in Brooklyn before turning a gun on himself, the police said. A man [...]

Byline: Nicole Hong, Juliana Kim, Ali Watkins and Ashley Southall Security guards failed to intervene while a man kicked and stomped on a 65-year-old woman near Times Square, yelling, 'You [...]

Security guards failed to intervene while a man kicked and stomped on a 65-year-old woman near Times Square, yelling, ''You don't belong here.'' The security camera video was shocking in [...]

A year after nationwide protests against police brutality, the City Council passed a bill limiting qualified immunity, a longstanding legal protection officers had against lawsuits. A year after nationwide protests [...]

The police commissioner said there will be a review to determine if correct procedures were followed in the case of 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe. The day before a 10-year-old boy named [...]

Inspired by racial justice protests, the Legislature repealed a law blocking police misconduct records from scrutiny. Now the outcomes of thousands of cases are available online. Nearly nine months after [...]

A vibrant, skimpy ensemble worn at a Caribbean Carnival is so much more than a visual delight: ''It's a celebration of women's glory in themselves.'' The blinged-out swimsuits and colorful [...]

The rampage on the A train line reflected a convergence of crises -- homelessness and mental illness -- in a desolate subway system. By the time Rigoberto Lopez boarded an [...]

Rigoberto Lopez, 21, was arrested on murder and attempted murder charges. The police said he ambushed homeless people who were sleeping in the subway. A homeless man with a history [...]

Women were repeatedly being assaulted at or near a Williamsburg subway station, but the police failed to post warnings. One victim's social media post finally led to an arrest. Bianca [...]

An investigation found that Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel had used racial slurs against former President Barack Obama and Mayor Bill de Blasio's biracial son. New York's top police official [...]

The police say Kevin Gavin has killed three women since 2015 at the Carter G. Woodson Houses in Brooklyn. First, a funeral director found a stab wound in the neck [...]

Letitia James says the police have used illegal and harmful tactics for years, and wants a federal monitor to oversee the department's tactics at future demonstrations. The New York State [...]

Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda of the Bronx turned himself in to the police on Monday after his wife said he assaulted her during an argument over the weekend. A New [...]

Luis Vasquez grew up in the Manhattan neighborhood where he opened fire as an outdoor carol service ended. The police fatally shot him. A holiday concert on the steps of [...]

The shooting on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine took place near a crowd of hundreds, just after a carol service ended. A man was fatally [...]

City police officers who were assigned body cameras documented more stops than officers who did not wear the devices during a yearlong pilot program. Police body cameras can help reduce [...]

The officers were investigating a domestic violence allegation when the victim's husband opened fire, wounding both of them, the police said. Neither injury was life threatening. A woman walked into [...]

An analysis by The New York Times found that the N.Y.P.D. has reduced or rejected recommendations for stiff discipline of officers in about 71 percent of 6,900 serious misconduct charges. [...]

The agency said it was restructuring to hire more investigators, but employees said the officials were all critics of the agency's performance. Four senior officials at the New York City [...]

A police officer facing charges for his conduct during a social-distancing arrest has retired. The incident caused an uproar over racial disparities in such arrests. A New York City police [...]

Seven people were arrested, and protesters screamed at Rudy Giuliani. Separately, a police officer was suspended for voicing support for the president on the job. Political tensions over the upcoming [...]

Chief Fausto Pichardo told colleagues that he felt insulted by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a turbulent time for the city, a police official said. The New York Police Department's [...]

Bertha Arriaga heard a noise and went to the window. A stray bullet hit her, making her the 343rd person murdered in New York this year. Bertha Arriaga was resting [...]