JUN 04 — Crime & Courts
Bragg Indicts 8 in $5M Interstate Cargo-Theft Ring
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced an eight-defendant indictment in a multistate scheme that impersonated shipping carriers to steal nearly $5 million in…
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MAY 22 — Politics
Menin Revives School 'Buffer Zone' Bill After Mamdani's First Veto
Speaker Julie Menin introduced a narrowed protest 'buffer zone' bill for K-12 schools in May 2026, weeks after Mayor Mamdani's April 24 veto — his first — of…
MAY 13 — Politics
Mamdani Budget Adds $3.2M, 20 Staff to NYPD Watchdog CCRB
Mayor Mamdani's $124.7 billion FY2027 executive budget adds $3.2 million and 20 positions to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's NYPD oversight…
MAR 20 — Politics
Mamdani Names Renita Francois Deputy Mayor for Community Safety
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Renita Francois deputy mayor for community safety on March 19, 2026, and signed an executive order creating a new Mayor's…
MAR 19 — Transit
Mamdani Ends Criminal Summonses for E-Bike Riders
Starting March 27, the NYPD stops issuing criminal summonses to cyclists and e-bike riders for minor traffic offenses; violations move to the same…
FEB 09 — Crime & Courts
NYPD Updates Facial-Recognition Rules as Drone Flights Surge
The NYPD published revised POST Act impact-and-use policies on Feb. 4 governing facial recognition and drones, amid a 3,200% jump in drone flights since 2022.
JAN 28 — Crime & Courts
Judge Names Nicholas Deml to Take Control of Rikers Island
Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain named Nicholas Deml, former head of Vermont's prison system, as the court-appointed remediation manager who will run Rikers…
JAN 16 — Crime & Courts
AG James, Tisch Charge Florida Man in Ghost-Gun 'Iron Pipeline'
A 71-count indictment accuses Orlando resident Lawrence Destefano of mailing serialized firearms and ghost-gun kits into Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
JAN 08 — Transit
NYC Traffic Deaths Hit Lowest Level Ever Recorded in 2025
New York City recorded 205 traffic deaths in 2025, the fewest in more than a century of record-keeping, NYC DOT said, down 19 percent from 2024.
JAN 06 — Crime & Courts
NYPD: 302 Murders in 2025, Fewest Shootings on Record
NYPD year-end CompStat figures show murders fell from 380 in 2024 to 302 in 2025, with shooting incidents and victims the fewest in the department's recorded…
DEC 22 — Crime & Courts
Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as State Adds $77M for Patrols
Gov. Hochul and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch say major transit crime in 2025 fell to its lowest level in 16 years, and committed $77 million for 2026…
DEC 19 — Transit
Subway Crime Hit a 16-Year Low in 2025 — Then January Ticked Up
Hochul said 2025 subway crime was the lowest in 16 years and pledged $77M more for NYPD patrols. NYPD data show a 6% rise in transit felonies in January 2026.
DEC 15 — Crime & Courts
Queens DA Charges 13 in $2.2M Home Depot Theft-Ring Indictment
A 780-count indictment accuses 13 people of stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot stores across nine states and reselling it.
NOV 21 — Crime & Courts
Long-Term Study: NYC Bail Reform Lowered Re-Arrest Rates
A John Jay study tracking defendants for 50 months finds New York City releasees under bail reform were re-arrested less often than comparable detainees.
NOV 20 — Politics
Tisch Stays: Mamdani Keeps Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner
Jessica Tisch agreed on November 19, 2025 to remain NYPD commissioner under incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a continuity pick across a deep policy divide…