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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JUN 04 — Crime & Courts
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced an eight-defendant indictment in a multistate scheme that impersonated shipping carriers to steal nearly $5 million in…
MAY 22 — Politics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Jessica Tisch agreed on November 19, 2025 to remain NYPD commissioner under incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a continuity pick across a deep policy divide…