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Shootings spike as temperatures rise in NYC, surging over 50% last week: NYPD data
May 2, 2025 | 12:48pmA total of 23 shooting incidents with 27 victims were reported in the five boroughs between April 21 and Sunday – up from the 15 shootings with 16 victims tallied...
Cops shoot crazed Bronx man as he held kitchen knife to mom's throat, shouted 'You're going to kill me or I'm going to kill her!'
May 2, 2025 | 2:31amAn NYPD officer shot and gravely wounded a knife-wielding man in the Bronx Thursday night after he allegedly charged at the cops.
51 names added to NYPD's hallowed Wall of Heroes, including slain Detective Jonathan Diller: 'The very best of us'
May 1, 2025 | 6:12pmNYPD brass and hundreds of family members gathered in the lobby of 1 Police Plaza, where plaques were ceremoniously unveiled, revealing the names of 50 fallen cops of all ranks,...
First NYPD class since recruitment standards were eased is sworn in as city vows to get ranks to 35K
April 30, 2025 | 2:12pmCity officials said 670 new NYPD cops were sworn in on Thursday, with brass hoping lowered standards will help fill the ranks of New York's Finest.
Shocking video captures brawling brutes chasing knife-wielding man before vendor shot near Times Square
April 30, 2025 | 12:59pmWild video shows a group of youngsters brawling near Times Square just moments before one of them allegedly pulled a gun and shot a street vendor Wednesday.
Gunman on the run after shooting food vendor near Times Square: NYPD
April 30, 2025 | 7:15amIt wasn’t immediately clear exactly what led to the shooting but sources said the gunman fired several rounds in the wake of a dispute.
Driver of stolen Porsche shot dead by cops after attempting to evade roadblock and nearly hitting officer: NYPD
April 30, 2025 | 1:09amPolice tried to pull him over near Coney Island Avenue, but the driver refused to stop, leading cops to set up a blockade a few miles down the highway.
NYPD's new 'Q-Team' tackles NYC's quality of life gripes – The Post rode along as officers responded to abandoned cars and excessive noise
April 29, 2025 | 5:46pmThe Post rode along with the NYPD's new quality of life team in Brooklyn -- and found New Yorkers give the effort the thumbs up.
2 career criminals charged in shooting of off-duty NYPD cop during apparent carjacking attempt: sources
April 28, 2025 | 4:15pmDenzel Brown, 29, and Marvin Dankwah, 26, also face charges of first-degree robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in the 6:30 a.m. Hunters Point violence that left the 25-year-old...
Reckless gunman who allegedly gunned down beloved NYC bodega-owner grandma turns himself in: sources
April 28, 2025 | 12:09pmThe reckless hoodlum who allegedly gunned down beloved Harlem fixture Excenia “Momma Zee” Mette in a tragic stray-bullet shooting has surrendered to authorities, The Post has learned.
Sicko accused of sexually violating dead body on NYC subway train is arrested and charged with rape
April 28, 2025 | 3:20amFelix Rojas turned himself in to police nearly three weeks after the assault on the body, sources said.
Cops clash with anti-Israel protesters outside NYC synagogue where Israeli minister was set to speak before event canceled
April 27, 2025 | 4:27pmThe violent clash came two days after anti-Israel demonstrators and Hasidic Jews scuffled outside the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where the minister made an appearance.
Off-duty NYPD cop shot, wounded in Astoria after being ambushed by 2 men in masks
April 27, 2025 | 9:47amAn off-duty cop driving a neon-green BMW with the license plate “SHEEESH’’ was shot in an apparent ambush in Queens on Sunday, law-enforcement sources said.
Slain NYC bodega-owner, grandma senselessly gunned down remembered as 'Mayor of Harlem' as mourners rail against NYC gun violence
April 26, 2025 | 6:56pmFamily and friends of beloved Harlem bodega owner and grandmother who was fatally shot in a hail of bullets meant for someone else this week – marched to the site...
Citi Bike-riding gunmen shoot 2 in NYC in overnight mayhem: NYPD
April 26, 2025 | 3:52pmGunmen riding Citi Bikes shot a woman and a man in seperate Bronx locales Friday night, kicking off an overnight that left at least four people shot in three boroughs,...
Number of NYC teens shot skyrockets, NYPD data show
April 26, 2025 | 1:32pmThe number of kids being shot has increased 15% percent so far this year over last, and spiked a startling 114% compared to pre-pandemic 2018, according to NYPD data.
Three teens charged in ruthless attack on retired NYPD lieutenant after parents turn them in
April 26, 2025 | 12:39pmA trio of teenage ruffians who attacked a retired NYPD lieutenant on the Upper East Side this week were turned in by their parents after cops released their photos, police...
NYC precinct council prez resigns after fury over removing Israeli hostage posters
April 26, 2025 | 11:50amThe head of a Manhattan council that partners with the NYPD resigned after sparking outrage for tearing down posters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, The Post has learned.
Career 'thief' steals $30K in wigs from Brooklyn shop that helps cancer patients
April 26, 2025 | 8:32amA Brooklyn shop that makes wigs -- some of them for cancer patients -- was burlarized by a career-criminal who served nearly 20 years in prison and has nearly 60...
NYC subway assaults surge -- and critics warn it'll get worse with congestion pricing: 'Forcing more New Yorkers underground'
April 26, 2025 | 8:28amFelony assaults are up 9% so far this year, going from 168 to 193 over the same period last year, according to the NYPD data. And they're up a staggering...