New York City Police

• NYC police officer killed during domestic disturbance call in Harlem

  A suspect was also killed in the shooting in Harlem, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2022
  
• Man arrested in connection with assault on Rick Moranis, NYPD says

  NYPD Chief of Transit Chief Kathleen O’Reilly said the 35-year-old suspect is facing his seventh assault charge this year.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2020
  
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• NYC council passes budget with nearly $1B cuts to police, critics say it falls short

  The new budget includes a cut of nearly $484 million from the New York Police Department's $6 billion operating budget, and shifts $354 million of police funding to other city agencies.

  World

  Jul 1, 2020
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• NYC mayor de Blasio announces plan to slash police budget by $1 billion

  The mayor, a Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called "savings'' for the nation's largest police department, saying at a news briefing that the cuts are still being negotiated with the City Council.

  World

  Jun 29, 2020
• New York City increases police presence in Jewish areas amid fear of attacks

  Around the city, police have gotten at least five reports this week of attacks possibly propelled by anti-Jewish bias.

  Dec 27, 2019
• 4 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at illegal gambling site in Brooklyn: police

  An NYPD spokesman says police responding to a call about shots fired just before 7 a.m. Saturday found four men dead at the scene. A woman and two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

  News

  Oct 12, 2019
• New York police officers rush to rescue kitten trapped under SUV

  At least six officers responded to the call of the trapped cat after the driver of the SUV heard the animal stuck and struggling under the vehicle.

  Trending

  Dec 20, 2018
• ‘I cannot thank you enough’: British couple ecstatic after NYC police find lost engagement ring

  A couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate, returning home thinking it was gone forever, are effusive in their praise for the New York City police officers who found it in the muck eight feet under.

  World

  Dec 4, 2018
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• NYC police shoot man wielding meat cleaver in Manhattan

  Police chased a man wielding a meat cleaver through midtown Manhattan Thursday, then shot him after he attacked one of the officers trying to subdue him.

  World

  Sep 15, 2016
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• Ex-tennis pro James Blake claims improper force by NYPD during mistaken arrest

  Internal affairs detectives are investigating claims by former tennis professional James Blake that he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed while mistakenly being arrested Wednesday, police said.

  Sports

  Sep 9, 2015