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38-year-old victim slugged by moped-riding menace on NYC street dies of injuries

Florian Oltmann died three days after a moped-riding brute sucker punched him and his 56-year-old pal after the pair confronted the man for bumping into them on the sidewalk.

NYC Council Member accused of biting cop called a 'liar' after 'advising protesters' at CCP affiliated rally

The city councilwoman charged with biting a cop during a protest against a homeless shelter in her district is facing renewed scrutiny.

Drunken ex-con charged with shooting at NYPD cops during boozy bust: cops

Joel Kelly, 60, fired a single shot at cops in Far Rockaway early Saturday morning but didn't get very far when he tried to run away -- he was drunk...

City employee, event planner ID'd as two women killed in Rochester park shooting carried out by 'cowards'

“You have an obligation to make sure you make your voice heard because your family member could be the next Phylicia or Tyasia,” the mayor said.

Rodent-hating NYC Mayor Eric Adams wants volunteers for new 'Rat Pack,' offers branded merch

There's a new "Rat Pack" in town. Mayor Eric Adams is asking for volunteers to join an "elite squad of dedicated anti-rat activists" named after the group of 1950s A-listers...

Giuliani threatened with return to bankruptcy court over unpaid fees: judge

A judge warned he might have to force Rudy Giuliani to come to Manhattan federal court to testify and prove how broke he is. 

NYC dad bullied witnesses against son who fatally stabbed local basketball star: DA

Steve Darbasie, a 44-year-old salesman, used Instagram to intimidate witnesses who gave the cops information about his son, convicted killer Tammuz Darbasie.

Cheeseburger at NYC restaurant will set you back a shocking $150 

This nosh requires more "bread" than most.

Whacko panhandler stabs woman before pair of good Samaritans step in: 'Papa, you're a hero'

Randol Contreras, 24, repeatedly knifed a 23-year-old woman in the torso on the mezzanine level of the Jamaica-Van Wyck E train station in the Richmond Hill section of the borough...

Gunman busted while sleeping on subway staircase with loaded weapon in 'plain view': NYPD

A 45-year-old man "well known to the NYPD" was arrested early Sunday morning after cops found him asleep in a Brooklyn subway station with an illegally possessed and loaded firearm...

Motorist caught driving backwards on FDR Drive in wild moment

Video captured on July 10 shows the red car whizzing past vehicles on the FDR Drive in New York City.

Justin Timberlake's drinking buddy drove his car after Sag Harbor DWI arrest: report

The “SexyBack” singer, 43, was last month pulled over and arrested in the Hamptons after blowing a stop sign and swerving out of his lane.

Three people shot — one fatally — after overnight gunfire near Randall's Island migrant center

A Venezuelan migrant was shot dead and two others wounded in a drive-by shooting near a Randall's Island shelter early Monday morning -- apparent payback for an earlier robbery, police...

3 women knifed in 2 stabbings across NYC -- including inside Queens subway station: cops

A 23-year-old was stabbed multiple times in the torso on the mezzanine level of the Jamaica-Van Wyck Station in the Richmond Hill section of the borough at around 8:30 p.m.,...

Art exhibit shows items dead NYers leave behind

“A teacher brought in a 30-something-year-old shell that belonged to a student of hers who was probably 10 or so years old [and] was diagnosed with AIDS as a child,”...

NYC homicide remains 20% above pre-pandemic levels -- even as national average drops below

New York City's homicide rate remains higher than it was before the pandemic in 2019 -- even as the national average has largely returned and even dropped below pre-pandemic levels,...

Protesters with ties to Chinese Communists march in support of NYC lawmaker accused of biting NYC cop

Hundreds of protesters marched from Foley Square to Cadman Plaza Park on Sunday to back a Brooklyn councilwoman charged with biting an NYPD deputy chief during a protest this month.

Overachieving pervert in NYC for Citibank internship tries raping woman day after groping another: prosecutors

"When you’ve had interactions with the opposite sex for a while, you can read the signals. It was like an invitation to come to her apartment to see what’s up,"...

Desperate NYC fashion exec dyed hair to try to fend off creepy old CEO, 83, with penchant for blondes: lawsuit

When the plaintiff was given a coveted office, an employee commented, "The young blonde gets what she wants by her daddy," court papers say.

Fulton Transit Center ups security over theft amid MTA legal battle as 'crooks take their game to another level'

Four months after tenants of the Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan said the subway hub needed more security, things have gotten better — though vendors say some issues remain.