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Just hours after a man was killed and a woman hospitalized, at least seven other people were hurt in shootings throughout the city

Police responding to reports of shots fired in Harlem overnight were met by a large crowd of nearly 500 people. When officers attempted to disperse the crowd they were met with glass bottles, police officials said Sunday. NYPD officers arrived at 7th Avenue and 133rd Street around 3:45 a.m. Sunday and found half a dozen .45 caliber shell casings and…

New York City shootings over the last seven days skyrocketed by more than 127% compared with the same time period in 2019, from just 26 last year to 59 in 2020, according to NYPD data obtained by News 4. Since Sunday night until early Monday morning, there have been at least five shooting incidents with five victims, including one fatal,…

At least 19 people were injured in more than a dozen shootings across New York City since 12 a.m., the NYPD reported Saturday afternoon. The police department says it’s investigating 13 separate shootings that occurred in the 12 hours since midnight. A 35-year-old male shot in Brooklyn just after 11 a.m. According to data provided by the NYPD, six shootings…

Two New York City Council members will subpoena the city’s health department for a report that “purportedly shows more police-involved deaths in New York City than has been previously reported.” Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Oversight and Investigations Chair Ritchie Torres made the announcement Saturday following an op-ed from The New York Times that details an unpublished 2017 report by…

A new policy will require New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other instances when force is used and injury or death occurs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday in what he billed as an additional step toward police reform. This is just one of various measures the city has announced in an effort…

Lawyers for a Black Lives Matter protester in Brooklyn who had his protective mask ripped off his face by an NYPD officer before he was pepper-sprayed are demanding that the cop be charged with assault

New York City leadership released its first tangible budget cut proposal for the NYPD late Friday, announcing their intention to reduce the budget by $1 billion. Demonstrators have been calling for community leaders and politicians to defund and reallocate funding from police departments following the death of George Floyd. Many New York City leaders, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, have…

An NYPD lieutenant who joined protesters in taking a knee as they took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd now says he regrets the symbolic gesture. In an email obtained by NBC New York, Lt. Robert Cattani of the Midtown South Precinct on June 3 apologized to his colleagues, saying…

The NYPD is facing questions over two incidents involving officers using stun guns on civilians, including one man who was tased while in a diabetic shock, and another who claims to have partial vision loss

An NYPD detective is suing a Bronx man who allegedly assaulted the officer amid protests on the night of June 1. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday by Detective Joseph Nicolosi, claims Jose Rivera assaulted the cop while Nicolosi was trying to arrest River for the attempted looting of a CVS store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Rivera struggled and…

Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn say body-worn camera video recorded the suspect yelling “Allahu Akbar” three times during the attack, NYPD officers said Saturday. Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller says there are many unknowns behind the possible terror-inspired attack, including the suspect’s motive. The man behind the alleged attack, Dzenan...

Shea called attacks on police over the past week a deeply troubling trend, and apologized for the NYPD’s part in “racial bias, in excessive force, unacceptable behavior, unacceptable language and many other mistakes”

Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn are looking into whether it was a terror-inspired attack, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Three NYPD officers were hospitalized after what Commissioner Dermot Shea described as a “cowardly and unprovoked” assault. A terror-linked motivation is currently one theory for what may have happened, with the attack possibly having...

New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, surrounding them, shoving them and cursing at them while yelling at them to go home

New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, despite an order allowing essential workers to remain on city streets. Portions of the incident were captured on video by videojournalist Robert Bumsted, who was working with photographer Maye-E Wong to document the protests in Manhattan over the killing of George Floyd.

Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.

New York’s top terrorism official says there’s evidence that members of anarchist groups from outside the city intentionally planned to incite violence at protests calling for justice in the death of George Floyd. Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said there is a high level of confidence within the NYPD that these unnamed groups had organized scouts,...

Protesters applauded as members of the NYPD joined them in kneeling during a protest in Queens.

A video shows a NYPD vehicle moving forward into a group of protesters.