The Bronx is bloodying the Big Apple. The borough has tallied 83 murders this year — nearly a third of NYC’s 261 homicides through Aug. 7, NYPD data show. It accounts for 32% of all slayings despite having only 18% of the city’s population. The deadliest precinct in the borough is the 44th — home … Read more
The Big Apple carriage driver filmed flogging a sick horse after the animal collapsed on a busy Manhattan street was following protocol, a stable steward told The Post on Friday. The 14-year-old horse, named Ryder, is recuperating at the West Side Livery stables on West 38th Street after Wednesday’s caught-on-camera saga that showed the driver … Read more
Two pedicab drivers got into a fight in Manhattan last month and one of them is being sought by police for assault. A 24-year-old pedicab driver got into a verbal altercation with another unknown driver around 2 p.m. on July 14 near West 33rd Street and Broadway, according to police. During the dispute, the unknown … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams has appointed an executive working for the Resorts World New York City casino as a top public safety advisor to his administration, raising new ethics questions as the gambling company seeks to expand in Queens. The aide, Timothy Pearson, is a longtime friend of Adams and a former colleague of his at … Read more
FORDHAM, Bronx (WABC) — A teen was found fatally shot in an apartment building lobby in the Fordham section of the Bronx. The victim was found shot in the chest inside the building at East 194 Street and Briggs Avenue just after 1 a.m. Thursday. He was pronounced dead at St Barnabas Hospital. No arrests … Read more
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Police had to help a distressed carriage horse that collapsed on a steamy day in Manhattan Wednesday. The incident happened at 5 p.m. on 9th Avenue and West 45th Street in Hell’s Kitchen. Officers requested the Mounting Unit to tend to the horse, shutting down the block and placing a … Read more
Woman wants justice after she says man attacked her and fatally injured her dog in Prospect Park – CBS New York Watch CBS News The incident happened last Wednesday. The woman says she now feels unsafe in New York City. CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
An arrest was made Monday in the 1996 killing of a 33-year-old woman in the Bronx, NYPD officials announced. Gregory Fleetwood, 66, also of the Bronx, was arrested murder charges for the death of Jasmine Porter. The circumstances surrounding his arrest weren’t immediately clear, but officials said DNA was key to the investigation, as the … Read more
The latest NYPD figures show major crime remains up 36% so far this year – even though shootings and murders both saw a dip of about 10% as of Sunday. “The politicians will say ‘Murder is down!’ and ignore everything else,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and adjunct professor at John Jay College … Read more
A woman and a man were shot in separate incidents in Brooklyn early Sunday morning as bullets continued to fly in the city, cops said. The 21-year-old woman was shot in the back behind 569 East 108th Street in the Breukelen Houses just before 1 a.m., cops said. The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital … Read more