The defense attorney argued successfully that the punch the officer threw was an instinctive act of self-defense.

While the exact locations must remain hidden, here are the general Upper West Side areas where new security cameras were installed.

Workers at the Pier i restaurant in Riverside Park South had to fish out chairs and other furniture tossed into the Hudson by vandals overnight.

The incident took place near West 63rd Street and Broadway, police said.

Jhonatan Cortes-Lopez will be sentenced to 12 years in prison.

First quarter crime stats are positive for UWS, except for some hot spots.

A man flashed a knife at the straphanger and demanded money, police said on Monday.

The pair of Central Park attacks happened on Sunday night and early Monday morning, police said.

A new lawsuit states that a box of Levain Bakery cookies was used as a bribery.

NYPD think three robberies over the past two months are connected, including two on the Upper West Side.

A man was biking home Wednesday night when he was robbed at knifepoint by a group of eight, police said.

The mugger asked for the time and train schedule, before flashing a knife and demanding money, police said.

The stabbing took place on the corner of West 96th Street and Broadway near the T-Mobile store.

The group of robbers ripped off the victim's coat, sneakers, and cellphone before running away, police said.

Prosecutors agreed to a plea deal.

The robbery and assault took place Monday night within a store on Amsterdam Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets, police said.

The two men were struck by multiple objects thrown out of a car on Sunday night at West 100th Street, police said.

"Form line here to support genocide," reads a message spray painted outside of Effy's Cafe.

The number of stores selling pot illegally has jumped from 26 to 53 since December of 2022.

"117 comments perfectly captured the never-ending debate about profit and morality in New York real estate," the Real Deal wrote.

Unlike the city, the year-to-date stats for the 20th, 24th, and Central Park precincts, show increases in 4 of the 7 major crimes categories.

It happened on Wednesday, March 6, on West Drive around 68th Street.

The incident took place at a LensCrafters on the corner of West 107th Street and Broadway, police said.

The 14-day trial revealed bizarre details about the crime and its culprit.

Ivan Frias died in November 2022 after falling from the 15th floor of a construction site on the Upper West Side.

Jesus Rivas-Figueroa, 15, was arrested earlier this month after shooting a tourist and firing at police officers in Times Square.

The armed robbery took place Monday morning at the McDonald's on Broadway between West 104th and 105th streets, police said.

The alleged illegal activity took place between 2013 and 2023 and involved dozens of NYCHA employees receiving millions in kickbacks.

Both UWS incidents occurred in subway stations.

Leonard Sugin, aged 89, a resident of 201 West 70th Street, died of injuries sustained in the crash.