Tag: 20th precinct

The following crimes were reported recently in the 20th precinct, which covers the section of the Upper West Side from 59th to 86th Street.

Police arrested a flower vendor on the corner of 71st street and Broadway on Tuesday for selling plants without a license.

Chalk artist Hans Honschar wrote a special message on 75th street and Broadway, but unlike his usual messages it wasn't upbeat and hopeful.

Among the crimes reported in the past week in the 20th precinct (59th to 86th street) were a grand larceny in front of Artie's Delicatessen and

Police arrested a man who had set up a stand to sell clothing on Amsterdam Avenue between 72nd and 73rd streets on Friday around

The upcoming week is a busy one in the 20th Precinct. The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will start at 77th and CPW at 9:00 am on Thursday. The inflating

City Council member Helen Rosenthal said at a police community council meeting on Monday night that she's been looking for ways to ban street vendors from

Some of the vendors who sell books and other goods on Broadway between 72nd and 74th street were briefly shut down by authorities last week and

Police officials from the 20th precinct listened to a litany of complaints about aggressive street vendors at a meeting on Monday, but said

By Jessica Brockington Police are investigating two separate gunpoint muggings last week, 20 blocks and 24 hours apart. Captain Marlon Larin of

So far this year, burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies have been on the downswing in the 20th precinct, which covers the Upper West Side below 86th street.

By Krista Carter Sgt. Felicia Montgomery of the 20th precinct presented 2014 and early 2015 crash statistics at a Community Board 7 meeting on Tuesday night, highlighting the intersections

A community board committee will take a second look at a series of changes that could transform Lincoln Square on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 250 West 87th street. The Department of Transportation presented a plan in December that could alter the bowtie area on Broadway from 69th street to ...

By Krista Carter A spike in burglaries and new body cameras for officers were among the issues discussed at Monday night's 20th precinct community council meeting.

Local police precincts meet once a month to take questions from community members and to describe trends in local crimes. Given the concerns we've heard about

A car hit a woman pushing a stroller across West End Avenue on Friday morning, witnesses told us. The woman had the walk sign, a witness said.

The good news is that there have been no murders in the 20th precinct this year, and while one rape has been reported it

Efforts to keep pedestrians safer on the Upper West Side have been slow to bear fruit, as recent statistics show that the 24th precinct

The NYPD is casting blame on pedestrians for recent crashes in the 20th precinct, and indicating that the police department will be focusing its safety efforts on educating pedestrians, according to

December 27, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Rain and Wind, High of 56 Degrees.