Tag: 24th precinct

The NYPD’s 20th and 24th Precincts on the Upper West Side have been issuing fewer moving violation summonses to drivers even as traffic increases during the city’s post-Covid-19 comeback. 

Multiple gunshots rang out around 2:22 p.m. Tuesday afternoon along

A local man, Roderick Smith, 30, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly robbing or attempting to rob three Upper West Side banks over the past two days, an NYPD spokesperson told WSR.

At around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, a man in his 20s stepped out of a white sedan and began shooting

Commanding officers from the three New York City Police Department (NYPD) precincts that encompass the Upper West Side came together

Shootings, public pooping and pedestrians’ fears of reckless drivers were among the issues discussed at Saturday’s 24th Precinct Community Council meeting held at the Firemen’s Memorial at 100th Street in Riverside Park. 

Through a coordinated effort by the NYPD 20th and 24th Precincts, two alleged perpetrators of a pair of knifepoint robberies that occurred last

An Upper West Side police commander is pointing to a spate of smash-and-grab car thefts in the neighborhood to criticize the state's

Thieves on the Upper West Side are currently targeting unguarded packages and motorcycles, Deputy Inspector Naoki Yaguchi told about 40 residents gathered Wednesday

The chief chaplain and longest-serving member of the NYPD was mugged early Tuesday morning on Riverside Drive and 107th

Since becoming commanding officer of the 24th Precinct in January, Deputy Inspector Naoki Yaguchi has led policing between West 86th and 110th Streets amid protests, a pandemic and an unnerving increase in shootings. 

Gun violence, which has escalated throughout New York City this summer, was brought home to one Upper West Side block this past Sunday

Launched in June 2015, “neighborhood policing” is a comprehensive crime-fighting strategy built on improved communication between police

On Saturday evening around 8:55 pm, a 38-year-old man was stabbed in the upper chest while inside an apartment

The young man who was shot on West 109th Street near Columbus Avenue on the night of July 14th died on July 20th, an NYPD spokesperson

A 40-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder Thursday night on West 92nd Street near Columbus Avenue, and police apprehended the gunman, according to NYPD.

For over a month, multiple NYPD metal barricades have blocked pedestrian access to the sidewalks lining West 82nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues

NYPD leaders addressed hot topics, like fireworks and homelessness, at meetings with small groups of community members, held simultaneously in every precinct

On Saturday afternoon, Tayllor Torres stood outside 868 Amsterdam Avenue, staring at the makeshift memorial for two men who were stabbed to death there on Thursday evening. “We just want somebody to tell us what happened.”

Every aspect of normal life has slowed down for most Upper West Siders since the city shut down in mid-March. That even includes crime.