Burglar Targets Restaurants, Including on the UWS
A burglar has hit restaurants across the city in the past couple of weeks, often cutting vinyl or smashing glass at the entrances to gain access, police … Read the rest of this entry >>
Woman Arrested for Murder in Amsterdam Avenue Apartment
A 48-year-old man was stabbed to death in an apartment at 646 Amsterdam Avenue between 91st and 92nd Streets on Monday night, and a 44-year-old … Read the rest of this entry >>
7-Year-Old Girl Bitten in Face By Pit Bull While Giving Homeless Woman Money, Police Say
A little girl who was giving money to a homeless woman on 79th Street and Broadway was bitten in the face by the woman's pit bull, according to a police detective and a wit … Read the rest of this entry >>
Burglar Steals $14,000 from New Turkish Restaurant 8th Hill
8th Hill, the Turkish restaurant that opened last year in the former home of Isabella's on the corner of Columbus and 77th Street, was robbed … Read the rest of this entry >>
Crime is Up in the 24th Precinct, As New Commander Comes Aboard
Crime is up in the northern half of the neighborhood since the first of the year, according to Deputy Inspector Naoki Yaguchi, the new comm … Read the rest of this entry >>
Video Shows Beating on Broadway and 103rd Street; Police Seek Help Finding Assailant
An assault took place on Broadway and 103rd Street on Wednesday, February 5, at approximately 2:40 p.m. An unidentified 55-year-old man told police he was wal … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Release Sketch of Man Who Allegedly Groped 15-Year-Old Girl on Subway
Police say the man in the police sketch above groped a 15-year-old girl on a 2 train at 96th Street last … Read the rest of this entry >>
53-Year-Old Man ‘Sucker Pushed’ in Afternoon Robbery on 88th Street And Broadway
On Sunday, February 2nd, at 3:35 p.m., a 53-year-old man walking southbound on Broadway at 88th Street was pushed from b … Read the rest of this entry >>
Morningside Park Turnaround Plan Includes New Lights and Beefed-Up Police Patrols, Along With Support for Kids
New lights. New cameras. More patrols. These are some of the safety improvements in and around Morningside Park that have been implemented foll … Read the rest of this entry >>
Men in Their 70s Attacked in Two Incidents
Police are looking for suspects in two recent crimes on the Upper West Side in which septuagenarians were atta … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Seize Guns and Drugs in Bust in Apartment Building
The party is over at 207 West 102nd Street, where police said they saw ganja and guns galore when officers showed up last … Read the rest of this entry >>
Teenager Taken to the Hospital After Violent Mugging on Subway Stairs (New Photo and Video Added)
A 16-year-old boy was attacked and robbed by three people on the stairway heading into the B-C train station at Central Park West and 86th Street on Monday, police … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Commander Cites ‘Disturbing’ Rise in Crimes in Central Park by Young People
An increase in thefts and robberies led to a 33% jump in overall major crimes in Central Park last year, and many of those crimes appear to have been committed by young people, acco … Read the rest of this entry >>
Man Stabs Westside Market Employee Over Laundry Detergent, Police Say
Police are looking for the man shown in surveillance footage above for an alleged stabbing inside West Side Market on Broadway between 97th and 98th Streets on Su … Read the rest of this entry >>
Arrest Made in Movie Theater Thefts; Other Suspects Remain at Large
Police arrested a 25-year-old man named Darryl Naser from Queens on Friday and charged him with multiple thefts at the AMC movie theater on Broadway between 67th and 68th Str … Read the rest of this entry >>
37-Year-Old Shot Dead on 107th Street; Corrections Officer Charged With Murder (Updated)
A 37-year-old man was shot and killed on 107th Street and Manhattan Avenue on Wednesday night, and a corrections officer was charged with the mu … Read the rest of this entry >>
Three Restaurants Burglarized Through Back Entrances; Thieves Take Modems Too
Three local restaurants were burglarized on Monday, with thieves stealing cash -- and in two cases ripping off the restaurants' modems … Read the rest of this entry >>
Burglary Spree Hits the West 80s; Police Searching for Team of Four Who Travel On Rooftops
A rash of burglaries has spread through one section of the neighborhood in recent days, and police sent out images of people wanted in connection with the crime s … Read the rest of this entry >>
Barnard Student Dies After Stabbing In Morningside Park
An 18-year-old Barnard student was pronounced dead on Wednesday night after being found with multiple stab wounds at 116th Street and Morningside Drive, police … Read the rest of this entry >>
Homeless Woman Threw Wood That Hit 70-Year-Old Woman in the Head, Police Say
A 70-year-old woman was hit in the head with a block of wood Saturday night on West 79th Street and Broadway, Deputy Inspector Timothy Malin told … Read the rest of this entry >>
