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 >>
UWS Landlord Arrested on Assault Charge After Scuffle With Reporter and Tenant
A landlord of a residential building that tenants say had been without gas for 5 months was arrested earlier this week for assault and criminal mischief after a scuffle … Read the rest of this entry >>
Shots Fired on Amsterdam Avenue and 101st Street
Police are investigating a report of gunshots on Monday around 4:30 p.m. at 101st Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the location of the Frederick Douglass Playground. No one was in … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Release Surveillance Photos and More Details in Home Invasion
The police have released surveillance images of one of the men they believe committed a violent home invasion early Friday mo … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Commander Tries to Reassure West Siders About Crime and Homelessness; Crime is Down But People Say ‘I Feel Unsafe’
The crowd was larger than usual at Monday night's 20th Precinct Community Council meeting, held at the precinct house at 120 West 82nd Street, near Colu … Read the rest of this entry >>
Suspected ‘Lookout’ in Scaffolding Assault Arrested
The alleged “lookout” in the assault and attempted robbery of a 57-year-old woman, in a scaffolding tunnel on Amsterdam Avenue between 68th and 69th St … Read the rest of this entry >>
Three Dramatic Crimes Show 20th Precinct ‘Does Not Currently Have Adequate Resources,’ Assemblymember Says
Three crimes shocked the Upper West Side in the past two weeks, and led New York State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal to request that 25 police offic … Read the rest of this entry >>
$2,500 Reward and New Video of Scaffolding Assault; Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal Pushes For More Security
The NYPD released a new video and offered a $2,500 reward for information about the men who viciously punched a 57-year-old woman in the … Read the rest of this entry >>
‘People Ran Screaming’ After Shooting on West 64th Street; Suspect Caught in Convoluted Chase (Updated)
A man was shot in front of 236 West 64th Street, outside the Amsterdam Houses, at around 4 p.m. on Monday, an NYPD spokeswoman told WSR. A suspect is in cust … Read the rest of this entry >>
Teenagers Charged With Violently Robbing 85-Year-Old
A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested and charged with violently robbing an 85-year-old woman on October 12 as she entered her building on Broadway and 74th St … Read the rest of this entry >>
85-Year-Old Woman Assaulted and Robbed Near Fairway, Police Say
Police say the young women shown in the surveillance images and video assaulted a woman as she en … Read the rest of this entry >>
Arrests Made in Two Recent Stabbings As New Details Come Out
There were two stabbings this past week in the neighborhood, and arrests have been made in both of them, according to Deputy Insp … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Release Surveillance Video and Images of Suspects in Stabbing
Police released the images above and video below of suspects in the stabbing on Monday of a 16-year-old at the 96th Street subway sta … Read the rest of this entry >>
Updated: Teenager Stabbed at CPW and 96th Street Subway Station Early Monday
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in an altercation with several young men at the subway station at Central Park West and 96th Street around 1:45 a.m. on Monday, accordi … Read the rest of this entry >>
A Chase, A Crash and An Assault on Broadway
A man who was being chased up Broadway ran into the street at 98th Street and was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m., according to police. The scene surp … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Seek 3 Suspects in Robbery on 69th Street
The police are looking for three individuals who they say robbed an 18-year-old in front of 52 West 69th Street early Wednesday morning. The 18-year-old was walking on the … Read the rest of this entry >>
74-Year-Old Assaulted in a Restaurant; Police Release Photos of 2 Men
Police are looking for two men wanted for an assault in a restaurant last month. The description of the crime is below. … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Release Surveillance Images from April Robbery
Police sent out the photos above and below, in hopes that the public can help them identify the man who they say r … Read the rest of this entry >>
Police Looking for Suspects in Two Groping Cases
Police are looking for suspects in two alleged groping incidents in the subway -- one in April and one earlier this m … Read the rest of this entry >>
Two Assaults Reported at One Subway Station; Police Ask for Help Finding Suspects
Police are asking for the public's help in solving two recent assaults in the neighborhood, both of which occurred in the 81st Street subway st … Read the rest of this entry >>
