CHECK FRAUD LINKED TO SEVERAL UWS MAILBOXES AS ‘FISHING’ PROBLEM MAY BE SPREADING
Several checks dropped in mailboxes in the West 60s and 70s have been stolen and altered in recent months. Police are still investig … Read the rest of this entry >>
FEDS MAKE MAJOR FENTANYL BUST ON CENTRAL PARK WEST; UBER DRIVER AMONG FOUR ARRESTED
Federal agents and local officers made a large drug bust on Central Park West on Friday, confiscating nearly 20 pounds of fentanyl and heroi … Read the rest of this entry >>
‘MOST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT’ AMONG THE LOCAL SPOTS HIT BY SERIAL THIEVES, POLICE SAY
The Shalel Lounge at 65 West 70th Street was named by Yelp as the city's number one romantic hot spot earlier this year because of the ca … Read the rest of this entry >>
POLICE LOOKING FOR TEEN IN $10 CENTRAL PARK STICKUP
Police are looking for a teenager who they say robbed a man in Central Park on Monday. They released the photo and video b … Read the rest of this entry >>
MACHETE-SWINGER CHARGED AND CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
Louis Roman, the man arrested after swinging a machete in a fight that was caught on video Wednesday morning, was charged with attempted assaul … Read the rest of this entry >>
VIDEO: TWO MEN FIGHT ON BROADWAY USING MACHETE, TRASH CAN AND FISTS (UPDATED)
Two men fought each other early Wednesday morning on the corner of 94th Street and Broadway using a variety of weapons, as well as their fists. One ma … Read the rest of this entry >>
LOCAL HERO: KIRSH BAKERY OWNER PINS DOWN THIEF
On Sunday, July 9th, Dan Kirsh of Kirsh Bakery and Kitchen became a neighborhood hero when he took down a purse thief that came into his restau … Read the rest of this entry >>
WOMAN PUNCHED AND ROBBED WHILE RUNNING IN CENTRAL PARK EARLY IN THE MORNING
A 45-year-old woman was robbed at 66th street and Central Drive around 5 a.m. Monday, police … Read the rest of this entry >>
VIOLENCE ON 90TH STREET: FRUIT VENDOR ROBBED, NEWSSTAND OPERATOR IN SCUFFLE WITH MINOR
There were two violent incidents on 90th Street this past Saturday. In the morning, a fruit vendor on 90t … Read the rest of this entry >>
POLICE LOOK FOR MAN ACCUSED OF SWIPING WALLET AT 96TH STREET SUBWAY STATION
Police say the man shown above swiped a woman's wallet at the 96th Street station on Sunday. The full descripti … Read the rest of this entry >>
THIEF BREAKS INTO MAILROOM NEAR CENTRAL PARK WEST THREE TIMES, POLICE SAY
Police are looking for the man depicted here for breaking into the mailroom of a building in the West 100's three times during A … Read the rest of this entry >>
POLICE ASK FOR HELP FINDING SUSPECTS IN 3 RECENT CRIMES: BANK ROBBERY, ASSAULT AND THEFT
Police are looking for suspects in several recent crimes on the Upper West … Read the rest of this entry >>
POLICE SEEK SUSPECTS IN SATURDAY SHOOTING, MONDAY BANK ROBBERY
Police are looking for suspects in two recent crimes, a shooting and a bank robbery, on the Upper West … Read the rest of this entry >>
POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT IN GUNPOINT ROBBERY ON WEST END
The man shown in a surveillance image above is wanted for a robbery on West End Avenue early on the morning of Marc … Read the rest of this entry >>
COPS PURSUING PROLIFIC PURSE-SNATCHER
Police are looking for the man depicted in the surveillance video above for two purse-snatchings on the Upper West … Read the rest of this entry >>
HARLEM MAN ARRESTED IN 3 CENTRAL PARK MUGGINGS
A 20-year-old man named Shaiquisse Mont was arrested for three recent muggings of women in Central Park, according to the … Read the rest of this entry >>
MUGGER TARGETS 2 WOMEN IN CENTRAL PARK, POLICE SAY
A mugger pushed an 80-year-old woman to the ground and stole her cell phone after first attempting to rob another woman, p … Read the rest of this entry >>
ROBBER PUNCHED 72-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN THE FACE, POLICE SAY (UPDATED)
Police are looking for the man shown in the surveillance image above for robbing a 72-year-old woman early Thursday morning on Broadway be … Read the rest of this entry >>
FOOD VENDOR SAMEH BULES RETURNS AFTER STABBING, GRATEFUL BUT HURTING
Sameh Bules returned on Monday to the spot on 86th Street near Central Park West where he has parked his food cart for four years. It was … Read the rest of this entry >>
MAN ASSAULTS WOMAN, DEMANDS SEX IN CENTRAL PARK: POLICE
A man grabbed a 26-year-old woman walking in Central Park on Thursday and pulled her to the ground, before robbing her of her cell … Read the rest of this entry >>
