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NEW YORK — A spike in shootings and murders in July fueled a 31% increase in the city’s crime rate over the same month last year, the NYPD said Friday, continuing to fuel a hot-button political issue that has the mayor and governor at odds.

Anti-Asian hate crime on rise in New York

Mary Alice, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actor known for memorable roles in "Fences," "Sparkle" and "A Different World," has died at age 85.

NEW YORK — The off-duty NYPD cop arrested in a weekend road-rage confrontation pulled a gun on his Long Island neighbor after accusing the man’s son of “casing“ his house, video obtained by the New York Daily News shows.

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. His publicist Roger Neal said he died Monday morning of natural causes at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville,…

NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was suspended after an out-of-control road rage incident in Long Island where he followed the driver home and threatened the man’s family with a gun, officials said Monday.

A preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor was robbed of more than $1 million worth of jewelry by armed bandits who crashed his Brooklyn church service, just as he was sermonizing about keeping faith in the face of grave adversity, police say

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerretta on “Law & Order,” has died

NEW YORK — A New York journalist claims he was wrongly arrested for trespassing because the NYPD’s press office was unhappy with his coverage of the George Floyd protests, according to a notice of claim filed with the city Comptroller’s office.

Raymond Chaluisant, 18, had been playing with a bead blaster water gun, which have become popularised on TikTok, before he was shot dead

Raymond Chaluisant, 18, had been playing with a bead blaster water gun, which have become popularised on TikTok, before he was shot dead