At the end of the week, Deputy Mayor Philip Banks and officials from the NYPD, the Departments of Environmental Protection and the Cleanup Commissioner announced progress against crime and so-called offenses that undermine the quality of life in the city. “We are happy that we are going in the right direction…” “We are happy to … Read more
A woman is killed and a man injured after being struck by a hit-and-run car in Brooklyn. According to police, the incident occurred yesterday at about 9 p.m. at the intersection of West 24th Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island. The woman was taken to the Coney Island hospital where her death was certified. … Read more
Two women were shot as they left their Brooklyn apartment early this Saturday morning. The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in a residential building located off Blake Avenue in East New York. In some images captured by Citizen App, police activity in the area can be seen. According to the uniformed, a person who … Read more
A kick from behind sent a 34-year-old man downstairs on the subway, causing him to fall resoundingly, breaking both legs. The blow was delivered by an individual who appears in the image of the surveillance video and who, according to the authorities, also shamelessly seems to take a photo as a trophy of the cowardly … Read more
A 19-year-old teenager who had been reported missing was found dead. According to the police investigation, the young man identified as DeAndre Matthews had last been seen leaving his home last Monday night, in the East Flatbush sector. Her body was found Tuesday afternoon on freight train tracks near Nostrand Avenue in Midwood. The corpse … Read more
Police share the identities of the two people who died after being shot in a shooting yesterday in the Bronx. It is about Jeremiah Smith and Salvatore Rivera. Both were shot in the torso and chest and pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital. The assailant was also arrested and identified, and now faces charges of … Read more
One man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting in the Bronx on Friday afternoon, according to police reports. The shooting happened at the corner of East Tremont and Hughes avenues in the Tremont neighborhood around 2:30 p.m., according to police. The fatality was a 24-year-old man who was shot in the chest. … Read more
An off-duty New York police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery died Tuesday, the police commissioner said, while authorities also announced a murder charge against a suspect. Officer Adeed Fayaz, 26, was shot Saturday in Brooklyn where he and his brother-in-law went car shopping following an ad posted on Facebook … Read more
One by one, dozens of neighbors and New Yorkers from all corners of the city came to this corner of the East Village to express their sorrow for the unjustified attack on the owner of Ray’s Candy Store, a neighborhood icon inseparable from the man behind the counter, injured with a belt attached to a … Read more
One person dies and two more are injured in a fire registered in an apartment building in the Bronx. The flames started at the home located on Evergreen Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood around 2 p.m. yesterday. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and two others suffered minor injuries. Firefighters indicate that the … Read more