Roni Jacobson

About 200 people marched outside of Gov. Hochul’s office in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, demanding the arrest of the corrections officers and staff involved in a horrific deadly beating of inmate Robert Brooks at an upstate prison that was captured by officer-worn body-cameras.

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Protesters outside Gov. Hochul NYC office demand arrests in fatal beating of upstate prisoner

December 31, 2024 at 10:08 a.m.

About 200 people marched outside of Gov. Hochul’s office in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, demanding the arrest of the corrections officers and staff involved in a horrific deadly beating of...

A 61-year-old woman crossing a Midtown Manhattan street Monday was run over by a black SUV that sped away, cops said. According to police, around 2:30 p.m., the woman was in the crosswalk at W. 36th St. and 9th Ave. when the SUV, traveling southbound on 9th Ave., barreled into her and drove off.

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Woman, 61, crossing Manhattan street struck by hit-and-run driver

December 30, 2024 at 9:27 p.m.

A 61-year-old woman crossing a Midtown Manhattan street Monday was run over by a black SUV that sped away, cops said. According to police, around 2:30 p.m., the woman was...

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Six people shot in Bronx bodega, including mom and daughter used as human shields

December 30, 2024 at 10:38 p.m.

Six people were shot in a Bronx bodega on Monday, including a mom and her 12-year-old daughter who the intended targets of the shooting cruelly used as “human shields,” police...

A 37-year-old man shot in the head during a Dec. 19 robbery of an illegal gambling den in Flushing has died, police said Monday.

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Man shot in head during botched robbery at illegal Queens gambling den dies

December 30, 2024 at 5:24 p.m.

Yun Li was in the basement of a building on Haight St. near 41st Ave. in Flushing when a trio of crooks tried to rob the place on Dec. 19.

Police are hunting for a gang of thieves responsible for eight robberies in the Bronx — seven of them pulled off in December, cops said.

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Cops hunt Bronx robbery crew in disturbing 2-month theft spree

December 29, 2024 at 9:15 p.m.

Police are hunting for a gang of thieves responsible for eight robberies in the Bronx — seven of them pulled off in December, cops said. Video released by cops Sunday...

Four surviving men whose attempt to rob a 69-year-old homeless man sleeping on a 7 train in Queens backfired when he fought back, killing their companion, have been charged with assault and attempted robbery, the Queens district attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

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Gang members who attacked homeless man on Queens train hit with assault, robbery

December 24, 2024 at 8:16 p.m.

Four surviving men whose attempt to rob a 69-year-old homeless man sleeping on a 7 train in Queens backfired when he fought back, killing their companion, have been charged with...

A roommate of Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly fatally torched a woman on a Brooklyn F train, said Zapeta drank and smoked K2, but didn't seem violent.

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Migrant accused of torching woman on subway was ‘average guy’: roommate

December 24, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

A roommate of Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly fatally torched a woman on a Brooklyn F train, said Zapeta drank and smoked K2, but didn't seem violent.

Close-up of rear side of NYPD police vehicle.

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Cops hunt Bronx robbery crew that pulled off 11 thefts in 5 months

December 24, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.

Police are hunting for a gang of thieves believed to have carried out 11 robberies during a five-month spree — all pulled off in a few-block area in the Bronx.

Amtrak warned riders Monday about “significant delays” throughout the Northeast, including between Penn Station and Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston.

Amtrak delays in Northeast strand holiday travelers

December 23, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.

Amtrak warned riders Monday about “significant delays” throughout the Northeast, including between Penn Station and Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston.

Police are looking for a man who repeatedly punched an 83-year-old man in the face on the subway in lower Manhattan on Friday morning.

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83-year-old man attacked while riding subway in Manhattan

December 22, 2024 at 9:35 p.m.

Police said Sunday they are looking for an assailant who brutally punched an 83-year-old subway rider as their train was going through lower Manhattan.

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