New Yorker writer Ian Frazier takes readers on a twisty and entertaining tour of the Bronx's rich history, landscape and people.
The Brownville and Crown Heights communities are grieving the loss of two young people to gun violence. A 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were killed within a mile from each other Tuesday evening. The NYPD has identified the 15-year-old victim as Heath Campbell and the 21-year-old victim as Nickalos Mitchell.
The Adams administration is trying to dismiss older sex abuse cases by citing a court decision involving Sean “Diddy” Combs.
A man who set out to avenge a slain rapper, but wound up wounding an innocent teen, was sentenced to prison Tuesday for the botched Bronx revenge shooting.
Their jails in their own countries are a lot worse than here. They don’t care about being locked up here, so they should be deported,” said a man in Jackson Heights, Queens.
A man was left bloody and missing several fingers after defending a dog during a machete attack outside of a bodega in the Bronx on Friday, police said. The attack
A Brooklyn man who fired multiple shots at a group of innocent people, believing they were involved in his friend’s murder, was sentenced to seven
A Bronx woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for killing a 62-year-old Uber passenger while drag racing at more than 120
Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to open a 2,200-bed shelter for migrant men in the South Bronx is being met with massive resistance from residents and elected
City’s five-day streak of no shooting victims ended loudly with two people hit by gunfire within three hours, police said Friday. At 10:11 p.m. Thursday, the NYPD announced on X that no one had been shot in the five boroughs since Saturday.
The city has begun charging drivers to enter a central business district—but not all areas are reaping the benefits.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiled a "first-of-its-kind" cultural hub in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, bringing together a collection of creative institutions