Lateef Caldwell (inset) has been charged with attempted rape in Central Park, near East 109th Street and East Drive. ( Photo: NYPD, Central Park Conservancy) Homeless Parolee Charged with Attempted Rape in Central Park A homeless parolee allegedly attacked a 45-year-old woman dressed in a Muslim hajib as she was walking in the northeast corner... Crime Watch 29 Mar 2026 | 07:45
Surveillance photo of Luis Gil, July 13, 2023, shortly after he murdered Hugo Morales. ( Photo: NYPD) Hudson River Pier 84 Stabber Sentenced for ‘23 Murder of Migrant Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the sentencing of Luis Gil, 21, of the Bronx, to 18 years-to-life... News 23 Mar 2026 | 09:02
The Mayor’s and solon’s cordon at the Chinaton Parade. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Chinatown Celebrates Year of the Fire Horse with Big Parade You can’t have a big Lunar Year New Year parade without a little yelling, and at least a few jokes. That’s just one of the... News 09 Mar 2026 | 04:31
Missing Upper West Side woman, Marjorie Cleonese-Laporte. ( Photo: NYPD) Upper West Side Woman Missing; Bragg Indicts Serial Uptown Arsonist The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the a missing person, who resides within... News 23 Feb 2026 | 01:19
Council Member Alexia Avilés at Mexican Independence Day Parade. A shooting at the event injured a bystander. ( Photo: Alexa Aviles Instagram) Man Indicted for Attempted Murder at Mexican Day Parade Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the indictment of Joel Nieves, 35, of the Bronx, for allegedly... News 21 Nov 2025 | 04:02
Left to right: Alvin Bragg, Maud Maron, Diane Florence. ( Photos: Alvin Bragg, Maud Maron, Diane J. Florence Instagram) Manhattan D.A. Race Sees Bragg Challenged by Maron, Florence The main office of the Manhattan D.A. is at One Hogan Place. It’s really Leonard Street between Centre and Baxter, and its... News 27 Oct 2025 | 03:35
Wanted for mugging a senior woman for her purse, Sixth Avenue and 16th Street, April 18, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Mugs Woman in Chelsea; Penn Station Stabber Indicted Cops from the 13th Precinct are on the lookout for a suspected woman mugger who targeted a senior woman in Chelsea recently.... News 28 Apr 2025 | 10:12
A page of the Hernandarias Manuscript. ( Photo: www.martayanlan.com) Stolen 16th Century Manuscript Returned to Paraguay The intrepid sleuths of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit (ATU) of the Manhattan DA’s office have done it again—this time... News 21 Apr 2025 | 11:04
Chelsea City Councilmember Tony Simone rallying for the implementation of a bill that would mandate psychiatric care for some defendants departing jail, which is based on a report he issued in January. ( Photo: Tony Simone) West Side Pols Push Varied Measures They Say Will Address Homelessness Two politicians representing Manhattan’s parts of the West Side are pushing measures that they believe will help homeless... News 02 Mar 2025 | 08:04
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced indictments of six individuals for allegedly gaming the Matching Funds Program, as part of a straw donor scheme intended to curry favor with Eric Adams. ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons ) Six Donors To Eric Adams Indicted For Illegally Falsifying Campaign Donations According to an indictment handed down by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg last week, six individuals have allegedly perpetrated... News 10 Jul 2023 | 03:32
Life Sentence Looms for Attacker Convicted of Rape of Asian Woman in Chelsea in ‘21 A 61 year old man was convicted of sexual assault and sexual abuse for the brutal rape of an Asian woman at a Chelsea construction... News 06 Feb 2023 | 11:45
A still image from one of the defendant’s online lectures, in which the defendant declares, “The way forward is not the ballot. The way forward is the bullet.” Photo and caption courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Jury Finds “Radical Cleric” From Jamaica Guilty In First NYS Terrorism Trial Jury deliberations came down swiftly on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Shaikh Faisal, 59, who beginning in 2016 attempted to lure... News 27 Jan 2023 | 12:46
An hours-long virtual hearing attracted concerned New Yorkers. Photo via Mayor’s Office Webex Locals Find Fault With New Short-Term Rental Regulations Clandestine Airbnb rentals are doomed, thanks to the rollout of new legislation that more strictly governs stays under 30... News 12 Jan 2023 | 12:48
Mayor Eric Adams (at podium) and NYS Senator Cordell Cleare (left) delivered remarks. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘Gate Of The Exonerated’ Honors Central Park’s ‘Exonerated Five’ Central Park’s entrances bear names intended to represent the people of New York: Scholars’ Gate, Artists’ Gate, Engineers’... News 20 Dec 2022 | 05:00
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge “Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.” “Customer service needed in the hair care department.” “Customer... News 24 Jun 2022 | 02:20
