NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced record low numbers for murders and shooting incidents since the start of 2026 June 3. (Credit: NYPDPC on ‘X’) City Crime Drops Dramatically but Mixed Bag Across Manhattan Batman would be proud as major crimes have continued to decline in Gotham this year. But there were some unsettling trends... News 04 Jun 2026 | 10:44
NYPD officers will work 12 hour shifts from July 1 to July 7, to combat heightened activity during an event-packed week, Commissioner Tisch announced May 27 in an internal memo. ( Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) Tisch Increases NYPD Shifts to 12 Hours, Anticipates ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ NYPD officers will work extended shifts, 12 hours, in the first week of July, to hopefully preempt increased criminal activity... News 29 May 2026 | 10:29
Map of Grant Houses NYCHA, in the vicinity of a recent Harlem shooting. ( Photo: NYCHA) NYPD Makes Arrests in Recent Harlem Shootings, One Fatal A 31-year-old Brooklyn man, was arrested for a recent fatal shooting of a 26 year-old man in in Harlem. Cops said Lindell... Crime Watch 03 May 2026 | 11:44
A photo of victim Abdul Saleh and his young son was taped to the RIP sign outside Sal’s Deli on E. 13th St. and Ave. B. He also had a young daughter. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Shooter Arrested, Charged with Murder of Beloved Deli Worker A 28-year-old involved in the shooting death of beloved deli worker Abdul Saleh was arrested on Sunday, April 26 shortly... News 28 Apr 2026 | 12:42
A teenage counterprotestor reportedly threw a nail bomb at an anti-Muslim rally held by a far-right agitator on Saturday, March 7, and is now being investigated by the federal government for “ISIS-inspired terrorism.” ( Photo: Federal Complaint ) NYPD Arrests Two Men for Tossing Bomb at Anti-Muslim Protest A chaotic and nearly deadly scene unfolded outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday, March 7, as an anti-Muslim protest hosted... News 10 Mar 2026 | 09:20
At the Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass, the McDonald family and Police Commissioner Tisch (center). ( Photo: Detective’s Endowment Association) NYPD Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass Held at St. Pat’s The annual memorial mass for NYPD Detective Steven McDonald was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.... Voices 12 Jan 2026 | 11:55
Sig Sauer Air Pistol recovered at West Village shooting scene. Inset: Sig Sauer M17 9mm handgun. ( Photos: NYPD, Sig Sauer; Straus News markup) NYPD: Man Shot Dead in West Village After Pointing Imitation Gun at Cops The second NYPD-involved shooting to occur under the new Mamdani administration occurred in the West Village on Thursday... News 12 Jan 2026 | 10:04
New York City Mayor Eric Adams swears in Jessica Tisch as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department on Nov. 25, 2024. Tisch, a billionaire heiress, is a well-known philanthropist for Jewish causes who often wears a Star of David at public appearances. ( Photo: Michael Appleton / Mayor’s Office) Why Jessica Tisch Agreed to Stay on as Top Cop under Mamdani NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who has served a year as the city’s top cop under Mayor Eric Adams, emailed the entire police... News 21 Nov 2025 | 03:12
Challah left, Alvin Kass right: His kippah, or yarmulke, is embroidered “Rabbi Dr. A. Kass, Chief Chaplain.” ( Photo: Ellen Dubin / Jewish Theological Seminary) NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass Remembered There’s this thing about observant Jews and dying. You’re here, like 89-year-old NYPD Chaplain Dr. Rabbi Alvin Kass, one... Home 17 Nov 2025 | 01:30
Tarek Bazrouk in an NYPD surveillance photo. ( Photo: NYPD) Man, 20, Sentenced to 17 Months Prison for 3 Antisemitic Assaults Hate crimes don’t pay was the lesson a 20-year-old man, Tarek Bazrouk, learned recently when he was sentenced to 17 months... News 09 Nov 2025 | 04:43
Friends have started a GoFundMe for the family of Kimberly Olmos, an 18-year-old who was killed in the stairwell of a NYCHA housing project in Hell’s Kitchen on Nov. 2. Police are seeking a friend who ran off on potential homicide charges. ( Photo: GoFundMe) NYPD: Teenager Shot in Head at NYCHA Building, Friend Sought for Homicide A teenage girl died of a gunshot wound to the head at the Harborview Terrace NYCHA complex, located on Tenth Avenue and West... News 07 Nov 2025 | 10:49
Left: Wanted for forcible touching. Right: NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Groped in Central Park; NYPD Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass Dies Given NYPD’s extensive network of surveillance camera, one doesn’t often see the work of police sketch artists anymore. While... News 03 Nov 2025 | 12:17
Annual Buczek-Hoban mass at Church of St. Elizabeth, Washington Heights, Oct. 17, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Buczek-Hoban Mass Honors Two NYPD Cops Killed on Same Night in 1988 on UWS For 37 years, they have come to Washington Heights to honor the memory of two NYPD heroes. They are the friends, family,... News 02 Nov 2025 | 10:53
Unveiling of the names at NYPD Memorial Wall, Oct. 15, 2025. ( Photo: NYPDPC Instagram) NYPD Memorial Adds 50 Names in Battery Park City Ceremony The NYPD Memorial Wall in Battery Park City stands just a few short blocks west of Ground Zero—just take Liberty Street... News 18 Oct 2025 | 12:14
Hand on heart: Pols and VIPs during pre-parade ceremony for the Dominican Day parade on Aug. 10. ( Photo: Darren McGee/Office of Governor ) Dominican Day Parade Delights Midtown Multitudes — Loudly! Hundreds of thousands of red-white-and-blue-adorned spectators and participants crowded Sixth Avenue from the 36th to 55th... News 16 Aug 2025 | 01:46
