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Unease Grows Between de Blasio and NYPD Officers
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with police, already strained by accusations that he sided with frequent NYPD critic Al Sharpton over the chokehold death of an unarmed suspect, suffered...
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Vigil Marks Year Since Autistic NYC Teen Vanished
NEW YORK—The mother of a nonverbal autistic teen who died after he wandered from his school a year ago Saturday wept as she thanked the volunteers who helped search for him and called for reform within...
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US Panel Hears Appeal on NY Stop-and-Frisk Case
NEW YORK—Police unions should be able to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy violated civil rights even though the city no longer wants to fight,...
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Ebola Case Highlights Work of NYC Disease Sleuths
NEW YORK—New York City’s disease detectives were off and running the moment the call came in from a doctor who suspected he had Ebola. As hazmat-suited emergency teams were preparing to transport Dr....
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Bratton Names Training Head as 1St NYPD Deputy
NEW YORK—The head of training at the New York Police Department who served two presidents and has a history of working on civil rights was named the NYPD’s second in command Wednesday after the chief...
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Video Released of Possible Suspect in Subway Shove
NEW YORK—Police on Monday hunted for a man who shoved a stranger off a subway platform to his death and released surveillance footage of the suspect walking calmly away from the station just minutes...
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Eric Garner Chokehold Death: No Indictment for NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo
NEW YORK—A grand jury cleared a white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed...
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Civil Rights Leaders Decry Decision in Chokehold Case
NEW YORK—Civil rights leaders Thursday decried the grand jury decision not to charge a white police officer in the chokehold death of a black man and announced plans for a march and a summit on racial...
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Prince William, Kate Visit Sept. 11 Memorial
NEW YORK—Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, laid flowers Tuesday at one of New York City’s most somber sites—the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. The couple crossed the memorial plaza...
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2 NYPD Killed in Revenge for Eric Garner’s Death
NEW YORK—A gunman who vowed online to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two New York City officers in a patrol car and fatally shot them in broad...
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Crime in NYC Drops Even as Tactics Draw Criticism
NEW YORK—Even as New York’s police department takes heat for its tactics in the outrage over the Eric Garner chokehold case, year-end crime statistics show two clear trends: low-level arrests are...
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Mayor Asks Protesters to ‘Step Back’ Until After Officers’ Funerals
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio called Monday for a temporary halt to protests over police conduct as he faced a widening rift with a force preparing Christmastime burials for two of its own and decrying...
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NY Police Union Leader Well Known for His Bite
NEW YORK—Patrick Lynch was hollering. Standing outside a Brooklyn hospital after the bodies of two slain police officers were taken away, the head of the nation’s largest police union railed against...
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New York Gets Ready for New Year’s Eve Celebration
NEW YORK—The Waterford crystal ball is ready for its New Year’s close-up. The glittering 11,875-pound ball was tested Tuesday ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, where up to a...
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NYPD Seeks to Engage With ‘Twitter School,’ Blog
NEW YORK—As city officials work to soften the New York Police Department’s image and change how officers engage with citizens through reforms and training, part of the effort is happening online. The...
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Son Arrested on Murder Charge in Hedge Fund Founder Shooting
NEW YORK—A 30-year-old man shot his hedge fund founder father to death inside his Manhattan apartment after the two argued over the son’s allowance, police said Monday. Thomas Gilbert Jr. was arrested...
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Dispute Over Allowance Led to Exec’s Slaying, Police Say
NEW YORK—Tommy Gilbert was part of the trust-fund-baby crowd, a handsome Princeton grad who flitted between his Manhattan home and the Hamptons and attended society parties at museums and symphonies...
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Times Square Had 1 Million Revelers, Zero Tickets
NEW YORK—Of all the statistics from the recent New Year’s Eve in Times Square—1 million revelers, 2,000 pounds of confetti, thousands of police officers, dozens of surveillance cameras—there is one...
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Judge Won’t Release Grand Jury Testimony in Chokehold Death
NEW YORK—A judge on Thursday refused to release testimony heard by a grand jury that declined to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, arguing there wasn’t a good enough...
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Unease Grows Between de Blasio and NYPD Officers
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with police, already strained by accusations that he sided with frequent NYPD critic Al Sharpton over the chokehold death of an unarmed suspect, suffered...
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