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A language barrier might have played a part in the shooting of a Bronx tenant who was gunned down by cops outside his apartment after confronting a suspected burglar, officials said Monday.

Crime and Public Safety |
Bronx man shot by cops may not have understood order to drop knife he held to confront burglar

By Kerry Burke

January 13, 2025 at 8:09 p.m.

A language barrier might have played a part in the shooting of a Bronx tenant...

Jasmin Thompson, 25, fled to a southern state after the deadly Jan. 7 brawl outside the West Brighton Houses on Henderson Ave. near Broadway, which ended in the fatal stabbing of 43-year-old mom Jennira Roundtree, prosecutors said.

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Woman charged in Staten Island mom’s fatal stabbing proclaims innocence on podcast while on the run

By Ellen Moynihan

January 13, 2025 at 8:44 p.m.

Jasmin Thompson, 25, fled to a southern state after the deadly Jan. 7 brawl outside...

The complaint was filed as President-elect Trump, who campaigned on "parental rights" and allegations of school antisemitism, prepares to take office.

Crime and Public Safety |
Brooklyn yeshivas file federal discrimination complaint over tougher NY education requirements

By Cayla Bamberger

January 13, 2025 at 6:41 p.m.

The complaint was filed as President-elect Trump, who campaigned on "parental rights" and allegations of...

Caleb Rijos, 14, who was stabbed on a Bronx corner on his way to school was the victim of a random attack committed by a mentally ill man with an established criminal history, said NYPD officials.

Crime and Public Safety |
14-year-old Bronx boy killed in random knife attack called dad as he lay dying

By Emma Seiwell

January 12, 2025 at 4:57 p.m.

Caleb Rijos, 14, who was stabbed on a Bronx corner on his way to school...

Cops were chasing the man on foot, ordering him to stop, when he suddenly darted behind a tree and raised his gun at an approaching uniformed sergeant.

Crime and Public Safety |
Brooklyn man shot by cops involved in bodega shooting; aimed gun at sergeant: NYPD

By Thomas Tracy

January 11, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

Cops were chasing the man on foot, ordering him to stop, when he suddenly darted...

A picture of the firearm recovered regarding the incident at the 69Pct in Brooklyn on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Crime and Public Safety |
Police shoot man in stomach in Canarsie, Brooklyn

By Lincoln Anderson

January 11, 2025 at 9:08 a.m.

Police were investigating an incident from earlier in the evening in which a woman was...

Gov. Hochul and state lawmakers reached a deal to block adoptive parents from collecting checks on behalf of kids no longer in their care.

New York News |
New York fixing law that allowed adoptive parents to collect checks for kids no longer in their care

By Cayla Bamberger

January 10, 2025 at 6:29 p.m.

In some cases, young people were forced to go out on their own or wound...

Jeffrey Jimenez was arguing with an unidentified man in Hunts Point around 2:55 a.m. on Nov. 24, when his adversary stabbed him in the chest, cops said.

Crime and Public Safety |
Man stabbed in Bronx dies on 24th birthday after 3 weeks in coma

By Colin Mixson

January 11, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

Jeffrey Jimenez was arguing with an unidentified man in Hunts Point around 2:55 a.m. on...

Kathleen Murphy, 64, was struck and killed by a Volkswagen Atlas in the parking lot of Staten Island University Hospital, according to family and friends.

Crime and Public Safety |
Cops bust driver in death of beloved healthcare worker fatally struck in NYC hospital parking lot

By Emma Seiwell

January 10, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

Kathleen Murphy was a Staten Island native who dedicated her life to helping people, relatives...

Migrants line up outside a migrant re-ticketing center at St. Brigid School on E. 7th St. Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News)

Politics |
NYC to open massive migrant shelter in the Bronx, close Hall Street shelter

By Josephine Stratman

January 10, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has...

The Rev. AR Bernard, the prominent pastor of a Brooklyn congregation appointed to Mayor Adams' latest Charter Revision Commission, resigned from the panel Friday after the Daily News pressed questions about whether he was legally able to serve on it.

Pastor on Mayor Adams’ Charter Revision Commission resigns amid NYC residency concerns

By Chris Sommerfeldt

January 10, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

The Rev. AR Bernard, the prominent pastor of a Brooklyn congregation appointed to Mayor Adams'...

A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital after he was found with two stab wounds to his chest behind NYCHA's Mitchel Houses on E. 138th St. near Alexander Ave. in the Bronx on Friday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Crime and Public Safety |
Father of 14-year-old stabbed to death in Bronx desperately seeking answers

By Thomas Tracy

January 12, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

Cops were called around 9:30 a.m. to NYCHA's Mitchel Houses on E. 138th St. near...

The residents — including 57 children — were burned out of their homes and seven people were injured as a massive five-alarm blaze buffeted by icy winds tore through the top of the six-story structure early Friday, FDNY officials said.

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More than 250 residents displaced from homes as massive fire tears through Bronx apartment building

By Julian Roberts-Grmela

January 10, 2025 at 7:21 p.m.

The residents — including 57 children — were burned out of their homes and seven...