The suspect engaged in a verbal confrontation with the 24-year-old victim on the subway train at around 8 p.m. EDT, during which he yelled a number of Hispanic slurs at the victim.

MS-13 were frustrated at the fact that many members of their gang were arrested in the recent past. In order to make a “statement,” they specifically wanted to take out a police officer in Hempstead.

The bus carrying 40 passengers plowed into an over pass between Exit 18 and Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead, on Southern State Parkway.

A four-alarm blaze broke out on St. Nicholas Ave. at W. 149th St. at about 11 p.m. EDT on March 22 on the set of the movie “Motherless Brooklyn.”

The Kushner family reportedly falsified documents to turn a profit on rent-regulated apartment buildings in the Queens borough's Astoria neighborhood, New York City.

The unnamed woman said she had to tolerate months of sexual innuendo and inappropriate hugging from Rev. Charles Oduro and at one point even recorded the priest on tape, begging her for a kiss. 

A BMW — believed to have lost control — drove onto the pavement and into a storefront in Brooklyn, New York.

Officer Raul Olmeda paid the minor girl between $140 and $200 in some eight other instances for sexual encounters.

Referring to the incidents, the restaurant's owner said "there are two sides to every story," and described both the cases as "unfortunate misunderstandings."

The people living near the hotel said the plan was too expensive, not viable and very dangerous for the neighborhood.

Christian and Tyler Toro were arrested in a joint counter-terrorism operation involving the FBI and the NYPD.

Lt. Troy Mitchell — who was working as a prison guard since 1986 — is currently being investigated for pouring buckets of water over the mouths and noses of two prison inmates.

He was arrested for slashing Ociel Herrera while he was walking home with his child on 139th street near Willis Avenue in Mott Haven.

The participants of the hunger strike will only take hot water, tea and their needful medication until the order to vacate their homes are lifted and the building's repair work is completed within a particular deadline.

Sleep experts says that sleep apnea is not actually a "disability" and the ones who are affected by the condition can do their jobs if they receive the proper treatment.

Anthony Perez was found under a break in the ice and he was not breathing. He was taken to a medical center in serious condition where he died after two hours.

The iPhones signal a big leap in policing methods as they would enable police officials to access 911 dispatches, criminal backgrounds and live videos quickly.

According to a report, New York City health officials found an average of two violations per school cafeteria visit. Although some schools didn't receive any violations, others received more which resulted in an increment in the average.

Although NYC Mayor, Bill de Blasio claimed in his announcement that the deployment of body cameras on police officers would make New York City "fairer," recent studies have shown that body cameras does not have a significant effect on the behavior of police officials.

The woman who is now 21 was sexually assaulted in 2010 when she was 14 by a student who was 18 at the time, in Teachers Preparatory High School, Brooklyn, New York.

A 5-year-old boy, who was left home alone inside a rat-infested Bronx apartment, was rescued after he was discovered by a FedEx deliveryman. The apartment in which the boy was found was filled with feces, trash, bedbugs, and maggots.