Crime and Public Safety

Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning, December 4th, outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in what authorities have described as a “brazen, targeted attack.”...

Governor Kathy Hochul signed three significant pieces of legislation to strengthen public safety in New York on Tuesday, November 26th. The new laws aim to combat hate crimes, enhance anti-violence...

Federal authorities arrested Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a 30-year-old homeless man from Coral Springs, Florida, on Wednesday, November 20th, for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon unveiled the Drone as First Responder (DFR) program to improve emergency response times on Wednesday, November 13th. The...

Last week in New York City, a young girl died, and another was seriously injured while illegally riding on top of a moving subway train. As New Yorkers have seen...

Mayor Eric Adams, joined by New York City Police Department (NYPD) Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, on Thursday, October 31st, called on...

On Wednesday, October 30th, a Paris court sentenced former Rwandan doctor Eugène Rwamucyo to 27 years in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, marking the eighth...

UNICEF announced on Thursday, October 31st, that at least one child had been killed every day in Lebanon over the past month due to Israel's expanding military campaign. The agency...

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to significantly expand red light camera programs across New York State on Wednesday, October 23rd. This includes the most significant expansion in New York City's...