Crime and Public Safety

On Wednesday, October 16th, a Venezuelan migrant involved in a notorious attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

On Thursday, October 17th, U.S. federal prosecutors revealed charges against Vikash Yadav, an Indian government employee, for allegedly orchestrating a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a New York City...

Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former Secretary of Public Security, was sentenced to more than 38 years in a United States federal prison on Thursday, October 17th, for his involvement in...

Joy Harris, a former superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was convicted of federal bribery and extortion charges on Thursday, October 17th. Harris, who worked at various...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul deployed state troopers to Roosevelt Avenue in Queens on Tuesday, October 15th, as part of a new initiative, “Operation Restore Roosevelt,” aimed at curbing rampant...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently escalated its recall of eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak to a Class I recall, which signifies the highest level of...

On Thursday, October 10th, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas G. Donlon, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park announced a new public...

On Wednesday, October 9th, New York City began implementing lower speed limits under Sammy’s Law, aiming to improve street safety. The city named this law after 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein,...

Governor Kathy Hochul signed several new gun safety measures into law in New York City on Wednesday, October 9th, aimed at strengthening the state’s already robust firearm regulations. The package...