18 min ago | KMIZ
Source: Remains possibly at mobster's home
Material that "may be human remains" has been found at a former New York home of gangster James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, a law enforcement source with knowledge of an investigation at the home said Wednesday.
4 hrs ago | NewsOne
Re: Pregnant Boys: Chicago Teen Parent Ads Spark Controversy [VIDEO]
Instead of taking a page from New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and slut-shaming teen girls into abstinence, the Chicago Department of Public Health has reframed the conversation to focus on potential teen fathers who - in keeping with the gender double standard in this patriarchal society - tend to dodge the stigma of early parenthood.
8 hrs ago | NBC New York
Police Kill Robbery Suspect Who Fired at Officers: NYPD
An NYPD officer fatally shot an armed robbery suspect who opened fire on officers responding to a victim's cries for help, police said.
11 hrs ago | New York Daily News
Cops busted the man accused of stabbing an aspiring Queens Marine to death a day before the victim's 20th birthday, police said Tuesday.
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Suburban NY woman indicted on pot-growing charges
A woman from a ritzy New York suburb has been indicted on charges that she grew thousands of marijuana plants in a city warehouse.
Cops bust man accused of stabbing cab driver in the eye with umbrella
Police arrested the heartless man accused of stabbing a livery cab driver in the eye with an umbrella in Brooklyn.
Lady Gaga's father rants about restaurant rating
Lady Gaga's father has aimed a furious online rant at New York City's mayor after the family's Italian restaurant was given a damning report from city health inspectors.
New Video Shows Bike Bomber Riding to Times Square
The FBI released new surveillance video that tracks the bike-riding suspect in the 2008 Times Square military recruiting station bombing from 37th Street to the device drop-off point.
Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phon...
New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones.
Accused Mark Carson Killer to Appear in Court Today
CBS News, New York reports that Elliot Morales, suspect in the May 18th shooting death of 32 year old Mark Carson in Greenwich Village is scheduled to be arraigned in a Manhattan court room today.
Death on the streets of Brooklyn
Careless drivers going twice the legal limit on Brooklyn streets helped the borough earn its dubious distinction as the city's deadliest place for traffic and pedestrians.
Body hunt at home of 'Goodfellas' mobster
Organized-crime investigators swooped in on the Queens home of James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke yesterday - digging for human remains in the driveway, back yard and basement of the late Luchese killer made famous by Robert De Niro in the film "Goodfellas."
NYC aims to require composting of food scraps
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Police Investigate Attempted Assault In Lower East Side Public Housing
Police have released surveillance video of a man suspected of attempting to sexually assault a woman in Lower Manhattan on Sunday.
NJ wants notice of outside agencies' surveillance
New Jersey lawmakers are trying to require law enforcement agencies from elsewhere to give notice when they plan to conduct counterterrorism surveillance in the state, a measure prompted by revelations about New York City police spying on Muslims.
The draft maps were published Sunday for Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth and Hudson Counties.
Off-Duty Cop Shot While Breaking Up Domestic Violence Attack in Queens
Police Officer Joseph Koch was shot in the hand on June 17, 2013 while off-duty and attempting to break up a domestic violence attack.
Off-duty NYPD cop shot after responding to Father's Day fight
Police converge on scene at South Road and Inwood St. in Jamaica, where an off-duty police officer was shot in the hand after responding an altercation nearby.
State, Lawyers Begin New York Outreach to Disabled
Criticized by the federal government for poor care and oversight of disabled New Yorkers, the state is installing a new prosecutor and inspector general to crack down on institutional abuse while a legal services group has assumed statewide protection of their rights.