Officer at Troubled Brooklyn Jail Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate
James Johnson, a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, first abused a male inmate inside a chaplain’s office, prosecutors said.
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Bright Horizons Agrees to Pause N.Y.C. Expansion After Child Abuse Case
The child care giant will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
He Tried to Rob 6 Banks, Police Say. His Total Takings: $605.
A man is accused of handing tellers notes, demanding money at six Chase branches in five days. In three of the attempts, he left empty-handed.
N.Y.C. Teacher Is Accused of Having Child Sex Abuse Images and Meth Pipe
The teacher, Joseph Taylor McKeel, was arrested Wednesday morning as he was on his way to work.
After Vowing to Overhaul 911 Response, Mamdani Takes Cautious First Step
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is creating a Mayor’s Office of Community Safety, a pared-down version of a major campaign pledge with a smaller budget than promised.
Why Mamdani Mentioned Palestinians in His St. Patrick’s Day Message
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York hailed Ireland’s fight for self-determination and its history of solidarity, including with Palestinians.
A Red Fox’s Fantastic Voyage Starts in England and Leads to the Bronx
The fox is convalescing at the Bronx Zoo after an unlikely 3,600-mile sea crossing from England to the Port of New York and New Jersey.
M.T.A. Sues Trump Administration to Release 2nd Avenue Subway Funding
New York transit officials are seeking nearly $60 million in overdue federal funding to extend the subway line to East Harlem. The administration’s rationale for the freeze has been inconsistent.
Mamdani Moves to End City’s Defense of Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
New York City has been representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a civil lawsuit concerning an alleged sexual assault in the 1990s.
An Off-Duty Officer Shot a Man in the Head, N.Y.P.D. Says
The officer, whom police did not identify but who works at Gracie Mansion and City Hall, is now under investigation. The man who was shot, a 30-year-old, is in critical condition.