Mayor Eric Adams (center) and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch (left) provide an update on an NYPD officer who was shot in the left shoulder during a press conference where the officer was rushed after the shooting. He was in stable condition. The suspect was in the same hospital after getting shot by cops but was listed as “not likely” to die. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) ESU Detective Shot Executing Search Warrant Against LES Thug; Suspect Wounded & Arrested A detective who was attempting to execute a search warrant in a pre-dawn raid at a Lower East Side public housing project... News 20 Feb 2025 | 11:03
Left and center: Herald Square Puncher, Jan. 17. Right: 86th Street Slasher, Feb. 10. ( NYPD) MTA Workers Attacked at Herald Square & E. 86th St. Subway Stations, Maniacs Still on Loose THE 34th STREET - HERALD SQUARE PUNCHER... News 17 Feb 2025 | 02:11
Person that cops says is a “forcible touching” suspect glances at his soon-to-be-victim in front of 182-184 E. 2nd St., on Jan. 22. ( Photo: NYPD) East Village Groper Is on the Loose, but Cops Say City Hall Arsonist Has Been Caught Another week, another “forcible touching” incident. This one occurred Jan. 22 at approximately 1 p.m. in the vicinity of East... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:52
Murder victim Edwin Echevarria. His severed head and limbs have yet to be found. ( Photo: Obtained by Straus News) Torso Murder Victim and Killer IDed; Body Parts Still Missing The most gruesome murder mystery of the year to date has been solved. Christian Millet, 23, is charged with stabbing his roommate,... 16 Feb 2025 | 03:34
Cold temperatures did not keep this young lady from enjoying the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. ( Photo: NYCmayorsoffice) Chinatown Splendiferous: Lion Dancers, Drums, Flying Confetti in Lunar New Year Parade Thousands of spectators swarmed the streets of greater Chinatown on Feb. 8 to enjoy the sights and sounds of the annual “Super... News 11 Feb 2025 | 11:20
Students at a pep rally celebrating the start of the school year at St. Ignatius Loyola School. ( Photo: Department of Education website) A Lions Dynasty: St. Ignatius Loyola School Wins Third National Blue Ribbon Award There are Catholic schools and there are Catholic schools, but say it a third time, there’s a good chance you’re talking... Education Guide 07 Feb 2025 | 03:18
Pajama pants madman on the subway, Jan. 26, 2025. Police say he used a wooden club to strike a passenger on the platform. ( NYPD) Madman in Pajama Pants Smashes 6 Train Rider With Piece of Wood What does a criminal look like? The answers are nearly infinite, but a recent attack by a smiling suspect came with the suspect... News 03 Feb 2025 | 01:24
Alleged groper inside Burlington Coat Factory, Sunday Jan. 19, 2025 at approximately 8:20 p.m. ( NYPD) Woman Groped in Burlington Coat Factory on Sixth Ave. Shopping on one of Manhattan’s great retail thoroughfares—and 6th Avenue in Chelsea certainly is one of them—should always... 02 Feb 2025 | 12:04
Everybody say ka-boom! Firecracker ceremony in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Jan. 29, 2025. ( Photo: NYC Parks X) Firecracker, Firecracker: Year of the Snake Slithers into SDR Park in Big Chinatown Ceremony Thousands of Lunar New Year celebrants, noise enthusiasts and Chinatown curiosity seekers in general convened upon a stretch... News 31 Jan 2025 | 08:47
Alleged slasher Joshua Zinberg, knife in hand, on West 86th Street, Nov. 20, 2024. ( Photo: NYPD, (knife highlight by Straus News)) D.A. Bragg Indicts Alleged West Side Slasher for November Knife Attack The alleged West Side Slasher, Joshua Zinberg, has been indicted for the unprovoked Nov. 20 knife attack on a Danish tourist,... News 26 Jan 2025 | 10:04
NYPD-supplied surveillance image of two young people thought to be robbers armed with a knife. ( Photo: NYPD) Teenager Robbed at Knifepoint on W. 17th St.: Sweater, Cash Taken If the streets of Chelsea sometimes feel dangerous, it’s not your imagination. Even on blocks without scaffolds, even in... News 26 Jan 2025 | 09:24
Surveillance photo of suspect on J train. Note “shiesty mask.” ( Photo: NYPD) Cops Seek Firebug Who Torched One NYPD Cruiser and Set 2 Other Fires Downtown These are the armies of the night. On one side, a lone arsonist, an incendiary, a firebug. By any name, the unidentified suspect... News 26 Jan 2025 | 01:55
Building at 111 Chrystie Street, Jan. 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) D.A. Bragg Drops Assault Case Against Chinatown Landlord Accused of Assault The five month long legal nightmare of Brian Chin is over, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped felony assault... News 20 Jan 2025 | 04:58
Original and revised plan concepts for the Lenox Hill Hospital redevelopment. ( Photo: Northwell Health) Lenox Hill Hospital Submits $2B Expansion to Planning; Locals Vow –Again –to Keep Fighting Call it the Battle of Lenox Hill. Northwell Health is submitting its proposal for its new towers in its $2 billion, 10-year... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:09
Then unidentified Jeffrey Vargas in 50th Street subway station, having just attacked and robbed a halal food cart vendor who snapped topside. Note metal weapon in his right hand. ( NYPD) Maniac Who Attacked & Robbed Midtown Halal Food Cart Vendor Arrested, Parked on Rikers A Mets hat-wearing maniac, 45-year-old Jeffrey Vargas of the Bronx, who is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed... News 13 Jan 2025 | 10:09
