Investigations

Several members of the ultra-orthodox community have written letters to town building officials and the Rockland County Health Department complaining that Rabbi Nissan Arash Kakakian is operating an illegal yeshiva and rooming house in two homes zoned as single-family houses.

A co-defendant in the corruption investigation into New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez who was accused of giving the senator’s wife a luxury convertible has agreed to plead guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors, NBC New York has learned.

An internal investigation is now underway inside a New Jersey police department, after cops were seen on video breaking locks in a private apartment building without the landlord’s permission. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

FBI agents searched the homes of two FDNY chiefs involved with the safety inspection process of buildings in New York City in connection with a corruption investigation, according to three people briefed on the matter. Jonathan Dienst reports.

FBI agents searched the homes of two FDNY chiefs in connection with a corruption investigation related to possible bribes in exchange for speedier building approvals, according to sources familiar with the matter. The city’s Department of Investigation sealed the chiefs’ third-floor offices at FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn as part of a search...

One of the migrants allegedly involved in the attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square and released without bail is now being sought by the NYPD for questioning in connection with a robbery Tuesday evening at a Macy’s in Queens.

Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife told at least two people that she inherited gold bars from her mother — the same gold bars the FBI has alleged were part of payments to the senator and his wife as part of a wide-ranging bribery scheme.

The game stopped in the fourth quarter by a coach claiming racial slurs were being directed at his players. News 4’s Sarah Wallace reports. 

News 4’s David Ushery reviews the week in politics and look ahead to the big issues in the coming week.

February marks the 19th anniversary of a gruesome discovery in Queens: The body of a child found on the shore of Rockaway Beach. Now, thanks to old-school police work and high-tech science, one team is refusing to let this case go cold. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The NYPD officer who tried to arrest a migrant in Times Square, prompting a nationally publicized sidewalk scrum, was once found liable in a police brutality case that cost New York City taxpayers $5 million in legal payouts.

A suspected dog-fighting ring was busted in Monmouth County, and now officials are sharing how the dogs are doing and what will happen next to them following their horrific ordeal. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Federal prosecutors accused the NYCHA superintendents and other workers of demanding cash from contractors in exchange for no-bid contracts. There were at least 70 current or former workers involved in the kickback scheme, lining their pockets to the tune of $2 million, prosecutors said. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst and Andrew Siff report....

Dozens of New York City Housing Authority workers and contractors were arrested Tuesday by city and federal investigators in one of the largest public corruption roundups in Justice Department history, according to prosecutors. About 70 people are charged in connection with varying alleged corruption and kickback schemes that occurred between 2013 ...

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.