Investigations

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.

In October, Mayor Adams announced he’d hired ElevenLabs, an artificial intelligence start-up, to create a series of robocalls which made it seem like he could speak several foreign languages. Three months later, ElevenLabs is in the news again — this time, for an alleged connection to a political dirty trick.

News 4 New York’s Sarah Wallace with the details. 

Eight Fernadez brothers and sisters were part of the clandestine exodus from communist Cuba in 1960 that became known as Operation Pedro Pan. One of the sisters, Maria, was originally placed in a reformatory on Staten Island with two of her brothers. Decades later, she said she was later abused in a foster home, an agonizing admission the siblings ...

Faced with the promise of legal action by local politicians and “disturbing threats” from anti-migrant groups, a New York City church is reversing course on plans to help house migrants during the city’s ongoing crisis. Shortly after announcing the intention to open some 57 beds to asylum seekers, Saint John’s Episcopal Chur...

A former prisoner in the women’s jail on Rikers Island is suing New York City, alleging jail staff ignored her warnings in 2022 that a transgender woman housed among females was actually a man pretending to be a woman in order to prey on the opposite sex behind bars

Chris Glorioso reports for NBC New York’s I-Team. 

News 4’s Sarah Wallace reports from The Bronx. 

An I-Team exclusive takes you along two police pursuits in New Jersey that could’ve ended in tragedy. Sarah Wallace reporting. 

45 year old Steven Ruffin has been exonerated after serving time over crime he didn’t commit when he was 18. Sarah Wallace reporting. 

Lawyers for Menendez and his wife Nadine are requesting separate trials, saying the New Jersey senator could possibly divulge marital communications that his wife plans to keep secret, as they could be damaging to her defense.

Investigators are looking into whether a relative may be behind the killing of a Muslim leader who was shot outside his Newark mosque before morning prayers earlier this month, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the case. The killing of Imam Hassan Sharif as he prepared to open the Masjid Muhammad-Newark mosque on Jan. 3 has g...

The Maine 20-year-old accused of trying to murder NYPD officers in a 2022 New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square changed his plea on several terror-related counts to guilty Thursday. Chief investigative reporter Jonathan Dienst with the latest.

The Maine 20-year-old accused of trying to murder NYPD officers in a 2022 New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square changed his plea on several terror-related counts to guilty Thursday. Trevor Bickford was indicted a year ago on terror charges including attempted murder, assault and aggravated assault on a police officer, according to t...

Sarah Wallace reports for NBC New York. 

The NYC Department of Investigation has concluded that in the early days of the migrant influx, former Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins displayed “a lack of full transparency” and delayed the disclosure of serious legal violations in the shelter system. Investigators looked into whether Jenkins had tried to conceal violations, ...