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Patz Suspect on Suicide Watch

A former bodega stock clerk arrested for allegedly luring 6-year-old Etan Patz off a SoHo street and strangling him in a basement has been placed on suicide watch at a hospital as a precaution, NBC 4 New York has learned. Watch »

May 25, 2012
Report: Bloomberg Buys $4.5M Westchester Estate

Report: Bloomberg Buys $4.5M Westchester Estate

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added a $4.5 million estate to his already extensive real estate portfolio,... Read »

5 hours ago
Woman Found Dead in Newark

Woman Found Dead in Newark

Police are investigating the death of an unidentified woman found in Newark early Saturday. Read »

6 hours ago
Police Probe How NJ Woman Got on GWB's Lower Level

Police Probe How NJ Woman Got on GWB's Lower Level

Authorities want to know how a pedestrian ended up on the lower level of the George Washington Bridge and... Read »

42 minutes ago
2 Arrested in Bronx Double Shooting

2 Arrested in Bronx Double Shooting

Police have arrested two people in connection to a double shooting in the Bronx that left one man dead and... Read »

2 hours ago
Man Charged with Abducting, Assaulting NJ Boy

Man Charged with Abducting, Assaulting NJ Boy

A New Jersey man has been charged with abducting a 13-year-old boy off a Newark street and sexually assaulting him. Read »

May 26, 2012
Ex-Yankee Outfielder Faces Teen Sex Charges

Ex-Yankee Outfielder Faces Teen Sex Charges

Former Yankee outfielder Chad Curtis has been charged with sexual misconduct after two teenage girls accused him of... Read »

May 25, 2012
NJ Judge: Texter Not Liable for Driver's Crash

NJ Judge: Texter Not Liable for Driver's Crash

A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused... Read »

May 25, 2012
Biden Speaks at West Point Graduation

Biden Speaks at West Point Graduation

Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets at West Point that the United States is able to focus on new global... Read »

2 hours ago
Devils Head to Finals with OT Win

Devils Head to Finals with OT Win

Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the... Read »

May 26, 2012
Knicks Give Coach Multiyear Extension

Knicks Give Coach Multiyear Extension

The Knicks removed the interim tag Friday and announced they had given Woodson a multiyear contract... Read »

May 25, 2012
LI Student Suspended After Making

LI Student Suspended After Making "Kill List"

A Suffolk County seventh grader has been suspended after he created a "hit list" describing, in detail, ho... Read »

May 25, 2012
Crime and Courts

Crime and Courts

Chief Investigative Reporter Jonathan Dienst brings you the latest information and exclusive stories about... Read »

Feb 28, 2012

Cops May Have Let Slope Groping Suspect Go

Two NYPD officers have been placed on modified duty as police brass probe claims that a suspect in a Park Slope sex... Watch »

May 25, 2012
Man Awaiting DWI-Fatality Trial to Get Jail Leave

Man Awaiting DWI-Fatality Trial to Get Jail Leave

A man awaiting trial on charges that he killed a Bronx woman while driving drunk in the suburbs will get out... Read »

May 25, 2012
Ex-Overseers of NYRA Want Internal Report Released

Ex-Overseers of NYRA Want Internal Report Released

A court-ordered monitor that once oversaw the New York Racing Association claims in a court filing that... Read »

May 25, 2012
Man Arraigned in Death of Flanders Woman

Man Arraigned in Death of Flanders Woman

Prosecutors say a man charged in the murder of a Riverhead woman also raped the victim before strangling her. Read »

May 25, 2012
Thirty-Three Years of Anguish

Thirty-Three Years of Anguish

Gabe Pressman reported on the original case of Etan Patz back in 1979. He gives a personal story about his experienc... Read »

May 25, 2012
Obama, Clinton to Raise Money on Broadway

Obama, Clinton to Raise Money on Broadway

President Barack Obama heads to Broadway next month as part of a double bill with former President Bill Clinton — an... Read »

May 25, 2012
NY Weighs Noise, Pollution Impact for Bridge Project

NY Weighs Noise, Pollution Impact for Bridge Project

Officials say steps will be taken to control noise and pollution affecting communities around the new Tappan... Read »

May 25, 2012
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