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Manhattan woman raped by man who broke into her apartment, police say
The NYPD is looking for a 32-year-old man they allege forced his way into a woman’s Manhattan apartment over the weekend and raped her, authorities say. Investigators identified the suspect as Taylor Quamae, though didn’t immediately say how he was known to police. According to officials, Quamae allegedly broke into the victim’s East Harlem home shortly before dawn Sunday...
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Hochul bans use of long guns as National Guard troops check bags at NYC subway stations
The National Guard troops deployed to check bags in New York’s subway stations must do so without carrying around their long guns, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered last week. Hochul, a Democrat, said she would deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the subways to assist the NYPD with bag checks at entrances to busy train stations. “For people who…
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Man shot in head at NYC music studio
A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head at a midtown studio. News 4’s Myles Miller reports.
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Four suspects wanted for Midtown music studio shooting
A 26-year-old was hospitalized after being shot at a music studio at 8th and 39th St at 1 a.m. Friday morning. Myles Miller reports from Midtown.
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Man shot in head in Manhattan recording studio
A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head in a recording studio in what is known as Manhattan’s “The Music Building,” which is the city’s largest rehearsal facility and sits on Eighth Avenue. Police sources say the victim was in a studio on the 11th floor of the building between West 38th...
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Police search for man accused of throwing hot water on 3 women
The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in midtown in the span of an hour, police said.
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New subway safety plan debuts to protect New Yorkers
Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a new plan to heighten safety in Subway stations, including stationing members of the National Guard across subway stations. Tracie Strahan reports live from midtown Manhattan.
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Good Samaritan slashed at NYC subway station hours after Hochul sends in National Guard
The NYPD is looking for two men who allegedly attacked a good Samaritan who intervened in their harassment of an elderly woman at a Bronx subway station early Thursday, hours after New York’s governor and the head of the MTA outlined sweeping new state efforts, including deploying the National Guard, to address surging subway crime. According to police, the...
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3 women doused with hot water in unprovoked Manhattan attacks, police say
Cops have arrested a man they allege threw hot water at three different women in Manhattan within the span of an hour in a series of unprovoked attacks a day ago, the NYPD said Thursday. Police said all three incidents happened in midtown between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. In the first case, a suspect identified as Larry Martin…
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Gov. Hochul announces 5-point subway safety plan
The governor’s plan includes hundreds of members of the National Guard, MTA agents and state police assisting with ramped up bag checks. The governor also pushing for bans on violent repeat offenders and new cameras inside conductor cabins. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Gov. Hochul makes subway safety announcement
New York’s governor and the head of the MTA outlined sweeping new state efforts, including deploying the National Guard, to address surging subway crime in the city on Wednesday. NBC New York’s Tracey Strahan reports.
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NY gov announces new subway safety push, deploys National Guard amid crime spike
New York’s governor and the head of the MTA outlined sweeping new state efforts, including deploying the National Guard, to address surging subway crime in the city on Wednesday, a day after Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to reimplement heightened security measures at select stations across the five boroughs. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her new five-point plan alongside MTA...
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NYPD boosting bag checks amid uptick in subway crime
After a bump in subway crime compared to 2023, the NYPD and the city will be increasing the frequency of bag checks at subway stations. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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NYPD to enhance bag checks at certain subway stations amid uptick in transit violence
The NYPD is expected to resume and enhance bag checks at certain subway stations starting this week as part of an effort to cut down on burgeoning crime within the transit system, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. The Democrat didn’t immediately say which stations would see enhanced security, but according to City Hall, police will be deploying 94 bag screening…
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Subway rider kicked onto subway tracks at Penn Station
The NYPD is searching for the man behind a subway kick that sent a man onto the tracks. The incident occurred Sunday night at 34th Street-Penn Station. Police said the suspect is on the run, but they’re putting out a photo hoping it helps them track him down. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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Rider kicked to Penn Station subway tracks in latest transit violence case
A 64-year-old man checking his phone was kicked onto the subway tracks at New York’s Penn Station, the latest in a series of violent incidents plaguing the transit system in recent weeks, authorities say. Fortunately, no one was badly hurt in the kick-to-the-back that landed the man on the northbound A/C/E tracks shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. The man...
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Subway crime concerns abound after violent weekend
Tracie Strahan reports on subway crime.
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13-year-old boy shot dead near Brooklyn Children's Museum
A 13-year-old boy walking home from a basketball game at Barclays Center was shot dead in Brooklyn Thursday night, authorities say. The boy was struck four times near the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights shortly before 11 p.m. on his way home from a Nets game. He lived about two blocks from the scene. The NYPD identified the...
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13-year-old boy shot dead in Brooklyn
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed near the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Subway conductor gets neck slashed at Brooklyn station while working
Another MTA worker has been violently attacked while on the job. The A train conductor stuck his head out of the conductor’s window when the train stopped at Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn when someone rushed up and slashed his neck. The suspect is still on the run. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.