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Amid heightened security ahead of the New York City marathon this weekend, a fake or hoax suspicious device found in Central Park near the finish line led to a large police response Friday morning, sources familiar with the matter tell NBC New York. The inert device was found on a picnic table near West 68th Street and West Dr shortly…

Amid heightened security ahead of the New York City marathon this weekend, a fake or hoax suspicious device found in Central Park near the finish line led to a large police response Friday morning.

City leaders are trying to tackle the growing problem of teens riding on top of subway cars. Since January, at least six people have died while subway surfing, including the son of one woman who has said the death-defying stunts are getting out of control. Now Mayor Eric Adams says he’s going to start using drones to stop it. NBC...

In the wake of three young New Yorkers dying from subway surfing in a six-week span, the city is expanding its plan aimed at ending the dangerous stunt — with more help of drones in the air, and more student-driven public service announcements.

A man in a pirate costume is accused of robbing and assaulting a person inside a Bronx subway station, the NYPD said. The violent robbery occurred Sunday at 4 a.m. inside the Brook Avenue 6 Train station, which is located at the intersection with East 138th St. Police said the suspect approached a 32-year-old person at the turnstile and punched…

Mayor Eric Adams confirmed Thursday afternoon that he’s looking for someone new to lead the NYPD, but could the current sanitation commissioner be on the list of contenders for the role? In an exclusive interview with our sister station Telemundo 47, Adams said interim commissioner Tom Donlon will soon be stepping aside to be replaced by a permanent police...

Expect more changes coming to City Hall, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said in an interview with NBC New York. Andrew Siff reports.

A lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed a legal claim against the city, accusing the officers of showing “carelessness and reckless” disregard for the lives of others when they opened fire on a man holding a knife in front of a train.

The family of the man who was shot by an off-duty NYPD cop in a New Jersey intersection in May sued Mayor Eric Adams, the city of New York and members of the NYPD claiming the city was negligent in hiring of the cop. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

Israel says Iran launched 180 ballistic missiles targeting their country, and while there were no immediate reports of Israeli deaths, officials said shrapnel from intercepted missiles did cause some injuries. The NYPD is now keeping a close eye on places like the Israeli consulate and synagogues, planning to increase patrols ahead of Rosh Hashanah, NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

The NYPD put its security plan for synagogues and diplomatic consulates in place a day earlier than expected, due to ballistic missile attacks by Iran on Israel.

Human remains have been recovered from a popular Brooklyn park for the fourth time in a matter of months, according to the NYPD. The latest incident happened last week, when officers responded to Brooklyn Bridge Park around 12:45 p.m. Thursday after remains were spotted along the shoreline. Police officials said bone fragments were found among the rocks of the shoreline….

The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the street, undermining efforts to curb wrongful use of tactic than a judge declared unconstitutional more than a decade ago. That’s the finding of a court-ordered study made public Monday. James Yates, a retired New York state judge, wrote that most of...

Federal agents seized materials from the home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon on Friday, less than two weeks after New York City’s previous police commissioner resigned.

An NYPD cruiser was seen up in flames following a crash while responding to a call. Two officers and one civilian were injured. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Federal agents seized materials from the home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon on Friday, less than two weeks after New York City’s previous police commissioner resigned.

Jonathan Dienst tells us what we know about this breaking news.

Nassau County police officers shot and killed a driver following a chaotic police chase along Sunrise Highway that began in New York City late Friday. The deadly shooting occurred outside a 7-Eleven on Hicksville Road after police officers chased the driver who they say ran from a traffic stop in Queen, according to Police Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder who revealed…

The new bodycam video shows what happened before the subway shooting that injured two innocent bystanders, in addition to a police officer and the man who allegedly pulled a knife on the cops after they tried to stop him for fare beating. The officers were seen using Tasers in an effort to subdue him, but those failed, and shortly after...