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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was drenched in rain Thursday and briefly disrupted by Pro-Palestinian demonstrators. New York City police said they arrested 21 people after protesters sat down on the parade route with Palestinian flags and a “Don’t Celebrate Genocide” banner. People protesting Israel’s war in Gaza also interrupted last year’s parade. Thanks to the wet weather, this year’s parade...

Have you ever wondered how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began? Join NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez on a historical dive of the beloved event and how immigrant communities helped create this tradition.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post. The move announced Wednesday comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership after a tumultuous stretch punctuated by former commissioner...

Officers shot a suspect who flashed a gun at them just blocks away from a playground in the Soundview neighborhood in the middle of the afternoon. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

Two NYPD officers fired their weapons at a gun-wielding suspect in the Bronx, with one of the shots striking the man in the leg, according to a law enforcement source.

New York’s attorney general announced an investigation Friday into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked police vehicle in Brooklyn.

An NYPD traffic agent is recovering after a driver, who was unhappy with a parking ticket, struck him in the face on Wednesday in Brooklyn, police said. The attack happened near Avenue U and East 8th Street in Sheepshead Bay around 9:30 a.m The Traffic Enforcement Agent was in uniform on-duty when he was approached by a man who began…

The NYPD has a new top cop. New York City Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch will now head the nation’s largest and one of the oldest police departments. In the 179-year history of the storied police force, she will be the second woman ever to serve as commissioner. So what made Mayor Eric Adams choose Tisch? NBC New York’s Marc Santia...

Moving to stabilize an administration roiled by investigations, resignations and his own indictment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post. The move comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership...

The armed robbery suspect who died after shooting an NYPD officer and another woman while committing a crime spree in Queens was a lifetime parolee with 17 prior arrests, including murder, who was last arrested six days earlier, authorities say. NYPD officials say Gary Worthy, a 57-year-old who lived in the borough, was on lifetime parole for firearms possession. He…

An officer was shot in the leg and another bystander was struck by a bullet while shopping in the Jamaica neighborhood. Both are expected to make a full recovery, police said, while the man suspected of opening fire during robberies at two shops on Tuesday was killed by officers. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

As the holiday shopping season ramps up, the NYPD has a warning about counterfeit goods — because some of the fake brands could be harmful. Detectives have raided illegal vendors across the five boroughs, hoping the operation will lead them to the people responsible for pushing the fake products on NYC streets. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Inside what the NYPD called a mothership — a massive supplier of counterfeit goods — was a hidden haul taken in a raid by police that was part of a crackdown on those pushing fake products on the street.

An officer with the New York Police Department was shot while in Queens, according to a law enforcement source, with the shooter also hit by a bullet.

A 24-year-old man was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes in connection to the brazen shooting of a rookie police officer after an altercation in April 2023 in broad daylight in Jamaica, Queens, the local district attorney announced. Devin Spraggins, 24, was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree, aggravated assault of a…

Thousands of marathon runners from around the world will be on city streets this weekend, competing in the TCS New York City Marathon. The race kicks off in Staten Island and makes its way throughout the boroughs. There was a brief scare just steps away from the finish line on Friday after a suspicious device was spotted, but fortunately turned...

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.