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Adams is finally out of the woods from a legal perspective.
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The decision to formally kill the prosecution means the charges against Adams, the first sitting New York City mayor in modern history to be accused of federal crimes, can’t be refiled at a later dat...
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Overall, major crime was down 11% in the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period a year ago, led by a drop of nearly 35% in homicides, a decline of nearly 23% in robberies as well as dip of 13.7% percent in grand larceny, the latest NYPD statistics revealed.
The number of shootings in the first three months of 2025 was the lowest since 1994, but rape numbers were up and more children were shot, according to police statistics.
New York City saw a 23% decrease in shootings and an 18% drop in subway crime for the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the
New York City saw fewer shootings in the first three months of the year than in any previous quarter since the NYPD began keeping statistics, police said.
Crime reduction efforts also were seen in the city’s public housing developments, where overall crime fell by 11% for the year’s first quarter, NYPD statistics show, and the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force saw a 10% decline in the number of bias-related incidents in the first quarter of 2025.
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is opting out of New York City’s Democratic primary and running for reelection as an independent — embarking on narrow path as he further isolates himself from the city’s dominant political party.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sounds off on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on X, claiming criminals are "terrorizing" New York City subway riders.
The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang that relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States,
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For the first time in nearly a decade, there were no subway murders in New York City for the first three months of the year, officials said. “The first time that’s
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