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Charles Lane

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Criminal justice advocates say the practice of “retention” allows officers who misbehave to avoid a public trial.


NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warns Trump’s $80 million counterterrorism cuts will make the city "less safe in six months" despite transit crime dropping 14% this summer.


He turned himself in at a precinct stationhouse four days after the 13-year-old was shot.


The brain condition is often associated with players in the NFL, whose headquarters investigators say he was targeting.


Assata Shakur, aka Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a NJ State Trooper in the late 1970s and then escaped in 1979.


Officials say all elevators have been cleared and transit remains unaffected.


The 13-year-old boy’s family said he was on life support following the Cambria Heights shooting.


Residents and a city councilmember say Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has turned a blind eye to what may be an illegal strip club.


Police said the crash happened near 40th Street and 5th Avenue.


At least nine people have died in NYPD custody this year.


A training video that shows students of color carrying cotton with their hands tied has led to calls for reform.


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