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Attorney General James And NYPD Commissioner Shea Take Down Auto Theft Ring Linked To Theft of Over 225 Vehicles

New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced the indictment of 10 members of an auto theft and distribution operation.Continue reading

Migdol Foundation, Volunteers And Others Donate Food And Love In East Harlem

Photographs by Seitu Oronde On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Seitu attended a food donation program with philanthropist Jerry Migdol and the Migdol Foundation in Harlem.Continue reading

It’s Hammer Time, As Woman Smashes ‘Tap-And-Go’ Screens In Harlem Subway Station

A woman was caught on camera smashing “tap-and-go” payment screens on turnstiles at a subway station in Harlem, NY, on January 31, 2020, according to local media reports.Continue reading

Harlem Electeds And Others Provide Thanksgiving Dinner For Hundreds Of Harlemites

On Thursday, November 28th, 2019, Harlem elected officials City Councilmember Bill Perkins, Assemblymember Al Taylor, former Chief Deputy Attorney General Alvin Bragg came together celebrating Thanksvinging in Harlem. Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio Appoints Dermot Shea Will Be Next NYC Commissioner Of NYPD

Mayor de Blasio today announced that Dermot Shea will be the next Commissioner of the New York Police Department. Continue reading

Read The NYPD’s Secret Cop Discipline Records

Patch reports that the NYPD has long kept cops' disciplinary records close to its chest, shielding them from public view under the banner of state law. Continue reading

Harlem’s Ydanis Rodriguez Statement On The Replacement Of NYPD Chief Of Department Carlos Gomez

Today November 24, 2017, Harlem Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez issued a statement on the retirement of Chief of Department Carlos Gomez and the importance of diverse leadership in the NYPD:Continue reading

Cycling Grows Faster Than Population; City Must Build More Protected Lanes

Statement of Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives: “New Yorker’s adoption of bicycling as transportation is growing at an unprecedented rate -- much faster than population growth, with close to half a million New Yorkers getting on a bike every day -Continue reading

Case Of Legionnaires’ Disease In The Harlem Sparks Alerts

A New York Police Department officer has contracted Legionnaires’ disease leading to a spate of investigations by the health officials as to its source and potential capacity for spread. Continue reading

NYPD Deems Harlem Judge’s Death ‘Suspicious’

The body of Associate Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman to be appointed to New York's Court of Appeals, was found dead in the Hudson River on April 12, 2017.Continue reading

NYPD At The West 125th Street Station 36th Precinct In Harlem New York 1916

A rare photograph of the New York Police Department (NYPD) officers at the West 125th Street Station, Harlem, New York, 1916. Continue reading

U.S. Warns Of al Qaeda Threat To Democracy In NYC

By David Ingram

Federal officials have warned authorities in New York, Texas and Virginia about an unspecific threat of attacks by the al Qaeda militant group around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert the weekend before Tuesday's vote, officials said on Friday.Continue reading