In the next 6 decades, by the 2080s, New York city will experience 8.8 degrees rise in the temperature and six heat waves a year, according to a new report. Researchers say it will "increase the number of heat-related deaths that occur in Manhattan."
A New York City police officer has been indicted for the fatal shooting of an unarmed resident named Akai Gurley.
On Sunday, millionaire hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert Sr. was shot in the head at his Beekman Place residence located on Manhattan's East Side. Officers who arrived at the scene found Gilbert's body in his bedroom along with a handgun lying next to him.
The New York Police Department, already under intense scrutiny for politicizing a funeral for one of their fallen comrades, seems as though it has chosen not to enforce the laws of New York City, putting millions at risk.
Despite requests from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to to suspend protests until after the funerals of two slain New York City Police Department officers, New York City saw numerous streets closed and business entrances blocked as people upset with the legal system's failure to indict police officers for excessive force resulting in death.
A New York City grand jury has refused to indict a police officer who was captured on camera using excessive force that resulted in the death of Eric Garner, spurring protests across the United States.
Hundreds of thousands of people converged on downtown Manhattan in order to enjoy the sights and sounds of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Dr. Craig Spencer of New York City recovered from Ebola and was discharged from the hospital earlier today, November 11.
A wrongful conviction settlement for a group known as the Central Park Five has been approved by a U.S. federal judge. The city of New York now will pay $41million to five men who were wrongfully convicted, The Guardian reported
The federal government has determined that authorities at Rikers Island prison regularly and violently violate the civil rights of the thousands of teenagers who pass through its doors annually.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
