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Nearly every major felony saw double-digit declines in August over last year, says new police data, and a 10 percent decline year-to-date.
The uptick appears to be led by an increase in auto thefts, according to police data.
Julie Menin wants the city to implement a public awareness effort to explain the potential dangers of unlicensed cannabis stores.
Bronx resident Norton Blake was arrested and charged with assault on Wednesday after a 60-year-old was brutalized, officials said.
The new building offers nearly 50 units with monthly rents ranging from under $700 to nearly $4,000.
One faced nearly two hours of questioning from opposed neighbors on East 73rd Street.
A pair with aspirations of grand theft auto were unable to steal a man's car behind Port Authority on Wednesday morning, police said.
The brazen daylight rob happened early Tuesday evening in Lenox Hill, officials said, just feet from famous spot Daniel.
Gerald Pryor started the photo department at NYU in 1979 and served as its head until last year. He died in February at the age of 76.
The new wine bar from veteran proprietors opened Thursday in the former home of another wine spot, Casellula, on West 52nd Street.
A pair of injured workers claim that the controversial church site and their contractors are disregarding safety at their site.
Police claimed that the arrested 20-year-old was a "known gang member."
The fire hit a Fifth Avenue building at about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, fire officials said.
Sixty firefighters responded to a fire just after midnight on West 119th Street, officials said.
A man punched a 70-year-old outside of a West Side Citarella in August, officials said.
The robbery happened early Saturday morning, police said.
Anyone can rent out a whole court, or pool, for an hourly rate at the historic Park Avenue church.
Robin Birley has filed for a new liquor license for his controversial club.
The Midtown South Mixed-Use Study will look to transform 42 blocks of manufacturing districts into mixed-use residential neighborhoods.
A new applicant has signed a lease on the Upper East Side venue with an inscrutable business name.
