What happened when a Brooklyn neighborhood policed itself for five days VIEW
NEW YORK — It had been a quiet April afternoon until about a dozen teenagers began running up Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, yelling and cursing....
Subway rider choked homeless man to death, medical examiner rules
The episode, in which a rider put Jordan Neely in a chokehold, has led to a police investigation. Advocates for the homeless, city officials and...
Overdose death of designer who dressed Lady Gaga is ruled a homicide
On Friday, police declared Kathryn Marie Gallagher's death a homicide after the medical examiner concluded that she died of acute intoxication caused by a mixture...
Fatal standoff renews debate on how police handle people in distress
The case has roiled Paterson, New Jersey, where Najee Seabrooks’ colleagues and family have demanded to know why mental health specialists were not allowed into...
Botched prosecution lets notorious ex-NYPD detective walk free
The trial of a former narcotics detective for the New York Police Department, who was accused of using false evidence to build cases, ended abruptly...
American falls from cruise ship, spends 9 hours in water amid rain, wind and sharks
Falling from a ship into a vast sea might be a cruise passenger’s worst nightmare. While the chances of going overboard are exceedingly remote, the...
Beaches? Cruises? ‘Dark’ tourists prefer the gloomy and macabre
Most people use their vacation time to escape reality, relax and recharge. Not so dark tourists, who use their vacation time to plunge deeper into...