The suit, which was filed in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn last week, alleges the city and NYPD should have expected violence at the event because of shootings and stabbings near the parade route in previous years.

The OSI report on Jermaine Hickson's death concluded NYPD officers acted lawfully when fatally shooting him, as they believed lethal force was necessary for self-defense. No criminal charges will be pursued.

Police in Forest Hills are looking for a burglar who allegedly broke into four commercial establishments on or near Queens Boulevard

The parents of a 4-year-old boy are being questioned following his death from possible exposure to fentanyl, the NYPD said Wednesday.

Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn. Authorities responded to a family shelter on Glenwood Road in East Flatbush a day ago, the NYPD said Wednesday, and encountered the child having an apparent medical episode.

Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics.

Three people were killed in car crashes in Brooklyn in just three days last week, according to the NYPD. One pedestrian and two passengers died in three separate incidents in East New York, Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg from Feb.

The NYPD blocked off several streets near front of a Park Slope, Brooklyn home Saturday afternoon, responding to a report of gunshots. According to police, they got a report at about 1:30 p.m. of shots fired in front of 164 St.

The city was only just beginning to thaw out after days below freezing, but in the heat of the moment, two NYPD officers in Brooklyn sprang into action.

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD. Nazrul Islam, 45, was taken into custody around 10 a.m. Police

A 4-year-old boy has died after suffering a medical emergency at a family shelter in New York City, police have confirmed to PEOPLE. On Tuesday, Mar. 4, at 8:09 a.m. local time, officers from the 63rd Precinct at the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded to a 911 call regarding a child having 4612 Glenwood Road in Brooklyn.

A passenger getting out of a taxi was struck and killed by another car in Brooklyn. The fatal crash happened just after 11 p.m. on Friday near State Street and Flatbush Avenue. According to the NYPD,