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A resolution introduced by House Democrats — and supported by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and many other members of New York’s congressional delegation — links “broken windows” enforcement against low-level crimes with police brutality. The broken windows policy, famously enforced by the NYPD, is credited by many with helping dramatically slash the crime rate in New...

A Manhattan judge has denied the release of protesters, whose arraignments are overdue, as the city is experiencing “a crisis within a crisis” during protests and the coronavirus pandemic. The Legal Aid Society filed a petition Tuesday seeking the release of all defendants who had been arrested and were awaiting arraignment longer than 24 hours,...

Around 300 healthcare workers at Maimonides Medical Center walked out of the Brooklyn hospital Thursday in a show of solidarity with George Floyd and to protest police brutality. The hospital’s leadership and workers knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the length of time that prosecutors believe Floyd was pinned to the ground as...

The man shot by police after coming at them with a knife in a Lower Manhattan bodega Thursday was disarmed by a civilian before the police opened fire, video shows. The two shocking surveillance videos obtained by The Post show the 55-year-old man raises a knife, appearing to threaten to hurl it at an officer...

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea made an impassioned plea to stop the violence on cops — and apologized for any improper acts of aggression by officers — as protests over the death of George Floyd stretch into the eighth day and Gotham still reels from the coronavirus pandemic. “How the hell did we get here in...

The veteran Manhattan rep on Thursday released a digital ad slamming Suraj Patel for his “creepy” use of dating apps to promote his campaign.

The Big Apple marked a major turning point in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday with no new confirmed deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since March 12. “In the face of extraordinary challenges, New Yorkers have gone above and beyond to keep each other safe throughout the crisis,” said City Hall spokeswoman...

The massive crowd made the trek from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, over the bridge and to Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, erupting into chants of "Say his name: George Floyd" and "No justice. No peace."

“Last Friday, me and Assemblymember [Diana] Richardson went to the Barclay Center to protest for peace and our peace was met with pepper spray,” state Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn) said in Brooklyn, one of several locations where pols gathered.

Chilling police audio captured the frantic moments after an officer was stabbed in the neck during a confrontation with a man in Brooklyn.