Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
9 hours agoNYPD rescues woman, cat stranded in East River under Brooklyn Bridge: video
Officers rescued a woman and her cat from the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge after they were swept away by strong currents.
The NYPD reported 19 homicides during April 2026, beating the previous monthly low record of 21 set in 2014 and 2017, marking a historic decline.
I was able to apprehend the individual safely, and no one got hurt. At the end of the day, we're New York City police officers, and we have to take action.
The Police Benevolent Association (PBA) stated that the CCRB's practice of publishing reports of unsubstantiated complaints against officers stigmatizes them and puts their safety at risk. PBA President Patrick Hendry emphasized that these baseless allegations can destroy a cop's career and life outside of work, yet the CCRB continues to make them public.
A state judge has ruled that every red-light ticket written to a cyclist under the state's vehicle and traffic law since 2019 is bogus. The city legalized the practice of biking through a red light on a pedestrian 'walk' signal, yet NYPD cops have been wrongly writing tickets for cyclists who go through the 'red' on the walk signal.
MTA workers are illegally parking on sidewalks outside a transit complex in Astoria, with some leaving MTA-branded high-visibility vests on their dashboards, seemingly to avoid tickets.
The arrest of Timothy Brown last Tuesday was captured on video, prompting officials to investigate. The video shows two officers punching and kicking Brown repeatedly in what police say was a drug operation.