Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has put his name on two bills that would criminalize disruptive acts of protest. One would make it a misdemeanor if protesters disrupt speakers at an event, while the other would charge protesters who block a public road or bridge with a felony for domestic terrorism. more

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new tool intended to protect residents on government assistance from criminals trying to steal their benefits through skimming devices. more

One Riverdale resident is one of many SNAP recipients who have reported that the cards they use to access the funds were hacked. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is supposed to provide food assistance to low-income city families, seniors and people with disabilities, but those benefits are instead sometimes being stolen by criminal hackers. more

Police have arrested and charged a man for the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Fordham Manor man on Feb. 8 — someone police say fatally shot a 19-year-old man back in 2012. more

Actors and camera crew for NBC-TV’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ shoot a scene on Riverdale Avenue near the University of Mount Saint Vincent last week. Anyone traveling on Riverdale Avenue would have noticed the many trailers parked there as crews prepared for each day’s shoot. more

A man was arrested and charged for driving with a suspended license in Marble Hill, according to police. more

Police have arrested and charged a man for the fatal shooting last week of a 26-year-old Fordham Manor man. more

A former superintendent of Marble Hill Houses is one of 70 current and former NYCHA employees who were arrested by federal law enforcement last Tuesday for allegedly accepting more than $2 million in bribes for contracts for the city housing agency. more

There has been some movement in the long-running defamation case filed by a former P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil assistant principal. more

Community safety is what new commanding officer of the 50th Precinct Capt. Ryan Pierce has made his top priority. more