The community can now stop worrying about the development of a homeless shelter by Stagg Group at 435 W. 238th St. near Waldo Avenue. Now, it might become permanent housing for migrant families. more

In six Brooklyn precincts it is no longer possible for the public to listen in on police scanner radios. The 40-year-old technology is being upgraded citywide and made so police radios are converted into encrypted channels. more

1. Police arrested a man carrying 115 small envelopes containing heroin at the intersection of West 225th Street and Exterior Street on April 1 at 9:30 p.m.   The man, 47, was arrested and … more

1. A boy of unspecified age was punched in the face by an unidentified assailant and robbed of his iPhone 6 while walking beside Henry Hudson Park on June 12, police said. The victim was walking … more

A party was held last Sunday at the plaza on Kappock Street and Knolls Crescent in celebration of a 14-year-old community garden started by Rita Freed. It was a celebration of the volunteers and all the hard work they’ve done to cultivate and clean the garden. more

Two men are being sought by the New York Police Department in connection to nine separate robberies between June and July. Of the nine incidents, one took place in the 52nd Precinct, two took place in the 47th Precinct, another two in the 49th Precinct, and four in the 50th Precinct. more

Five people who attacked and robbed a 25-year-old man on Sunday were apprehended by police the same day, according to authorities. A 17-year-old was robbed and there was grand larceny from an auto. more

Three of the men sentenced to 25 years for plotting to blow up two Riverdale synagogues in 2009 and shoot down military planes at a Newburgh airport as part of an FBI sting are being released by the same judge who issued the original sentence in 2011. more

A car was stolen, another was broken into, and yet another got a fresh coat of graffiti within a single day of the past week—a week that saw a spate of car-related crimes throughout. … more

1. Police said on Jan. 23 at 12:35 a.m., two unknown men pushed their way into a 23-year-old woman’s apartment, located at 226 W. 242nd St.  The victim told police one of the males, … more