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Mayor Eric Adams, left, joined Shams DaBaron — aka ‘Da Homeless Hero’ — social services commissioner Gary Jenkins, and city public advocate Jumaane Williams on a bench outside Morningside Park just outside of Harlem last weekend for a vigil and sleep-out for those who have died experiencing homelessness.

Sidewalk debate seeks to end homelessness

Mayor Eric Adams made an impromptu visit to Morningside Drive just outside Harlem Saturday, sharing a park bench with Shams DaBaron, a man who reads Rumi and Homer, and has slept on many park benches since first finding refuge in the streets as a child. more

By Abigail Nehring | 8/5/22

Sedgwick violent robbery

A woman was beaten and robbed while on the 4800 block of Sedgwick Avenue on July 19 around noon. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/5/22

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, left, meets with Rabbi Avi Weiss outside of the Russian Mission compound on North Riverdale's Mosholu Avenue in March. Torres wants the FBI to investigate whether the diplomatic residential complex that towers over the Riverdale Library and the Riverdale Neighborhood House also serves as home to spies loyal to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Torres calls for more fed action on Russian compound

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres on July 27 in a letter to the FBI called again for the law enforcement agency to investigate the Russian Diplomatic Compound in Riverdale after concerns were raised that the towering complex is harboring Russian spies. more

By Sachi McClendon | 8/5/22

Bernice Schwartz, 99, was killed by a driver in a SUV Wednesday as she was walking near her home on West 236th Street.

Woman, 99, killed after being struck by SUV

Bernice Schwartz left her West 236th Street home Wednesday morning before the heat strolled in to shop at Key Food, pick up something from Walgreens and perhaps catch some fresh air. more

By Stacy Driks | 8/4/22

A man who has been unconscious and unresponsive since July 22 has now been identified by New York City police. He was found in the middle of the street near University and Reservoir avenues.

Police ID unconscious man found in street

Police were able to identify a man found unconscious near University and Reservoir avenues in Kingsbridge Heights last week. more

Staff report | 7/27/22

U.S. Rep. Torres calls for more action on Russian compound

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres on Wednesday called again for the FBI to investigate the Russian Diplomatic Compound in North Riverdale after concerns were raised that the towering complex is harboring Russian spies. more

By Sachi McClendon | 7/27/22

The CVS where a woman was charged with stealing 48 bottles of facial cream and several battery packs, photographed on Monday.

Mercedes-Benz stolen from Riverdale Ave.

A 2018 Mercedes-Benz was stolen sometime in early July from the 3000 block of Riverdale Avenue. more

By Sachi McClendon | 7/24/22

Thief took it all — including the overalls

The New York City Police Department reports a thief stole a pair of overalls from a store located inside 5550 Broadway on July 7 at 2:50 p.m. more

By Sachi McClendon | 7/22/22

The three individuals pictured were being sought for a robbery in front of 130 West 230th Street that resulted in the death of a 51 year-old man on June 25. The three were arrested last weekend. They are Nickoles Rodriguez, 24, Kelvin O’Brien, 21, and Yean Santiago, 19.

Police arrest three in fatal Heights beating

The New York Police Department has arrested three suspects wanted for beating a Kingsbridge Heights resident to death during a robbery in late June. more

By Sachi McClendon | 7/15/22

Husband indicted in wife’s murder

A Kingsbridge Heights man has been indicted for stabbing his estranged wife to death at her apartment on Grand Concourse back in June. more

STAFF REPORT | 7/15/22

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