The past several days saw an attempted robber cuffed, another robbery evaded, two car break-ins and tire slashing on Giles Place. 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

A teen was assaulted, a shoe store robbed and more in recent days in the northwest Bronx. more

Items in Police Beat are based on reports of crimes and arrests. Those arrested are not guilty unless a court convicts them. Police Beat does not include every crime in our coverage area. more

Call it love at first bark. As Beth Marchand approached a mobile pet adoption van parked outside a Petco on Sunday, Muenster the 1-year-old shih tzu mix affectionately leapt onto her. more

Scaffolding for repair work outside the Ft. Independence Houses has made the area so dark, one visually impaired resident said she waits outside at night until someone can help her enter the … more

Last week, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to Lehman College with an upbeat message, exhorting young audience members to believe in the power of their voices. more

Jamira Rogers is a no-nonsense senior at Advanced Math & Science, one of the New Visions Charter High Schools on the JFK campus. Marc Reyes is a soft-spoken junior at the David A. Stein … more

Items in Police Beat are based on reports of crimes and arrests. Those arrested are not guilty unless a court convicts them. Police Beat does not include every crime in our coverage area. more

 A student at the Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions at 12 W. 231st St., was stabbed on Monday after an altercation with another student, according to police. more