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• New York Police Fatally Shoot Machete Suspect After Three Seniors Slashed at Grand Central

  Published: Apr 12, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 44-year-old man was killed by New York City transit officers after arbitrarily attacking three elderly commuters with a machete at Grand Central station. The suspect, who reporte...

• New York Police Department Reverses Policy on Hate Crime Data Following Public Transparency Concerns

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Israel

  The NYPD has introduced a dual reporting system for bias incidents after a controversial policy shift last month threatened to obscure the true prevalence of hate crimes. Commissio...

• 7-Month-Old Baby Girl Fatally Struck by Stray Bullet in Suspected Gang-Related Shooting in Brooklyn

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 7-month-old infant, Kaori Patterson-Moore, was killed Wednesday afternoon after being caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Brooklyn. Two suspects on a moped opened f...

• Vera Institute study finds 58% of NYC 911 calls are not crime-related

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Politics

  A comprehensive analysis of 3.6 million emergency calls from 2025 reveals that more than half of NYPD dispatches involve non-criminal issues, such as utility problems and personal...