A medical examiner has confirmed that Shane Tamura, who killed four people in a Manhattan office tower this summer, was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office tower home to the NFL told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a sports-related concussion and other issues.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have clashed with campus security guards after staging a protest inside Columbia University’s main library.

New York City’s police department provided federal immigration authorities with information about a Palestinian woman who was arrested at a protest.

Next week’s high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly is bringing more than 140 world leaders to New York City, including the heads of Israel, Palestine and Ukraine.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.”.

A New York City police officer once charged with spying for China says he is fighting the commissioner's decision to fire him.

Prosecutors say a man who shot and critically wounded another man on a New York City subway train will not immediately be charged with a crime while prosecutors investigate whether the shooter acted justifiably in self-defense.

NYPD officers will have to record the race of people they question under new police transparency law.

New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020.

A federal monitor says she has found disappointing results when she studied the legality of New York City's new initiative to combat gun violence in high-crime areas with an old tactic of stopping and frisking people.

A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of “courtesy cards” by friends and relatives of cops, accusing department leaders of maintaining a sprawling system of impunity that has fueled both reckless driving and racist traffic stops.

A new report says nearly 150 New York City police officers committed misconduct, including using excessive force, while responding to the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic extremism.

U.S. Coast Guard boats are a familiar presence during the U.N. General Assembly, guarding the aquatic border of the United Nations alongside New York City police boats.

NBC News will provide a special report at approximately 11:30 when NYPD plans to hold a news conference on the Brooklyn shooting incident.

New York City police officers have attended a wake at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor one of the two officers killed in an ambush at a Harlem apartment.

A city reeling from a spate of violence is preparing to lay to rest a rookie police officer killed last week.

The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours after a man was seen pacing outside with what police said appeared to be a shotgun.

Groups representing LGBTQIA+ members of law enforcement will be banned from participating in NYC Pride events, including the annual march held each June, organizers announced Saturday, according to a report by NBC New York.

Organizers of New York City's Pride events say they are banning police officers and other members of law enforcement from marching in an annual parade until at least 2025.

A man wears a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. Small groups of revelers, some wearing glittery hats, filmed their distant view of Times Square on their phones and broke out in cheers at midnight. Preparing for the worst, the New York Police Department deployed its bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to guard against explosions. “It’s dead,” said Ali Jameel early Thursday, who owns a store a block from Times Square. “Coming to Times Square is a family tradition for some.

Tyrese Haspil, 21, is escorted out of the 7th precinct by NYPD detectives, Friday, July 17, 2020, in New York.Haspil faces a murder charge in the death of Fahim Saleh, 33-year-old tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Tyrese Haspil, 21, is escorted out of the 7th precinct by NYPD detectives, Friday, July 17, 2020, in New York.Haspil faces a murder charge in the death of Fahim Saleh, 33-year-old tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York City’s counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be “the safest place on the planet Earth” on New Year’s Eve. Post Malone, BTS and Alanis Morissette are scheduled to perform on stages in the heart of Times Square. “This is going to be one of the most well-policed, well-protected celebrations in the entire world and we'll have another safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve,” Shea said. Streets in and around Times Square will be closed to car traffic hours before the ball drops and police cars and sand-filled sanitation trucks will be positioned to stop vehicles from driving into the crowd. Everyone showing up for the confetti-filled festivities should expect to be wanded with metal detectors before being ushered to one of 65 viewing pens set up around Times Square to prevent overcrowding.

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WABC via CNN(CNN) - A man is dead and a New York City police officer is recovering after being shot in his bullet-proof vest following a violent struggle in the middle of the night, the NYPD commissioner said Wednesday morning. When officers fanned out at the building on Frederick Douglas Boulevard in the Harlem section of Manhattan, one officer encountered the 29-year-old suspect, naked, pointing a 9mm semiautomatic pistol at him. The officer yelled for help, and other officers discharged their weapons, striking the suspect several times. "This is the type of call NYPD cops respond to thousands of times a year," O'Neill told reporters at an early morning news conference at St. Luke's Medical Center, where the officer is recovering. O'Neill displayed the officer's vest, showing reporters a bullet hole in the right-hand breast pocket.

(CNN) - The suspect in Saturday's fatal attacks on sleeping homeless men in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood has been charged with four counts of murder, according to NYPD Detective Ahmed Nasser. The ages of three of the four homeless men killed in Saturday's attacks are 45, 50, and 83. The murder charges come after four homeless men were killed -- and a fifth seriously injured -- around Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood overnight into Saturday. The suspect struck their heads with a metal object, apparently while they were sleeping, New York City police said Saturday. Investigators found a metal object -- possibly a pipe -- that they believe was used in the attacks, NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Baldassano said.

The NYPD said a 45-year-old man holding his young daughter jumped onto the subway tracks Monday morning.

Eddie Money performs on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on Jan. 28, 2017, in San Jose, California. (CNN) - Eddie Money made it as a singer, but he never officially made it as a cop. The NYPD clarified to CNN on Saturday that Money served as a trainee, but never officially became an officer. "Eddie Money served in the capacity of a police trainee," according to Sgt. Over his four decade career, Money sold nearly 30 million records.

Anna Chambers, the woman who claims two NYPD officers raped her in the back of a police van in 2017, demonstrated to Inside Edition how she says she was handcuffed. Chambers was 18 when Eddie Martins and Richard Hall detained her for allegedly possessing drugs while they were undercover in Brooklyn, New York. She said she was raped, telling Inside Edition, I was screaming, No, please stop, while the other officer was looking in the mirror.Chambers filed a police report, and Martins and Hall were arrested. The officers admitted they had sex with Chambers but claimed it was consensual and she was not handcuffed. Her attorney, Michael David, also spoke to Inside Edition.

NEW YORK - New York City police say a man was killed in a shootout with officers in Brooklyn. NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan said at a news conference that three officers in a patrol car early Monday saw a masked man, who fled when they tried to speak to him. The masked man fired "numerous rounds" at the pursuing police car and then exchanged gunfire with one officer who had exited the car beforehand. The man fled, but police received a report 30 minutes later about a man trying to break into a nearby backyard. In the backyard, six more officers exchanged gunfire with the man, who was taken into custody and pronounced dead at a hospital.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CNN) - New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill says he won't resign despite pressure from the Police Benevolent Association union stemming partly from the firing of an officer involved in a 2014 fatal arrest. Earlier this week, the PBA unanimously approved resolutions of no confidence in both O'Neill and Mayor Bill de Blasio. The union's 27-member delegate assembly released the resolutions on Wednesday, calling for O'Neill's resignation and asking Gov. PBA spokesman Albert O'Leary told CNN this is not the first time the union has issued a resolution of no confidence. He said the last one was against former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly in 2004.

Taylor Swifts most devoted fans got a very special surprise from her dad as they waited to see her in concert on "Good Morning America" Thursday morning. @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/c8kkBmh6rn NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) August 22, 2019A surprise awaited the early birds as the singer's father, Scott Swift, delivered 30 pizzas. Scott [Swift] comes in with another gentleman and a few young fans." RELATED STORIESDid Taylor Swift Throw Shade at Scooter Braun During Concert? Taylor Swift Gives Surprise Performance at Stonewall InnToo Much Too Soon: The Life and Death of Aaliyah

Was the Times Square stampede caused by a biker with a tricked-out motorcycle? Cops say the panic was a false alarm caused by a motorcycle backfiring, but it have not been any ordinary backfire. The exhaust on a motorcycle can be modified to make it louder, sounding like rapid gunfire. NYPD confirmed to Inside Edition that they are looking into whether the exhaust on the motorcycle that triggered the panic in Times Square had been modified to make it sound like gunshots. RELATED STORIESWallendas Cross Times Square 2 Years After Near-Fatal FallBehind the Scenes of Nik Wallenda's Death-Defying Stunt in Times SquareCouples Travel to New York City to Get Engaged Under 'Will You Marry Me' Billboards

Good Samaritans flocked to help an NYPD officer who got part of his hand stuck in the trunk of his cruiser. Video of the incident has gone viral after Officer Brett Armstrong was desperate to free middle finger from the trunk, shouting for help. Another good Samaritan on a skateboard rushed over, and soon after others came to the cops aid and they were able to get the trunk open. A passerby came to the officers aid and, with the help of other civilians, was able to open the trunk lid and free the officer. The officer was not seriously injured.RELATED STORIESThe Dangers of Dogs Getting Stuck in Snack BagsElderly Man Stuck in Mud Rescued by HelicopterMan Says He Survived on Taco Sauce Packets While Stuck in Snow

Was a pageant photographer involved in JonBenet Ramsey's mysterious murder? JonBenet was found dead in her family's basement on Christmas Day in 1996. Could a recent arrest possibly yield a new lead in the case? Terrifying video shows a bison charge a little girl, sending her flying into the air at Yellowstone National Park. For more Inside Edition stories, tune in to today's show.

One suspect is in custody after men were caught on camera hurling a bucket at an NYPD cop's head and drenching other officers with water. The cops in that video did not react or make any arrests after the bucket was tossed over the weekend during the blistering heat. Cops in the video taken in Harlem were handcuffing someone wanted on a warrant when they were surrounded. One man seen dumping a blue bucket of water over a cop's head turned himself in. Another video, also taken in New York City over the weekend, showed a young woman being soaked with buckets of water as she pleaded with cops for help.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is condemning the recent acts of NYPD officers getting attacked with water and a bucket during two separate incidents. Cops were arresting someone in Harlem over the weekend when a large group of people began dousing them with water. In another video, taken in Brooklyn during the weekends heat wave, shows two cops getting drenched while patrolling the streets. And a separate video shows a woman getting doused in water as she tries to talk to cops. Kid Running From Cops Hides in Trash Can2 Teens Arrested for Faking Kidnapping They Planned to Put on YouTube: Cops

But for zoos across the country, it means keeping their animals cool with ice blocks of bones, meat and fruit. The Brookfield Zoo is combating this recent heat wave by providing chilly treats to their animals. The Maryland Zoo is also using ice treats to combat the heat wave. "Many of the ice blocks include sports drink-style powders (similar to Gatorade), to help replenish electrolytes," said officials from the Maryland Zoo. If icy snacks aren't enough to keep heat stroke at bay, many zoo animals also are given the option to hide from the heat indoors.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CNN) - A Hindu priest was attacked in a Queens, New York, neighborhood this week, and a suspect was arrested in the case, a congresswoman said Saturday. "I commend the NYPD for making a swift arrest in this case and I'm confident that justice will be served. I stand with the Hindu community and wish the victim a full recovery," Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, said in a statement. An NYPD spokesperson said the victim was taken to a hospital after being punched and hit with an object believed to be an umbrella. Investigators do not believe there is a hate crime component connected at this point, the second NYPD spokesperson said.

CNN VideoTACOMA, Washington - An armed man was fatally shot early Saturday during a confrontation with police after he hurled incendiary devices at a Washington state immigration detention center, Tacoma police said. The assault on the privately-run immigrant detention facility came amid protests over ICE plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country on Sunday. A peaceful rally against the raids at the Tacoma detention center had ended about six hours before the shooting, Cool said. This weekend ICE is moving forward with an operation targeting migrants with court-ordered removals that was previously called off in June. Agent abandoned if in need of assistance and to stand shoulder to shoulder with each agent so that they too can return home safely to their families."

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Mourners lined the streets of New York City Wednesday as they paid tribute to retired NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez, who spent his last days fighting for others. Alvarez, who spent months digging through rubble in the aftermath of 9/11, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday. Jon Stewart, who was at Alvarez's side, added: "They did their job with courage, grace, tenacity, humility ... 18 years later, do yours." Getty ImagesStewart attended the funeral at the Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens, Wednesday and offered a salute to his fallen friend. Inside the church, Alvarez's sister and oldest son gave touching tributes.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CNN) - A fourth New York City police officer has killed himself this month, New York police said Thursday. And we -- the NYPD and the law enforcement profession as a whole -- absolutely must take action," O'Neill said in a statement. But before we can help the people we serve, it is imperative that we first help ourselves." Commissioner's open letterEarlier this month, the commissioner made a similar appeal in an open letter he sent to members of the his department. But there are several barriers preventing first responders from accessing mental health services, "including shame and stigma," the paper states.

Was an NYPD officer inspired by the notorious "Long Island Lolita" when she allegedly tried to have her husband murdered? Amy Fisher, dubbed The Long Island Lolita, was 17 when she was having an affair with married body-shop owner Joey Buttafuoco. Authorities say she wanted her estranged husband killed because she was concerned she'd have to share her NYPD pension with him. The cop allegedly wanted DiRubbas 15-year-old daughter killed as well. RELATED STORIESWhy 'Long Island Lolita' Amy Fisher Shot Her Lover's WifeHusband of Cop Accused of Plotting to Have Him Killed Still in Shock Over Alleged Plan: ReportCop Arrested for Alleged Plot to Have Estranged Husband, Daughter of Current Boyfriend Killed