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Union Square

May 01, 2013

Cab-Jacker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison After High-Speed Chase

Michael Findley sped at 80 mph through SoHo and the Village before crashing in Union Square.

New York City

April 11, 2013

Manhattan DA Probed Pay-to-Play Scheme Involving Pols, Contractor Arrested

A contractor was busted for trying to give cash to a city councilwoman in exchange for her support.

New York City

April 09, 2013

Cuomo Proposes Ethics Reforms Following Slew of Scandals

Cuomo said proposed new measures will make it easier to prosecute corruption.

East Harlem

April 04, 2013

Gang War Crackdown Nets 63 People Accused of Terrorizing East Harlem

Authorities provided a two-page glossary of slang and code words used on social media and taped calls.

SoHo

March 20, 2013

SoHo Rapist Hit with 25 Years to Life for Knifepoint Attack on Teen

Andres Suarez, 30, followed a teen from the Spring Street subway station to her Prince Street apartment.

West Village

March 12, 2013

West Village Rapist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Ivan Ramos was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a woman on Perry Street in April 2012.

East Harlem

August 03, 2012

East Harlem Crack-Dealing Gangs Busted, Prosecutors Say

Nineteen alleged members of "20 BLOCC" and "Flow Boyz" gangs were arrested.

Midtown East

July 20, 2012

DOB Inspector Acquitted of 2008 Fatal Crane Collapse Charges

Edward Marquette was acquitted in the Turtle Bay crane collapse, but convicted of other counts.

Upper East Side

June 12, 2012

Anna Gristina's Bail Reduced from $2M to $250K

Alleged Millionaire Madam Anna Gristina is one step closer to freedom after judges cut her bail.

New York City

June 04, 2012

Bloomberg and Kelly Favor Decriminalizing Possession of Small Amount of Pot

Mayor and police commissioner endorse passage of Gov. Cuomo's plan to change marijuana law.

SoHo

May 29, 2012

Etan Patz's Family Skeptical About Alleged Killer's Confession, Sources Say

Wary after hearing several confessions in the past, Etan Patz's family doubts Pedro Hernandez's story.

Manhattan

April 23, 2012

Father-Son Team Used Livery Cabbies to Run Sex Trafficking Ring, DA Says

New York City cabbies were arrested after allegedly pimping sex trafficking victims to their passengers.

Upper East Side

April 03, 2012

NYPD Brass Promotes Cop Wrongly Accused of Links to 'Millionaire Madam'

The officer's promotion was meant as an apology by the department, sources said.

Manhattan

February 08, 2012

Greg Kelly Case Well-Handled by Prosecutors, Bloomberg Says

Mayor Michael Bloomberg commended the D.A.'s office for putting its best team on the Greg Kelly case.

Upper West Side

February 03, 2012

Stringer Positions Himself as Defender of Middle Class Ahead of Mayoral Run

The Manhattan Borough President delivered his State of the Borough address Thursday night.