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Red Hook

December 17, 2012

Days After Newtown, City Also Remembers Principal Killed 20 Years Ago

As the nation mourned the Connecticut victims, New York City remembered another murdered principal.

Jamaica

May 17, 2012

Nearly 50 Arrested in Massive Drug Ring Takedown

James "Wall" Corley was arrested along with 44 others for their alleged roles in two drug gangs.

Jamaica

May 14, 2012

Man Arrested After Driving Child in Car Allegedly Packed with Drugs

Silvestre Mahon, 34, was allegedly driving with cocaine, marijuana and his 13-year-old son.

Harlem

October 06, 2011

Mistrial Declared in Drug Trial Connected to Tainted Cop

A mistrial by hung jury was declared Wednesday in the trial of a Harlem man charged will selling drugs to an undercover police officer.

Harlem

October 03, 2011

Indicted NYPD 'Ghost' Detective Appears at Drug Trial

Det. Richard Palase, 46, was summoned to a Manhattan courtroom Monday morning.

Harlem

September 20, 2011

Crack-Dealing Gang Terrorized Residental Harlem Block, Prosecutor Says

Prosecutors said members of a Harlem youth gang terrorized West 137th Street between Lenox and Seventh Avenues.

Lower East Side & East Village

June 21, 2011

Police Questioning Several People in Fatal Pitt Street Shooting

Police questioned several people after 23-year-old Jonathan Alston was shot dead on Pitt Street, sources said.

Upper West Side

March 17, 2011

Police Say Two Dozen Drug Dealers Active at Douglass Houses

More than two dozen crack dealers are known to be operating at Frederick Douglass Houses, police say.

Harlem

February 17, 2011

Harlem Gangs Busted in Crackdown

Alleged Harlem gang members from 2 Mafia Family and Goons on Deck were indicted on various felony charges.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 06, 2010

Lower East Side Drug Bust Yields 'Fist-Sized Rock of Crack,' Heroin and Cocaine

Police uncovered more than 250 bags of heroin and cocaine, as well as a "fist-sized rock of crack" on Allen Street.

Manhattan

May 31, 2010

Married Couple Arrested For Crack Dealing in SoHo

The couple's regular customers were seen wandering the area.