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A McDonald's worker was backed up by many who say he acted in self-defense when he allegedly attacked unruly customers with a metal rod.

A chilling cell phone video allegedly shows Rayon McIntosh using a metal rod to brutally beat two female customers who'd jumped the counter of his Greenwich Village restaurant after arguing over their burger order.

A lawyer for Occupy Wall Street protester Kaylee Dedrick, who was among those pepper sprayed during a march last month, has asked the District Attorney to charge the officer who allegedly sprayed her.

The NYPD has spent $2 million in overtime since the Occupy Wall Street protests began nearly three weeks ago, according to Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Matthew Francis, 22, was sentenced to two years in prison for a violent attack on a patron at the Stonewall Inn.

A lawyer for the five individuals arrested during a tussle with police outside Tammany Hall said the venue's surveillance video will prove his clients' innocence.

The individuals arrested for assaulting police in the near riot outside Tammany Hall are set to appear in criminal court Tues., Sept. 27.

Approximately 80 protesters associated with the Occupy Wall Street group were arrested in the Union Square area on Sept. 24, 2011.

The man allegedly pounced on the victim in broad daylight on Saturday on East Eighth Street before witnesses rushed to her aid, police said.

Neal Essex, 51, was arrested and charged with nearly killing a woman during a rape in broad daylight on East Eighth Street, authorities said.

The Upper East Side ranked as the safest neighborhood in Manhattan, despite a high rate of grand larcenies.

DNAinfo.com's new Crime & Safety Report found the neighborhoods struggling with property crime, particularly grand larcenies.

William Green, 30, of Brooklyn, was arrested Sunday for scuffling with cops who were questioning him for public urination at 114 Christopher St. on July 24, 2011.

Michael Pena says the DA's office is unfairly going after cops after a jury acquitted two NYPD officers accused of rape in May.

The NYPD released a video of five suspects who allegedly pistol whipped a woman during an Inwood break-in on August 7, 2011.