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The new area code was needed to meet with demand, officials said.
Mark Treyger's proposed law would make New York City the largest in the nation to ban the practice.
Two men attacked a 21-year-old woman outside of a liquor store on Oct. 2, police said.
A $2,000 diamond engagement ring was among the valuables stolen Feb. 4, police said.
A man wearing dark-rimmed glasses stole a purse inside Fat Cat, police said.
A homeless man was arrested for repeatedly jabbing a man with scissors near 212 North End Ave.
The muggings happened in Midtown and Hell's Kitchen earlier this month, cops say.
Police were on hand warning buyers to take theft-prevention measures.
The mugger took his cell phone and cash before exiting the train in Bed-Stuy, police said.
A 27-year-old woman got away from an attacker, who tried to drag her into his car, cops say.
Police released a video of a man suspected in a cell phone robbery, and are also looking for another man.
Paula Medrano, an officer with the 88th Precinct, refused to hand over her phone to NYPD investigators.
The mugger allegedly robbed the man while he was parked on Metcalf Avenue Saturday night.
A man robbed a straphanger of her cellphone earlier this month at the F train stop at 18th Avenue.
Police said a group of teenagers stole phones from three victims in Fort Greene last week.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.