Courts

Vice President Joe Biden joined Cyrus Vance to praise efforts to test rape kits across the country.

Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte said the average stay for an inmate is 176 days, not 53.

Heastie received seven jury duty postponements from 2005 to 2008, three times the normal amount.

Inmate Freddie Harvin says his clothes were "irreplaceable" because of his size.

New Hawaii Sea Restaurant in Williamsbridge experienced an outbreak of hepatitis A last fall.

Sketches of famous trials, and infamous criminals, are being shown in the Financial District.

Ali Oklu allegedly planned to transport three M-16 rifles, a shotgun and 16 handguns across state lines.

In an effort to curb crimes, teams will assess mentally ill criminals and advise the court on treatment.

Salvatore Perrone is charged with shooting and killing three Brooklyn shopkeepers.

Tens of thousands lined up along the Fifth Avenue parade route.

Eric Bellucci, 32, was accused of murdering his parents in their Annadale home in 2010.

A state appeals court denied bail for Gigi Jordan, a millionaire mom accused of killing her son.

A lawyer for accused Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez said his client is schizophrenic.

The official observence of Christmas means government and city offices remain closed on Dec. 26. 

The City Council voted Tuesday to sue the Bloomberg administration to halt a new homeless intake policy.