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Murders are down by almost 60 percent, but rapes and sexual assaults are up 21 percent, officials said.
Terrence Payne wore a wig and dress when he was shot on a Jamaica street earlier this month.
The ShotSpotter technology will cover 60 square miles of the city by summer's end, the NYPD said.
The sound-based ShotSpotter technology comes as overall crime in the area is down 15 percent.
The shooting happened on Merrick Boulevard near 127th Avenue around 3:50 a.m., the NYPD said.
The city expects to install ShotSpotter in the 120th Precinct in the spring.
Three people were shot after an argument turned violent early Sunday morning, police said.
Overall major crime was up slightly while shootings dipped to a historic low, police said.
Brandon Rivera, 19, was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder on Sunday, police said.
ShotSpotter now monitors 24 square miles of New York in three boroughs, according to CEO Ralph A. Clark.
Police are asking residents to report any time they hear gunshots.
A woman in the lobby of the apartment building saw the man around 11:40 p.m. on Monday.
The ShotSpotter program will roll out to five different areas in Brooklyn and The Bronx.
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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.