13-Year-Old Shot in the Head While Walking to School Dies Days Later

Sanjay Samuel, who had recently started ninth grade, was shot in Queens in what authorities said was gang-related violence. The police are seeking a 16-year-old suspect.

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Off-Duty N.Y.P.D. Officer Shoots Man Who Tried to Rob Her at Penn Station

The man attempted to rob the police officer and another off-duty officer in plain clothes. The man was in stable condition after being struck in the arm.

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10 (More) Questions With Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.

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N.Y.P.D. Misconduct Complaints Surged Under Adams, Report Says

The number of misconduct reports to a watchdog agency increased 60 percent under Mayor Eric Adams and last year were the highest in a decade, according to a city report.

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N.Y.C. Watchdog Agency Is Investigating Deaths in Police Custody

Nine people have died this year, about half the toll at this time last year. Advocacy and legal groups say the city is still not doing enough to ensure the safety of its detainees.

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Mamdani Pushed to Cut 1,300 Officers From a ‘Racist’ N.Y.P.D. in 2022

Zohran Mamdani has said that critical remarks he made in 2020 about the police do not reflect his views. But as a state assemblyman in 2022, he still held anti-police positions.

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It’s Gridlock Week in Manhattan as U.N. General Assembly Starts

With the United Nations session kicking off Monday, the city is closing some streets and stepping up police presence. It is usually one of the slowest weeks for traffic in Midtown.

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N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario.

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Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani

The arrest of a man accused of targeting Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City, came during an extraordinarily tense time for public officials in the United States.

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How Mamdani Proposes to Make New York City Safer

Zohran Mamdani wants New York to follow the model of other cities that send mental health teams instead of the police to help people in crisis. But the plan would be expensive.

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