Crime

Dirty Deed: Queens Man Battles Eviction Despite Helping Fed Mortgage Fraud Case

Aug. 29, 2022, 6:00 a.m.Aug. 30, 2022, 2:26 p.m.

Johnnie Jackson has lived in his family’s St. Albans home for most of his life and owned it for nearly 30 years. First a convicted mortgage scammer took it from him, now a bank is still trying to snatch the property.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Pastor Pleads for Sympathy in Wake of Sermon Robbery, Won’t Discuss Debts

July 29, 2022, 7:07 p.m.July 31, 2022, 9:40 p.m.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead declines to speak to THE CITY’s of a parishioner who alleges he bilked her out of $90,000 — or about another $335,000 a judge ruled he owes a New Jersey business.

Construction

Construction Firm and Foreman Charged with Reckless Endangerment in 2019 Scaffolding Tragedy

July 1, 2022, 4:53 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Prosecutors allege that the scaffolding at 243 Fourth Avenue had been left unfastened for days, leading it to blow off and severely injure 32-year-old Haley Keating.

Rikers Island

Queens Hotel for Formerly Jailed Spawns Local Crime Concerns and Climate of Fear

May 2, 2022, 5:00 a.m.May 1, 2022, 11:12 p.m.

Last year, 42 people arrested by the NYPD gave their address as the Fresh Meadows facility housing people released from jails and prisons.

Public Safety

Brooklyn Subway Attack Suspect Arrested in East Village

April 13, 2022, 3:27 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Frank R. James was caught after a tipster said he was at a Manhattan McDonald’s, officials said. He is being hit with federal terrorism on mass transit charges.

How to New York

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

March 21, 2022, 8:36 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:32 p.m.

The street-crime police units are back under Mayor Adams with a new name. Officials say they will be looking for guns in 30 precincts. Can you record them on your phone? Do they have to provide ID? We answer these questions and more.

Criminal Justice

A Wrongful-Conviction Hearing Puts a Heralded Brooklyn Prosecutor on the Stand

Feb. 24, 2022, 1:25 p.m.Feb. 24, 2022, 1:24 p.m.

Mark Hale, who himself led Brooklyn’s wrongful-conviction unit, faces tough questions about what he knew, and when, during the decades-old murder trial of Anthony Sims.

Criminal Justice

Christina Lee’s Alleged Killer Had Arrests but No Mental Health Intervention

Feb. 15, 2022, 8:23 p.m.Feb. 16, 2022, 11:19 a.m.

At a vigil near stabbing victim’s Chinatown building, Asian leaders and groups demand action on mental illness and women’s safety.

CITY stats

Crime: Trends to Watch for the Future of NYC

Jan. 4, 2022, 6:55 p.m.Jan. 4, 2022, 8:18 p.m.

The de Blasio years saw an 11% decline in major crimes — but murders and shootings are on the upswing.

The Bronx

Facial Recognition Finds Its Match in Once Crime-Plagued Bronx Housing Complex

Dec. 12, 2021, 8:09 p.m.Dec. 12, 2021, 8:10 p.m.

Residents and neighbors say they don’t mind the dozen-block gauntlet of cameras set up by the Diego Beekman Mutual Housing Association in Mott Haven — unlike Brooklyn tenants who filed a complaint with the state.

Crime

Dirty Deed: Queens Man Battles Eviction Despite Helping Fed Mortgage Fraud Case

Brooklyn Pastor Pleads for Sympathy in Wake of Sermon Robbery, Won’t Discuss Debts

Construction Firm and Foreman Charged with Reckless Endangerment in 2019 Scaffolding Tragedy

Queens Hotel for Formerly Jailed Spawns Local Crime Concerns and Climate of Fear

Brooklyn Subway Attack Suspect Arrested in East Village

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

A Wrongful-Conviction Hearing Puts a Heralded Brooklyn Prosecutor on the Stand

Christina Lee’s Alleged Killer Had Arrests but No Mental Health Intervention

Crime: Trends to Watch for the Future of NYC

Facial Recognition Finds Its Match in Once Crime-Plagued Bronx Housing Complex

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