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Harrison assumed the role in 2021, and quickly made the Gilgo Beach investigation a priority. Multiple women's remains were discovered near the site in 2010, and yet just one detective was assigned to the case when Harrison took office.
So how did the police department go from no leads to a guilty plea ultimately solving one of New York’s most infamous murder sprees? Read our interview to find out.
Here’s what else is happening:
Only about 300 out of New York City’s roughly 120,000 blocks have alleyways, and this Queens neighborhood shows what a difference it makes when it comes to trash pick-up.
New York Assemblymember Jordan Wright is pushing for a bill that would help eliminate unconscious bias in criminal proceedings by requiring law enforcement officials to determine charges without information about suspects’ races.
A 34-year-old Brooklyn parking attendant was arrestedthis week for allegedly stalking Grammy, Emmy and Oscar-winning musician H.E.R. for over two years.
A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that the federal government acted improperly when it moved to block funding for the city’s magnet schools over their policies regarding transgender students.
The NYPD is searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man yesterday afternoon near the Upper West Side NYCHA complex where the victim lived.
A Queens man who is accused of setting fire to a house in Flushing that killed four people last month says he did so out of rage after he was fired from his food processing job, according to prosecutors.
New York state spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay last year, a nearly 23% increase fueled in part by staffing issues in the prison system.
The long-awaited addition to the New Museum debuted last month after several delays, but was getting it over the finish line a rush job? After seeing packing tape and misaligned seams on the staircase on opening day, some critics say yes.
Teens are buying skeleton keys on Amazon to unlock train cars and mess with them, sometimes taking them for joyrides, in a trend known as “conquesting.”
Buffalo area resident Tony Cavallaro has given up his fight to get back his beloved emotional support alligator Albert who Department of Environmental Conservation officers seized two years ago.
