Yesterday, police officers wounded a man suspected of fatally shooting his 13-year-old sister and wounding his mother, after he allegedly fired a round at them. Now it turns out the two police officers fired 84 times at suspect Steven Murray—the Post reports, "the punk incredibly survived." more ›

Police say that a man who fatally shot his 13-year-old sister and wounded his mother was later wounded by police officers who were canvassing the area for him. The shootings occurred in Harlem—the 13-year-old and the 44-year-old were shot inside the Polo Ground Houses (2971 Frederick Douglass Boulevard) while the suspect was found a block away. more ›

A pedestrian was struck and killed yesterday in Harlem by an off-duty NYPD maintenance worker. According to police, 57-year-old Victor Felix was hit by an Acura heading northbound on 7th Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard at 146th Street around 9:30 p.m. Felix was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. more ›

An armed robber was fatally shot by police in East Harlem earlier today. According to FDNY, the suspect was shot around 11:10 a.m. at First Avenue and East 119th Street. He and an accomplice had reportedly attempted to rob a neighborhood pharmacy. Witnesses told the Post that there was a bloody shootout on the streets of Harlem: “Part of the back of his head was missing. He had a large head wound and there was tons of blood,” witness John Brecevich said of the victim. more ›

Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting ready for a potential re-election challenge this fall, so getting fined $23,000 for using one of his infamous rent-stabilized apartments as a campaign office probably isn't ideal. Then again, it's a cakewalk next to being censured by his colleagues in the House! more ›

Police critically wounded a man in West Harlem last night after he allegedly opened fire on one of the two officers who had been following him. The man, 23-year-old Franklyn Nunez, was shot twice, in the chest and upper thigh, but despite his wounds is currently listed in stable condition at Harlem Hospital, according to the NYPD. more ›

The NYPD describe the suspect as "a light skinned male black, approximately 20 to 25 years old. He is approximately 5'9, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with white lettering in the front." Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers, either by calling 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or going to www.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.com. more ›

The recent trend of discussing the proliferation of dog crap in Harlem has uncovered the work of one woman, Millie Gonzalez, who has spent the last six months patrolling the neighborhood with her beagle and picking up animal waste that other residents refuse to retrieve. It remains unclear whether it's the new gentrifiers or old people who can't bend over to grab the stuff. more ›

NYPD Officer Richard Haste fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham last month in his family's Williamsbridge home, and his colleague tells the Daily News that while he feels remorse, he also thought Graham was armed. "He didn't want the kid to die. He feels bad. But it happened very fast," the colleague said. "He thought he was carrying, that's why he did what he did. He had a split second to react." more ›

The 30-year-old construction worker who was trapped in a sinkhole yesterday and had to be rescued with a vacuum truck is in stable condition and is expected to recover. According to WPIX, rescuers were concerned because each time they attempted to extract the man, he would sink deeper into the mud, and at one point had soil covering his chest. "I just kept whispering in his ear, 'you're doing fine, doing fine,'" firefighter Tim O'Toole said. "The biggest problem was, he kept slipping down. There was a void underneath him." Still want to complain your office is out of K-Cups? more ›

The man who attacked a 73-year-old grandmother in East Harlem two summers ago has been convicted of attempted rape and assault. Prosecutors said that Kentrel Whitaker, 33, approached the woman, who was out for her morning walk on the FDR Drive jogging path in East Harlem, in August 2010—he threw her to the ground, beat her, removed her clothing and tried to rape her. He was only stopped from completing the rape because a passer-by intervened. more ›

Seven people were injured in a multi-car accident in Harlem early this morning. According to police, the incident occurred at Madison Avenue and 130th Street around 5:15 a.m. this morning. Two drivers were taken into custody at the scene with DUI's. "I heard noises around 5:30am," witness Richard Dawson, who was staying at his grandmother's house near the scene, told DNAInfo. "My grandma called the fire department right away." more ›

Do you enjoy bitchy tales of restaurant woe? Pour yourself a stiff glass of outrage: a group of women in Harlem believe it was their race and lack of condo ownership that caused a co-owner of Cedric, Cedric Lecendre, to ask them to relocate to a less desirable table—where they stayed for almost another three hours, drinking wine and ordering more food. Lecendre counters that he did no such thing, and that Manhattan's Deputy Beep threatened to use her influence to shut his restaurant down. more ›

A police officer chasing a suspect in Harlem was shot around 4:20 p.m. this afternoon—and the suspect is dead. According to the Post, a Queens detective had been chasing a man into the subway station at West 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue when he was hit: "The officer was shot once in the left arm and rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, officials said. He is expected to survive, they said." more ›

Is Harlem angling to be the next Times Square? Chain wise, maybe! Not only did the area just get the nation's first IHOP with a 24-hour takeout window but now the storied strip that is 125th Street is set to get Manhattan's first Red Lobster outside of the tourist trap on the Deuce. Soon, you'll be able to enjoy an Admiral's Feast before stopping by the Apollo. Yay? more ›

NYPD officers pulled a 200 lb Harlem man to safety after he attempted to jump out of a seventh-floor window. more ›

On Friday, a city employee was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl in Harlem last month. Andrew McFall, who works for the city’s Department of Youth and Community Development, was charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child. Now authorities say he was masturbating in front of the girl: “You have a nice ass,” McFall allegedly said to the girl before fleeing. more ›

While his first re-election TV commercials start airing in key states today, President Obama will be heading to New York City today to raise a little cash. Among the stops are Spike Lee's Upper East Side townhouse (someone is really excited!) and the Apollo Theater. Which means'll be wreaking traffic havoc on the Upper East Side (lots of street closures) and Harlem (as well as the Triborough Bridge and FDR Drive)—here's his agenda: more ›

The NYPD says they have arrested a taxi driver accused of raping a passenger who passed out in Williamsburg earlier this year. Gurmeet Singh, 40, was charged with rape, robbery, menacing and sex abuse. more ›

Police are on the hunt for a clever burglar who has been targeting Harlem work sites in order to get access to commercial spaces. In at least 15 incidents since November 11 the NYPD says the bandit has broken holes into walls and rooftops of construction sites in Harlem in order to get access to commercials spaces. more ›

As we know, black-eyed peas are lucky when eaten on the first day of the year, but one man who couldn't find any was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The team's owner was at Melba's in Harlem on Sunday, according to the NY Post, but the comfort food restaurant didn't have what he was looking for. The paper reports back that while he got collard greens (representing luck in money), "staff at the West 114th Street eatery omitted the luck portion of the meal. Owner Melba Wilson said, 'I feel a little guilty. I only had mixed rice and peas. On his way out, he gave me a hug and said he wished we had the black-eyed peas because he needed luck." more ›