Wow, Brooklyn City Councilman Stephen Levin had a really bad Sunday. Not only was his Boerum Hill office broken into at the crack of dawn but, in a separate incident, the pol's car got stolen off the streets of Greenpoint, as well! So while we were prepping for the Oscars, Levin was spending "hours doing police reports." Fun times? more ›

Though the NYPD has been cracking down on auto theft, Commissioner Kelly seemed to want to focus on entire cars. However, things like tires and car radios have been going missing at an alarming rate in Astoria, and locals are concerned about, you guessed it, the Bad Old Days. Ran Craycraft of whyleaveastoria.com told the Daily News, "A few weeks ago, I saw a car with the tires taken off up on cement blocks on 27th Street. I have never seen anything like that. It was like something you'd see in New York in the '70s." more ›

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is renewing focus on auto theft after a fall in arrests and a rise in stolen cars. Though there has been a 14% decrease in auto crime in the past two years, police are concerned about a 27% decrease in auto arrests this year. They plan on getting information by questioning informants and closely inspecting body shops. "People would be shocked at the body shops that look legitimate but are really chop shops," said one police supervisor. They would? There is currently no word on how similar initiatives are doing in Las Venturas or Vice City. more ›

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