FBI: The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing—and the Investigation That Followed On February 26, 1993—just after noon—an explosion tore through the underground parking garage beneath the World Trade Center, carving a crater nearly 100 feet wide and ripping through multiple levels. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured as smoke and fire…
On Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, after a major winter storm dropped nearly two feet of snow across New York City, a large crowd gathered in Washington Square Park (Manhattan) for an informal snowball fight. Hundreds of people — mostly young adults and teens — were seen throwing snowballs across the park and streets. The gathering…
A shocking attack in the New York City subway has raised new fears about rider safety. Police say 18-year-old Manhattan resident Hiram Carrero allegedly set a sleeping homeless man on fire in a No. 3 train car around 3 a.m. The incident happened near Times Square/Penn Station. The 56-year-old victim suffered serious burns but is…
Less Than 22 Months After the Arrests—Which Were the Largest Number of Federal Bribery Charges on a Single Day in Department of Justice History—All 70 Charged Defendants Have Pled Guilty or Were Convicted at Trial for Accepting Cash Payments United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Commissioner of the New York…
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has launched a probe into the November 13, 2025, death of a civilian in Manhattan following an encounter with NYPD officers, triggered by multiple 911 reports of a man with a gun; at around 7:20 p.m. on Madison Avenue, officers confronted the suspect who…
Eight Car Insurance Companies’ Poor Cybersecurity Allowed Hackers to Steal Driver’s License Numbers to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment BenefitsAG James Has Secured More Than $20 Million from 10 Car Insurance Companies for Data Security Failures Impacting Approximately One Million New Yorkers; AG James Encourages Companies to Follow OAG’s Guidance to Protect Consumers’ Personal Data – New York…