UPDATE Former NYPD Chief of Dept. John Chell Announces He is Running for Mayor in 2029

Former, now retired NYPD Chief of Department John Chell has announced that he is running for mayor in 2029. Chell retired at the end of 2025, announcing his decision in October of that year, after former New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his decision to pull out of the race in September. Chell, who completed over three decades of service with the NYPD, was most recently known for having publicly clashed on social media with some reporters over their crime and policing-related coverage.

UPDATE Mayor Vetoes Dinowitz Bill on Protesting Around Educational Facilities

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed on Friday, April 24, City Council Intro 175-B-2026 sponsored by local Councilman Eric Dinowitz (C.D. 11), on free speech grounds. The bill, along with Intro 0001-2026, passed in the council in March. The former would require the police commissioner to establish a plan to address and contain the risk of physical obstruction, physical injury, intimidation, and interference at educational facilities while preserving and protecting the rights to free speech, assembly, and protest, according to Dinowitz’s office.

Department of Education Employee Arrested for Sexual Abuse

Police said on Friday, April 24, at approximately 12.04 p.m. an on-duty ew York City employee was arrested in the confines of the 44th Precinct in The Bronx, which covers some or all of the Bronx areas encompassing the Grand Concourse, Bronx Terminal Market, and Yankee Stadium.

UPDATE Father of Christopher Redding Reacts to Arrests of Suspects Wanted in Son’s Murder

Hours after Connecticut police announced the arrests of two additional suspects sought in connection with the triple Kingsbridge shooting at West 238th Street and Broadway on Feb. 11, that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Christopher Redding, the young teen’s father, Bryan Corley, said he was elated that three of the four suspects are now in custody.

Kingsbridge: Man Sought for Robbing Woman

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who they say is wanted in connection with a theft that occurred in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx. 

Kingsbridge: Man Sought for Attempted Burglary

The NYPD  is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with an attempted burglary that occurred in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.