Investigations

February marks the 19th anniversary of a gruesome discovery in Queens: The body of a child found on the shore of Rockaway Beach. Now, thanks to old-school police work and high-tech science, one team is refusing to let this case go cold. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The NYPD officer who tried to arrest a migrant in Times Square, prompting a nationally publicized sidewalk scrum, was once found liable in a police brutality case that cost New York City taxpayers $5 million in legal payouts.

A suspected dog-fighting ring was busted in Monmouth County, and now officials are sharing how the dogs are doing and what will happen next to them following their horrific ordeal. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Federal prosecutors accused the NYCHA superintendents and other workers of demanding cash from contractors in exchange for no-bid contracts. There were at least 70 current or former workers involved in the kickback scheme, lining their pockets to the tune of $2 million, prosecutors said. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst and Andrew Siff report....

Dozens of New York City Housing Authority workers and contractors were arrested Tuesday by city and federal investigators in one of the largest public corruption roundups in Justice Department history, according to prosecutors. About 70 people are charged in connection with varying alleged corruption and kickback schemes that occurred between 2013 ...

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.

Nearly a week after two NYPD officers were injured by a group of attackers in Times Square, the Manhattan district attorney initially dodged questions as to why his office did not seek bail for several of the suspects involved — some of whom have since fled the state, sources previously said.

In October, Mayor Adams announced he’d hired ElevenLabs, an artificial intelligence start-up, to create a series of robocalls which made it seem like he could speak several foreign languages. Three months later, ElevenLabs is in the news again — this time, for an alleged connection to a political dirty trick.

News 4 New York’s Sarah Wallace with the details. 

Eight Fernadez brothers and sisters were part of the clandestine exodus from communist Cuba in 1960 that became known as Operation Pedro Pan. One of the sisters, Maria, was originally placed in a reformatory on Staten Island with two of her brothers. Decades later, she said she was later abused in a foster home, an agonizing admission the siblings ...

Faced with the promise of legal action by local politicians and “disturbing threats” from anti-migrant groups, a New York City church is reversing course on plans to help house migrants during the city’s ongoing crisis. Shortly after announcing the intention to open some 57 beds to asylum seekers, Saint John’s Episcopal Chur...

A former prisoner in the women’s jail on Rikers Island is suing New York City, alleging jail staff ignored her warnings in 2022 that a transgender woman housed among females was actually a man pretending to be a woman in order to prey on the opposite sex behind bars

Chris Glorioso reports for NBC New York’s I-Team.