Erin Piacenti, 32, had just returned to work after five months of maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed while walking through Times Square in what the NYPD described as a random, unprovoked attack. The Bank of America vice president had welcomed her first child, a daughter named Madison, just five months earlier and was on her way home when she was attacked. Her family has since launched a fundraiser for Madison, remembering Piacenti as a devoted mother, wife and friend whose life was tra

New York City recorded its lowest number of shootings, shooting victims and murders ever recorded during the summer months, according to new NYPD data. From June througere 195 shooting incidents, 249 shooting victims and 66 murders, while major crime across the city fell 6.6% in August. The subway also saw an unusually quiet month, with no shootings, murders or reported rapes in August and record-low transit robberies. #nyc #newyork #nypd #crime #news

A two-lane bowling alley beneath the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is getting a $253,000 upgrade, with federal funds being used to fix broken lights and carry out other maintenance. The contract was awarded to Charles Mann Enterprises, whose founder is a former Washington Redskins player and three-time Super Bowl champion. The spending comes as the Trump administration pursues a much broader overhaul of the White House and its surrounding grounds, with other projects carrying price tags i