NYPD boosting pickpocket unit during holidays NEW YORK -- The NYPD says pickpocket crimes are on the rise and it's beefing up the prevention plan for big events, like the Rockefeller Center ...

An NYPD unit that will focus on non-emergency issues like illegal parking, outdoor drug use, aggressive panhandling and noise complaints will begin work in five precincts across the city starting ...

The NYPD, which under Mayor Adams has reemphasized “broken windows” policing, is about to focus even more on quality-of-life offenses as a way of preventing more serious crime, Police ...