Major crimes including murder, assaults and robberies plummeted in January — but rapes were the exception — soaring 40% amid ...

New York officials have identified the 57-year-old woman who was burned alive inside a subway car in December to be Debrina Kawam, a New Jersey resident. Kawam died from "thermal and inhalational ...

The man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway told detectives, “Oh, damn, that’s me,” when he saw video of the attack but said he couldn’t remember anything, according to a ...

Police officials say that on Dec. 22, a man set fire to a sleeping woman, now identified as Debrina Kawam, in a stopped subway car, leading to Kawam’s death and the subsequent arrest and charging of ...

Last year saw 10 murders on the city subway system, matching a 25-year high set in 2022, including the horrific killing of 57 ...

NEW YORK-- A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December. Faith leaders who've been in touch with her family shared new details ...

Police investigate at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died in New York on Dec.22, 2024. Police believe the woman had ...

Debrina Kawam’s death haunts me. Not because Sebastion Zapata was too drunk to remember what he had done, or that anyone ...

Despite previously confirming his identity in surveillance footage, Sebastian Zapeta pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson.

A housing policy expert explains how the American legal system penalizes those who help people experiencing homelessness.

Tisch said offenses like aggressive panhandling, unlicensed street vending and public urination give “the impression of an ...