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Ben Feuerherd

Articles by Ben Feuerherd


Ben Feuerherd covers public safety and policing for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered federal courts for The New York Post and The Messenger. His work has also appeared in POLITICO, the Daily Beast and NBC New York. Got a tip? Email [email protected].

Mamdani's assurance came a day after the NYPD's Strategic Response Group arrested dozens of anti-ICE protesters.


The videos that have spread on Instagram and other social media platforms show AI-generated depictions of NYPD officers arresting, berating and confronting purported ICE officers.


The discount store closed up shop on 86th Street at the start of the pandemic in 2020.


The flood of responses comes after ICE said in a public notice that it plans to buy a large warehouse facility on Elizabeth Drive in Chester, about 60 miles north of New York City.


As the demand for cards featuring Squirtle, Charizard and Blastoise has grown, so has the threat of robbery and other crime.


The protesters were arrested in a chaotic clash between NYPD officers and anti-ICE demonstrators.


The first step in creating the new Department of Community Safety will likely be in the City Council.


Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. forces during a military operation in Caracas.


A former NYPD captain said he faced retaliation after warning that the department’s vetting process could not be trusted.


The annual ritual could boost your mood and motivation. But there are also risks.


The number of homicides is in the same ballpark as 2018 and 2017, when the city recorded fewer than 300 killings.


Jean Wilson Brutus was being held at the Delaney Hall immigration facility in Newark when he suffered the medical episode, ICE officials said.


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