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Three children were kept in a room with the decaying body, while another child was kept in a basement, surviving by eating bacon grease.

Prosecutors say a sex worker who was kidnapped and raped while being held hostage for two days broke her legs and back when she jumped out a sixth-floor window in an attempt to escape.

A Bronx man was arrested yesterday after he assaulted his girlfriend and then held a knife to his baby's neck: "The baby was crying. It was pouring. The baby had no clothes on, just Pampers."

The 69-year-old man who brought the Flatiron building to a standstill on Wednesday told reporters he waved his finger, not a gun, at construction workers, and yelled at them about "drilling," not "killing."

We've been receiving reports from tipsters and seeing chatter on Twitter that there is a possible hostage situation, involving a gunman, happening right now on 22nd Street near the Flatiron building

Two men who attempted to rob a Brooklyn liquor store yesterday have a lot to learn.

At least one suspect is remaining in the liquor store as of 3 p.m. Dozens of NYPD officers are reported as being on the scene.

We're sensing a trend; if someone runs a red light, chances

Via Update, 5:15 p.m.: DCist reports that Lee was shot. Here's

A Queens man was arrested and charged with coercion and harassment