The vacant lot at 247–249 East 117th Street in East Harlem, where a proposed residential tower would rise after environmental remediation work. ( Photo: The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation) East Harlem East Harlem Tower Project Enters Cleanup Phase After Contamination Wedged between neighboring buildings on East 117th Street sits a vacant lot hidden behind dark green construction fencing.... News 22 May 2026 | 11:27
Man who threatened cops with knife, Carlos Santiago, in East Harlem, April 6, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Man Who Threatened Cops With Knife in East Harlem Indicted The impatient coffee drinker who caused an early morning commotion in an East Harlem grocery store, and subsequently threatened... Crime Watch 22 May 2026 | 12:40
East Harlem grandma, Robin Wright, and the 18-year-old who shot her to death, Fasil McCants. ( Photo: Facebook, SDNY) Teen Sentenced to 37.5 Years in East Harlem Grandma Slaying The teenager who shot and killed beloved East Harlem grandma, Robin Wright, 69, during a wild gunfight with rivals on August... Crime Watch 08 May 2026 | 07:23
Acacia Gardens apartments in East Harlem site of May 2020 murder. ( Photo: Google Maps) Bragg Announces Sentence in May 2020, COVID-Related Murder Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., reecntly announced the sentencing of Aljo Mrkulic, 37, to 39 years-to-life... News 09 Mar 2026 | 02:02
Wanted for hate crime in near 360 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Feb. 4, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Hate Crime in Harlem; Bragg Indicts Serial Uptown Arsonist The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in... News 02 Mar 2026 | 08:47
Taft Houses in East Harlem, a NYCHA complex included in D.A. Bragg’s indictment. ( Photo: NYCHA) 5 East Harlem Men Indicted for 9 Uptown Shootings: D.A. Bragg Five individuals from East Harlem were indicted by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg for allegedly conspiring to possess firearms... News 16 Feb 2026 | 10:25
Wanted for Hate Crime Robbery (left) and Grand Larceny. ( Photos: NYPD) Hate Crime Robbery & Grand Larceny Incidents Rock East Harlem The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual wanted in connection... News 09 Feb 2026 | 11:41
Wanted for stabbing a teen boy near 285 St. Nicholas Ave., Jan. 12, 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Gang of Five Stabs Teen in Broad Daylight; Burglary in East Harlem However one might wish it otherwise, crime reporters expect bad things to happen in the crepuscular and nighttime hours.... News 26 Jan 2026 | 07:57
Map of James Weldon Johnson Houses complex in East Harlem. ( Photo: NYCHA) Feds Charge 12 in East Harlem Drugs & Guns Conspiracy The recent announcement by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton and Assistant Director in Charge... News 05 Jan 2026 | 12:38
Faisil McCants and his gun on Madison Avenue in East Harlem, Aug. 27, 2025. ( Photo: SDNY) Teen Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges in East Harlem Grandma Slaying An 18-year-old who was involved in a stray gunfire incident that killed a 69-year-old East Harlem grandma this past summer... News 01 Dec 2025 | 12:01
Wanted for forcible touching on the M35 bus. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Forcible Touching on East Harlem Bus; Two Killers Sentenced for 2023 Slaying Fast, free buses may, or may not, become reality. Meanwhile, only an estimated 48 percent of bus riders pay their bus fare,... News 10 Nov 2025 | 12:03
Christian Diaz, convicted in stabbing death of Yemeni deli worker Ahmed Almulaiki, Oct. 19, 2021. ( Photo: NYPD) Man Who Stabbed Deli Worker to Death Sentenced to 20 Years Slowly as the wheel of justice sometimes turns, it can be shocking when, from out of the mists of time and mourning, punishment... News 03 Nov 2025 | 02:19
Avery Dunning on the morning of Feb. 22, 2023, in the NYCHA Lincoln Houses. ( Photo: NYPD (inset), NYCHA) East Harlem Attempted Murderer Sentenced—Despite Sex Tapes with Juror On Thursday, Oct. 16, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the sentencing of Avery Dunning, 37, to 25... News 17 Oct 2025 | 01:40
Second Avenue and East 123rd Street, opposite Wagner Houses, NYCHA, in East Harlem. ( Photos: Google Maps, Straus News markup) Two Teens Charged with Attempted Murder after East Harlem Gunfight The dramatic surge in teen-involved violence continues, this time, again, with a gunfight in East Harlem, in the 25th Precinct.... News 22 Sep 2025 | 12:34
What remains of 180 E. 125 St., which is now a contaminated brownfield. ( Photo: Google Maps ) Brownfield Cleanup for East Harlem Block Nears Reality A historic East Harlem block that recently hosted a Pathmark grocery store and a Post Office, and which is now essentially... News 05 Sep 2025 | 03:23
