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

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

Outside the court house in frigid weather Tuesday morning, a local faith leader told reporters the family of the victim, identified by police as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam, want New York City to ...

Earlier in January, 23-year-old Kamel Hawkins allegedly shoved a Big Apple straphanger onto Manhattan subway tracks, following which he was charged with attempted murder and second-degree assault. The ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was indicted last month on four counts of murder and one count of arson in the death of 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. Zapeta, who according to court documents lives in a shelter ...

Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting 57-year-old Debrina Kawam on fire as she slept on an F train on Dec. 22. She died from her injuries. “I’m being called a hero” The three Brooklyn teens ...

Debrina Kawam, a former high school cheerleader who worked at Merk, was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train, raising questions about her life. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, admitted to heavy drinking ...

Expert explains why no one helped as Debrina Kawam (R) burned to death after being set on fire by Sebastian Zapeta-Calil (L) (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Passaic Valley Regional High School) What was ...

Debrina Kawam burned to death on NYC subway Prosecutors say Sebastian Zapeta intentionally lit Debrina Kawam on fire while she was sleeping on board an F train at the Coney island-Stillwell Avenue ...

A memorial service will be held Sunday evening in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, who was set on fire inside a New York City subway in December.