A new mom is dead after an apparently disturbed woman allegedly stabbed her in the abdomen in Times Square.
Multiple outlets have identified the stabbing victim as New Jersey woman Erin Piacenti, who had reportedly just posted about taking time off to spend with her newborn daughter.
According to New York Times, she had posted a picture standing with her husband and holding her infant daughter just 4 days before she was killed.
Police say she was allegedly stabbed to death by 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, in what NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch calls a "random and unprovoked" attack.
The NYPD fatally shot a woman after authorities say she stabbed two people in a terrifying rampage through New York City's busy Times Square before turning a knife on responding officers.
Authorities say the chaos unfolded when the 49 year old woman allegedly stabbed a man and then a woman in less than 30 seconds. NYPD officers rushed to the scene, where they encountered the woman still armed with a knife.
Wild video captures the tense confrontation as officers repeatedly ordered her to drop the weapon. Police say the woman instead threatened to kill the officers while advancing toward them with the knife, prompting them to open fire.
A teenager driving a BMW plowed into an NYPD patrol car, causing it to overturn and catch on fire -- police say -- and the aftermath of the insane crash was all caught on video.
The New York Police Department tells us the fiery incident went down in the wee hours Friday in The Bronx, New York, where 19-year-old Gamal Ali was behind the wheel of the burgundy BMW driving along with Bruckner Expressway right behind the police cruiser.
Suddenly, Ali slammed into the rear of the cop car, which flipped over, but somehow ended up back on its wheels, according to police.
9:24 AM PT -- A spokesperson for the mayor tells TMZ … "There was a miscommunication. She has not taken that trip. When she takes that trip, it will be without any NYPD detail."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not on the same page with the NYPD when it comes to a security detail for his wife during her upcoming Middle East trip ... because it's NOT happening.
Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, wanted cops to escort her around Syria and Lebanon next month, but an NYPD spokesperson tells TMZ ... "The NYPD does not send officers to countries with level four travel advisories for discretionary reasons not linked to investigative work."
That sounds like news to Mamdani ... because on Monday his office told the New York Post, "Upon the strong recommendation of the NYPD, the First Lady's security detail will be joining her when she travels to visit family in Syria and Lebanon."
6:20 PM PT ...We spoke with Sands about the NYPD's assertion that he unlawfully bypassed barriers ... Sands categorically denies the allegation, saying he never bypassed any barriers.
Cardi Bhad some police drama at her video shoot Monday in NYC ... a photog got into it with security ... and found himself in NYPD handcuffs.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... the 70-year-old shutterbug, identified as Steven Sands, disrupted Cardi's music shoot on the streets of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where the rapper had a permit to film.
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Our sources say Sands bypassed police barriers and ignored orders from Cardi's staff. We're also told Sands failed to comply with police orders to stop acting up, but he refused and was issued a criminal court summons for disorderly conduct.
A man has been arrested after an overcrowded boat capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her 5-month-old daughter, TMZ has confirmed.
A NYPD spokesperson confirms to TMZ ... Manuel Hernandez, age 46, was hit with 13 counts of reckless endangerment following Saturday night’s deadly incident -- and additional charges could be filed in connection with the deaths.
According to sources, Hernandez was operating the vessel when it overturned near Liberty Island shortly before 10:30 p.m. The boat reportedly had 14 people aboard at the time.
08/09/2026 10:35 AM PST -- A NYPD spokesperson confirms to TMZ ... Manuel Hernandez, age 46, was arrested on 13 counts of reckless endangerment following Saturday night’s deadly incident -- and we have obtained the dispatch audio from the accident.
Two people died -- including a 5-month-old girl -- and 12 others plunged into the waters near NYC's Statue of Liberty after their boat capsized Saturday night, according to law enforcement.
NYPD sources tell TMZ ... the terrifying incident occurred off the coast of Liberty Island in New York Harbor, where the world famous monument stands ... 14 people were on the boat that suddenly overturned, causing them to be thrown into the choppy waters.
Our sources say NYPD Aviation and Harbor Units quickly responded, along with a scuba diving team, after receiving a call for an overturned vessel.
ZohranMamdanigot a brutally blunt message from Staten Islanders ... the NYC mayor was drowned out by boos at an NYPD event ... and barely lasted a minute at the mic.
Mamdani showed up for a National Night Out Against Crime event, where roughly 3,500 people gathered Tuesday night ... and the welcome was anything but warm.
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Video shows boos erupting as Hizzoner approached the podium ... with some people hurling profanities, telling him to leave and giving him a thumbs-down.
Mamdani powered through long enough to wish everyone a "Happy Night Out Against Crime" ... but his remarks were over in less than a minute before he stepped away from the podium.
An explosion rocked the sidewalk outside a major New York City federal building Monday morning ... and officers wasted no time taking down a suspect.
Check out the video ... the explosive device erupts outside 26 Federal Plaza around 8:30 AM -- unleashing a thick cloud of white smoke as people scramble for cover and officers race out of the building, some with their guns drawn.
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The footage shows agents charging toward the smoking sidewalk before several of them surround a man and wrestle him to the ground.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... an individual deployed an incendiary device outside the federal building. The person was taken into custody, and the FBI's New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident.
One hour after Jay-Z was supposed to be onstage Sunday night, almost half the Yankee Stadium crowd was still stuck outside the venue ... creating 3 hours of chaos behind the scenes for Jay, his superstar guests, NYPD, and fans.
Sources smack in the middle of the situation tell TMZ ... the first sign of trouble came at 8:55 PM. Mind you, Jay had been hitting the stage around 9 PM for the first two Stadium shows, but when a few hundred people without tickets bum-rushed an entrance -- some actually got in -- security shut down ALL gates, and no one was allowed in or out.
At 10:15 PM, we're told there were still 20,000 fans lined up outside the Stadium ... and even A-listers like A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator, and Usher -- who were scheduled to perform -- were locked out. Our sources say NYPD was adamant no one was getting in, and they didn't even bend when members of Jay's team tried to get the VIP guests inside.
Dramatic bodycam video shows NYPD rescuing the distressed woman who scaled the Brooklyn Bridge and threatened to jump.
In the footage, the officer tells the woman ... "I want to help you, that's why I'm up here right now ... the strongest thing you can do right now is accept help."
Their conversation continued for nearly an hour before the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit was able to pull her back from the edge of the bridge's support beam and bring her to safety.
A distressed woman scaled the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge in NYC ... but she didn't plunge into the East River ... her life was saved thanks to the NYPD.
The death-defying incident went down Wednesday night on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge, where the woman in her 30s was sitting on a support suspension beam near eyewitnesses.
The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit officers quickly responded to multiple 911 calls and climbed up the bridge to talk with the troubled woman.
A man behaving erratically caused quite a stir outside Taylor's Swiftand Travis Kelce's rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden last Thursday -- and the situation got so tense the man had to be escorted away by NYPD officers, TMZ has learned.
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The insane incident went down Thursday night outside MSG in Midtown Manhattan, where, inside the venue, the pop star, her then-fiancé, Travis, and about 100 other people gathered for the special dinner one day before Taylor and Travis tied the knot.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the deranged man tried to blow past officers to go inside Penn Station, the transportation hub below MSG. We're told the man was not a Swiftie trying to break into MSG.
The Empire State Building climbers thought they were on top of the world ... until NYPD officers came climbing right behind them ... armed with body cameras and handcuffs.
Newly released body cam video shows the nerve-racking pursuit from the cops' point of view ... capturing officers scaling the iconic skyscraper's steel spire before finally cornering the daredevil duo -- famed "rooftoppers" Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau-- hundreds of feet above Manhattan.
The footage -- released Wednesday by NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch -- shows officers carefully navigating the narrow metal framework until they reach the climbers. From there, the pair are calmly escorted back down through the maze of beams before they're ultimately slapped in handcuffs.
The woman caught dumping garbage onto a New York City street in order to swipe a Knicks-themed public trash bin might get away scot-free ... at least in the eyes of the law.
Now that the trash bandit has been identified as 40-year-old Angie Báez ... TMZ reached back out to NYPD to see if they plan on charging or citing her. Their response -- there's "no complaint report on file with the information provided" ... meaning they ain't pursuing her!
But, Angie did have to face the consequences of her own actions at work -- she was employed as a senior director at JPMorgan Chase before being canned Tuesday over the incident.
New Yorkers usually take out their trash, but one basketball fan took the receptacle instead ... making off with a Knicks-themed trash can during the recent championship parade.
New video's going viral online showing a fan of the NBA's newly minted champs stopping by a blue and orange trash can on a city street in NYC.
