The NYPD chief railed against the “heartless” shooting. “[It’s] a brazen and heartless attack on innocent New Yorkers and cowardly intended victims who used a mother as a shield,” he said.

The NYPD, which under Mayor Adams has reemphasized “broken windows” policing, is about to focus even more on quality-of-life offenses as a way of preventing more serious crime, Police ...

Nelson Pizarro, 42, will be serving a 16-year bid upstate, after pleading guilty in August to second-degree attempted murder.

A 40-year-old mother was one of six people shot in a New York City convenience store when one of the suspected targets of a "brazen and heartless attack" used her as a human shield, authorities said.