Mercado’s change in command comes after the standout star of rapper S-Quire’s “Doin That” video was pulled from active cases.

Anthony Riser, 27, was arrested Monday for murder, manslaughter, and gun possession in connection with the Dec. 21 shooting ...

"We are getting back to the basics of policing, and that starts at the precinct-level and in the neighborhoods we serve," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement to Newsday.

The NYPD is ordering its officers to curb the contentious practice of parking their cars on sidewalks around precinct stationhouses, in the wake of a critical report from the city’s watchdog ...