Hamilton Heights

Vincens Vuktilaj escaped from police custody on May 6, 2013. (credit: NYPD)

Police Apprehend Escaped Prisoner In Harlem

Vincens Vuktilaj was being walked down the stairs from his apartment when he pushed an officer down and ran off, police said.

2013/05/06

Harlem Coffeehouse Makes Headlines For Dustup Over Pro-Gay Marriage Sign

A Harlem coffeehouse has been making headlines in recent days, after its display in favor of same-sex marriage led one woman to make furious comments on social media.

2013/03/31

3 Charged In Robbery, Beating Death Of Hamilton Heights Man

Two men and a woman were charged Saturday in connection with the beating death and robbery of a man in Hamilton Heights.

2013/02/16

Suspects in MetroPCS store beating death (credit: NYPD)

Police Search For Two Men Wanted In Hamilton Heights Beating Death

Police said the killers apparently knew Pinzon-Martinez was carrying cash from the cell phone store to an office above and followed him to the third-floor office.

2012/10/21

Worker Found Dead Inside Hamilton Heights MetroPCS Store

A man identified in a published report as a MetroPCS worker was found dead with blunt force trauma to his head inside a storage room in Hamilton Heights Friday.

CBS New York–2012/10/20

1 Person Hurt After Floor Collapses In Hamilton Heights Apartment Building

The FDNY said part of a bathroom of a second floor apartment fell onto the floor below.

2012/10/17

NYPD Releases New Photo Of Suspect Wanted For 15 Car Fires In Upper Manhattan

The fires were set on Sept 11 over eleven blocks in Hamilton Heights and Harlem.

2012/09/20

Police Release Video Of Suspect Wanted For 15 Car Fires In Hamilton Heights

The video shows the suspect just before an incident on Bradhurst Avenue in Hamilton Heights early Tuesday morning. It was the third of 15 attacks, police said.

2012/09/12

A Range Rover that was set on fire at the intersection of Edgecombe Avenue and 150th Street in Hamilton Heights on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Police Investigating Series Of Car Fires In Hamilton Heights

The cars were discovered across several blocks in the Hamilton Heights area near 150th Street and Bradhurst Avenue.

2012/09/11

Police: Bronx Man Arrested In Petroleum Jelly Burglaries

Police said the 14 incidents all took place in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood between Sept. 4, 2011 and March 8 of this year.

2012/04/05

NYPD: Man Wanted For Questioning In Petroleum Jelly Burglaries

Police say they are looking for 40-year-old Luis Gonzalez in the so-called petroleum jelly burglaries in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood between Sept. 4 and March 8 of last year.

2012/03/23

Police: Suspect Used Petroleum Jelly In Manhattan Burglary Pattern

The incidents all took place in the Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood sections of the borough between September 4 of last year and March 8.

2012/03/19

Det. Kevin Herlihy hugs his wife Adrienne in front of their home in Lynbrook on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

NYPD Det. Kevin Herlihy, Injured In Shootout With Suspect, Back Home

Herlihy said he “feels lucky” as he was greeted by two long rows of applauding police officers while being wheeled out Wednesday from New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center.

2012/02/15