David Ushery

Calls for change in the New York City Police Department have echoed across the city these past few years but the largest police force in the country is struggling to fill its ranks. With the application deadline to become a member of the NYPD extended until Tuesday, NBC New York’s David Ushery is asking the questions many are wondering: who…

The detective vigorously fought to get necessary funding for an NYPD officer who was sick as a result of his time at Ground Zero on 9/11, and later talked with NBC New York about his tireless work.

He got the job through his love of handball, he’s served seven mayors and 17 police commissioners and once had a pivotal moment with a pastrami sandwich. Just recently, the three-star chief chaplain of the NYPD Rabbi Alvin Kass celebrated 54 years with the force. But each decade has come with new challenges. In an interview with David Ushery for NBC…

New York City’s top cop is asking members of the NYPD to seek help if they need it in the wake of the suicides of two officers in less than 24 hours.

A New York man who volunteered on September 11 and is now battling cancer linked to his time at ground zero is finally getting the help he needs after the News 4 I-Team helped find indisputable proof he was there that day.

For the family of a first-grader killed in the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary, sometimes it would be easier just to withdraw.