Kemberly Richardson

3 weeks ago | abc7ny.com | Kemberly Richardson

EAST HARLEM (WABC) -- A puppy who was rescued from the East River last weekend was reunited with the NYPD officers who saved her. But the search continues for her owner. Two NYPD's Harbor Unit officers reunited with the dog they found swimming in the water. If she could talk, how this little puppy would tell about how exactly she ended up all alone on the East River is also a big question.

3 weeks ago | abc7ny.com | Kemberly Richardson

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A bench on Manhattan's west side has come to symbolize love, inspiration and loss. "It's restored my faith in humanity and it's affirmed for me, that no one is alone," Jack Ciapciak said. In his darkest hour, Ciapciak found light. On Jan. 14, 2016, he met and eventually fell in love with Jack Loretzen. The couple often took walks in Hudson River Park past all of the benches.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Kemberly Richardson

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A new exhibition from a partnership between The New York Transit Museum and The New Yorker is highlighting the humor, challenges and century's worth of insights into the daily grind of commuting in the city through cartoons. "Commentary On The Commute" features roughly 95 pieces in the New York Transit Museum's Grand Central Gallery, with no shortage of folklore from within the city's transit system.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Kemberly Richardson

MARINE PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The number of female officers in the NYPD has grown to 21%, but a closer look shows that the women now serving in the most elite units of the department are also on the rise and drawing attention. The women of the NYPD who work in many of the department's elite units have roughly 150 years between them. "You're seeing more and more that they are capable just as much as males. Why not?" said Giselle Rodriguez of the NYPD.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Kemberly Richardson

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Firefighters from around the world are putting on their boxing gloves once again for the International Battle of the Badges. There's a lot of pride heading into the second edition of the charity event, according to FDNY Boxing Club President Bobby McGuire. "We have firefighters coming in from London, West Yorkshire, all over Ireland, as close as Yonkers, we have Denver, Atlanta, Massachusetts State Police," McGuire said.