Twelve years after moving to the United States from Bangladesh, Didarul Islam sought to join the ranks of the nation's largest police department because he "got inspired" by the "blanket" of protection the NYPD provided to his community, according to an essay he wrote as part of his police academy application.

Workers returned to 345 Park Ave., on Monday​ under the watchful eyes of NYPD officers and a surplus of security after the NYC mass shooting.

Family, friends, coworkers, religious leaders and more gathered for a prayer service for the Midtown mass shooting victims of last week. FOX 5 NY's Sharon Crowley reports from the Midtown service and speaks with members of the community.

A New York City office building where a gunman killed four people then himself has reopened a week after the deadly shootings. On Monday, workers trickled back into 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a skyscraper home to high-profile tenants including the NFL and asset management firm Blackstone.

There were 23 shell casings and 13 bullet fragments recovered from the lobby of 345 Park Avenue and 24 spent shell casings on the 33rd floor, police said.

Investigators are combing through evidence in the wake of New York City’s deadliest mass shooting since 2000, trying to figure out more about the gunman who unleashed an assault-style rifle in Midtown,

A Blackstone executive and mother of two, a hero NYPD officer, a Cornell grad and a security guard were among the four people fatally shot inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday.