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A man, 45-year-old James Rizzo, has been arrested and charged after a shocking, random attack on a student, Amelia Lewis, from New York University (NYU) in Greenwich Village, New York. According to police, the incident happened Monday morning in front of 735 Broadway as the 20-year-old woman walked to class....
The Long Island community is left devastated after a young ballerina, Emily Finn, was shot dead in what police describe as a failed murder-suicide committed by her ex-boyfriend, Austin Lynch. The tragedy took place on Wednesday, November 26, shortly after 11:00 a.m. Eastern Long Island authorities said 18-year-old Finn had...
New York City started paying close attention yesterday as the pretrial hearings for Luigi Mangione began. Mangione is the man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, in December of last year. This hearing is an important step in the case, and it’ll help determine what evidence...
On Saturday afternoon in Lower Manhattan, several protesters were taken into custody by the New York City Police Department after a demonstration outside a parking garage near Centre and Howard Streets. The protesters had come together to block access to a facility used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying...
The streets became quite lively in Manhattan on Thursday as the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade came down from the Upper West Side to Herald Square. The parade began at 8:30 a.m. ET and ended around noon, making families and tourists happy to view. Despite being a bit chilly...
A federal judge has dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed. The decision basically rejects the Trump administration’s attempt to go after two of its major critics. U.S. District...
On Sunday morning, a five-alarm fire broke out at a seven-story apartment building on Cottage Avenue, which forced more than 100 residents to evacuate their homes just days before Thanksgiving. Fire officials reported that the fire started around 3 a.m. in a seventh-floor kitchen. The flames quickly spread into the...
New York City is preparing to launch a project to reshape a neglected area on the Brooklyn-Queens border into a new neighborhood called Jewel Streets. The area, often known as “The Hole,” has struggled for years with flooding, outdated infrastructure and limited housing options. City officials say the new plan...
A Manhattan day care center is drawing new concern after a serious safety mistake. Bright Horizons at Columbus Circle says that on October 27, a staff member accidentally filled a water pitcher with a diluted cleaning solution instead of fresh drinking water. Parents report that the contaminated water was then...
A Long Island high school hockey player is fighting to return to the ice after a near-fatal accident in the summer that left him briefly paralyzed. The 17-year-old, Connor Dubeau, who is a senior at Smithtown West High School, suffered a broken neck while diving into rocky waters at Gilgo...
An NYPD officer was shot in the face early Monday morning after a man opened fire with a shotgun in Brownsville. The incident began at about 6 a.m. when officers responded to a report of a person shot on Thomas S. Boyland Street between Hegeman Avenue and Linden Boulevard. At...
A 91-year-old Staten Island resident was shocked to find thousands of dollars in traffic fines for a car he didn’t even drive. Instead, officials said someone copied his license plate and used it on another vehicle. The man, who usually drives only to church or the nearby store according to...
