On Thursday, January 16, news broke that a former member of Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, had been arrested and charged with assault after a physical altercation at a Crunch Fitness location on Staten Island. The allegations claimed that the rapper and actor assaulted 28-year-old Patrick Sokoya, a man who reportedly dated his daughter over a […]
Tag: New York
Prosecutors Uncover Additional Criminal Conduct by Mayor Eric Adams
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Federal Prosecutors revealed that New York Mayor Eric Adams was involved with additional criminal activity beyond the bribery charges he faced in September 2024. Adams has been accused of accepting money from the Turkish government, which allegedly prompted him to report back to them on the status of a Turkish […]
10 Shot Outside Queens Nightclub
Late at night on Wednesday, January one, 2025, an estimated three to four gunmen opened fire on 114th Street outside Amazura, a popular Queens nightclub. Ten people were struck in the crossfire, though in a statement on Thursday morning, police have confirmed they are all in stable condition and expected to survive. The violence outside […]
Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty In New York State Charges
On Monday, December 23, Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight on the street outside of his New York City hotel on December 4, was arraigned in court. Mangione faced charges in a federal arraignment the week prior and has also faced charges in Pennsylvania – the […]
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed in Targeted Attack
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot while leaving his hotel in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning. He was on his way to a company conference. Responders rushed Thompson to Mount Sinai West Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead. The gunman is still at large, and New York City Crime Stoppers […]
Brooklyn Rapper Ka dies at 52
Kassem Ryan, known by his stage name Ka, died unexpectedly on Saturday. His family broke the news by releasing the following statement on social media Monday: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Kassem Ryan (1972-2024), the rapper and producer known as Ka, who died unexpectedly in New York City on October 12 at […]
Pilot dies mid-flight causing emergency landing in NY
On Tuesday evening the pilot of a flight from Seattle to Istanbul collapsed and was unable to be revived. This caused an emergency landing in New York eight hours into the flight. The plane landed at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York just after shortly 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. “Our Captain, İlçehin Pehlivan lost consciousness […]
Former Gov of NY assaulted in Manhattan
Friday night on the Upper East Side, two young boys were arrested for an attack on former New York Governor David Paterson. According to reports, five unidentified people began an altercation with Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Chester Sliwa. Just two of the kids were arrested, ages 12 and 13, and they were charged […]
Hoda leaving ‘Today’ Show
Earlier this morning Hoda Kotb announced that she would be stepping down from her role as host of the ‘Today’ show. Hoda has worked at NBC for 26 years and seven years with Savannah Guthrie. Before announcing it on air Thursday, she spoke in an exclusive interview with The New York Times. “I just thought […]
NY governor wants to take kids phones away
Governor Kathy Hochul spoke at the New York State United Teacher Union’s “Disconnected” conference on Friday. Hochul discussed the negative impact that smartphones, and social media specifically can have on children. Hochul expressed the background of her stance. She says that kids post pandemic rely too heavily on their handheld devices. She believes it raises […]
Doug E Fresh’s Harlem Brownstone Auctioned Off
This afternoon the Harlem Blackstone that Doug E Fresh lost to foreclosure will be auctioned off. The property is a four-level brownstone located at 251 W. 131st St. in Harlem. The Brownstone has complex ownership, as Fresh’s mom, Arlene Davis, purchased the building under her name in 2007. In 2014, Davis passed away, and Fresh […]
NY man stabbed in the neck at subway station
Early this morning, a fight broke out in a Manhattan train station, the fight resulted in one of the men getting stabbed in the neck. The stabbing occurred on the northbound 4 train platform inside the 96th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station. Local police announced that no arrests had been made and the suspect […]
