New York City has launched a new pilot program that provides a direct connection to selected public school buildings to 911 dispatchers in hopes it will provide more effort towards improving the emergency response times. Mayor Eric Adams and city officials announced this on Monday, describing it as the first program of its kind in […]
Tag: New York
Construction Worker Falls More Than 50 Feet to Death at Manhattan West Side Site, Officials Say
A construction worker died Thursday morning after falling more than 50 feet at a Manhattan job site. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on the west side of Manhattan which is near 12th Avenue and 30th Street in the area of the Hudson Yards development. The worker was at a deep excavation inside the Hudson […]
Parents Praise NYPD Officers After Baby Saved From Choking
Two NYPD officers are being celebrated for their heroic actions after saving a 10-month-old baby boy who had stopped breathing in his home in the Queens earlier this month. On October 10 at around 4:40 p.m., officers answered a 911 call that reported a baby choking. Upon arriving at the house, they found the baby, […]
Mother Arrested After Newborn Baby Found Unattended at NYC’s Penn Station
Police have arrested 30-year-old Assa Diawara, who is now facing charges of abandoning a child and endangering the child’s welfare. A newborn baby girl was found abandoned Monday morning inside Penn Station. The infant, wrapped in a blanket, was discovered around 9:30 a.m. on a subway platform near the 34th Street and Seventh Avenue entrance. […]
Former N.Y. Guard Guilty in Beating Death of Prisoner Robert Brooks; Two Cleared of Charges
A former New York state correction officer has been found guilty of murdering inmate Robert Brooks in 2023 while two other officers were cleared of all charges. David Kingsley was convicted Monday of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors said Kingsley and several other guards beat Brooks, who was handcuffed and shackled, inside the prison’s […]
New York City Faces Record Student Homelessness as 154,000 Go Without Stable Housing
A new report shows that over 154,000 public school students in New York City lacked stable housing at some point during the 2024-2025 school year, a record high. This means that nearly one in every seven students in the city’s public school system was homeless. The nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York put together the […]
The Giants Almost Had It — And What That Means Going Forward
The Giants had that game. I’m serious. One stop, one clean tackle, one bounce the other way, and they win. It hurts because you could feel it. They actually showed up this time. It wasn’t one of those nights where you turn it off early or scroll your phone by halftime. They played. They cared. […]
Bronx Train Incident Forces Passenger Evacuation After Cars Detach
A southbound 4 train in the Bronx experienced a scary incident Sunday evening when two cars of the train detached while in motion which forced an emergency evacuation. The situation happened at around 5:15 p.m. between the 161st Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse stations. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority thankfully confirmed that all passengers were safely […]
Partial Parking Garage Collapse Destroys Cars in White Plains
A parking garage in downtown White Plains partially collapsed on Wednesday morning, crushing multiple vehicles but luckily no one was injured. The incident happened just after 9 a.m. at the garage on Hale Avenue near South Broadway which is close to the Westchester One office tower. A part of the fifth floor fell into the […]
Nor’easter Tragedy: Dislodged Solar Panel Kills NYC Pedestrian
A 76-year-old woman named Lyudmila Braun died Sunday after a solar panel tore free from a rooftop structure during a nor’easter and struck her in Brooklyn. Police say the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. near Ocean Parkway and West Brighton Beach Avenue. According to the Department of Buildings, the panel came loose from its steel […]
It’s Not About the Record Anymore — It’s About the Response
At 0–6, things couldn’t be going much worse for the Jets. The record speaks for itself in all honesty. The story now isn’t about whether or not the team wins or loses anymore — it’s about how this team responds to adversity. Losing is frustrating and emotional. I’m sure we’ve all been there before. It’s […]
Governor Declares State of Emergency for NYC Region Ahead of Heavy Storm Nor’easter
Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County ahead of a strong nor’easter expected to bring heavy rain, flooding and dangerous winds. The declaration allows state and local agencies to work out emergency responses and use their resources more efficiently before the storm. Hochul said the […]
