Pioneer Tom Brooks: Yonkers and Westchester’s First Black Policeman
This story first ran in Yonkers Rising on March 6th, 2015. The first black police officer in Westchester County was from Yonkers. Back in 1925, Officer Tom Brooks was appointed and, upon his hiring, became the first black man recruited by the Yonkers Police Department and the first black police officer in Westchester...
Lockdown at Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School remains on lockdown as police investigate a potential threat reported to the school’s main office. The Hoboken Police Department has closed streets and urged the public to avoid the area. In an email to families sent at approximately 3:15 p.m., Principal Robin Piccapietra said the lockdown...
Freezing NYC Mom Blasts ‘Slumlord’ Landlord for Charging $3,000 for No-Heat Apartment: ‘She Should...
It’s no secret that New York City is a crushingly expensive location, especially for regular renters. For their prices, one would expect everything in these apartments to be functional and for landlords to adhere to building codes. However, one family got a rather cold surprise after they found out their $3,000/month...
This Little Italian Bakery In NYC Was America’s First-Ever Espresso Bar
Want to know where you can find America's first espresso bar and pasticceria? None other than in NYC's Little Italy, of course.
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
Hidden inside a historic 19th century house on East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a secret sanctuary. Ever since the Merchant’s House Museum opened its doors to the public in 1936, visitors have lined up to get a taste of “old New York.”. The Treadwell family lived there...
41-year-old New York man facing charges in Somerset crash that killed 3 to appear...
A 41-year-old New York City resident arrested on charges related to a late Christmas night motor vehicle triple-fatality on the Somerset side of the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge in 2023 is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Adam Gauthier is facing...
New Jersey hospital ER opens to ease growing demand
When Dr. Dominic Ruocco began working at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, the area surrounding the hospital along the Hudson River was scattered with empty factories, dilapidated piers and vacant lots from a bygone industrial era. That was in 2003. Today the neighborhood is almost unrecognizable, with dozens...
Mamdani Is a No-Show to ‘Bronx First!’ Event
Inside Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gymnasium, the ‘Bronx First’ event, the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) founding assembly, was held on Feb. 5. Over 1,872 New York City community members gathered in order to introduce a new initiative in support of Bronx residents. Bronx First is a...
Bronx NYPD officer indicted, accused of carrying out COVID-19 loan fraud scheme
Edward Delgado, 41, assigned to the 41st Precinct, is accused of receiving over $40,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans, a program run by the U.S. Small Business Administration, from February to April 2021.
NYC muggers fatally pummel man, 66, – then try to pick his pockets as...
Cops released new pictures of two vicious muggers who pummeled a 66-year-old man in the Bronx — then tried to pick his pockets as he lay mortally wounded on the pavement. Wesley James had been walking steps from his home on East Tremont Avenue near Schley Avenue in Throggs Neck around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18, when the...
