NYC reservoir drops 8 feet, uncovering sinister package wrapped in tape
Whodunit? A sudden drop in the water level at a Staten Island reservoir has exposed a sinister secret — a pistol and a pair of brass knuckles wrapped up in a mysterious package that has one local scratching his head. “You can see somebody had bundled something up and taped it to this rock with like a mile of tape,...
Are There Paranormal Beings Along The Shores of New York’s Hudson River?
For years sailors who traveled up and down the Hudson river claimed to seeing beings, and some say they even caused a famous shipwreck.
Bronx Community Mourns Young Victim as Teenage Boys Fall to Gunfire in NYCHA Building
A shooting in the Bronx has led to a fatality and increased concerns about safety in the area. According to Pix11, a 15-year-old, Eric Aitken, was shot in the chest at approximately 6:25 p.m. yesterday at 1219 Adee Ave, a NYCHA building. Unfortunately, he later succumbed to his injuries after being transported to the...
Brooklyn Woman Finds Mysterious Notes On Her Car And Ends Up Saving A Precious...
What began as an ordinary morning for Maria Yagoda in Brooklyn, NYC, quickly shifted into something extraordinary. Instead of her usual routine, she became part of an impromptu neighborhood rescue that united strangers in an unexpected effort to save a tiny, vulnerable life. When Maria walked out of her home,...
Off-duty officer saves choking toddler
NEW YORK (WABC) - An off-duty police officer is credited with saving the life of a 1-year-old girl. Surveillance video captured the moment the child’s mother ran to her neighbor’s house seeking help from a New York police officer as her daughter struggled to breathe. Freddy Cerpa said...
15-year-old stabbed on MTA bus returns home as attackers remain at large
Oscar, who spoke with News 12 exclusively, says he’s happy to be home but is concerned about his attackers being on the loose.
New Jersey Police Department deploys a Lamborghini off-roader to target opioid crime
A New Jersey city has turned to a 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, an off-road capable supercar, as the unlikely centerpiece of a new push against opioid addiction. The Garfield Police Department is rolling out the lifted Lamborghini as a mobile billboard for treatment and recovery, betting that a head-turning...
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about to go...
For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with the stripe facing the wrong side, or having insufficient fare all led to the subsequent, seemingly judgmental thud of...
‘It stays with you’: Bronx NYCHA tenants still dealing with aftermath of partial collapse
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Three months after a corner of their apartment building collapsed in a nearly catastrophic gas explosion, residents of a Bronx public housing complex say life is mostly back to normal — aside from an ongoing cooking gas outage and lingering...
Mamdani — who called cops ‘wicked’— will be protected by more than 350 officers for...
The inauguration bash for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — who once called cops “wicked” and was a strident police defunder — will require a phalanx of between 350 and 400 officers, sources told The Post. “It’s going to cost a lot of money in overtime,” said a cop with more than 25 years on the job. “He’s having this...
