Elmhurst Pizza Boss Takes Down Box-Cutter Suspect In Wild Shop Showdown
A routine night at Louie’s Pizzeria on Baxter Avenue in Elmhurst turned chaotic on April 1 when a man suddenly pulled out a box cutter inside the shop. Owner Louie Suljovic did not hesitate, throwing himself at the suspect and pinning him to the floor until officers arrived. His split-second move kept roughly 15...
Late-Night Bronx Shooting Outside River Park Towers Turns Deadly
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed late Thursday outside a Morris Heights apartment tower, according to police. Officers responding just after 10 p.m. to 30 Richman Plaza found Justin Chatfield with a gunshot wound to the torso. EMS rushed him to SBH Health System, where he was pronounced dead. Police said a...
NYC Horror: 76-Year-Old Kills Neighbor 55 Years Younger Over Ongoing Feud
BRONX, NY — A long-standing neighbor dispute in a Morris Heights apartment building turned deadly Thursday night, ending with a 76-year-old man in handcuffs and his 21-year-old neighbor dead. According to the NYPD, Gilbert Smalls was arrested on Friday after allegedly confessing to the shooting of Justin Chatfield....
NYC migrant shelter corruption arrests are just the tip of the iceberg
A new federal indictment charges an ex-NYPD sergeant and three others with corruption in connection with a probe of migrant-shelter contracts . But the alleged bribery and kickback scheme is just the tip of an iceberg in a city where corruption has become endemic, thanks to the abuse of eternal “emergency” contracts,...
‘Why aren’t you dying?’: Son beat his 75-year-old mother into the ground and choked...
A man in Long Island, New York, is accused of trying to kill his mother during an argument and exclaiming "why aren't you dying" as he choked her. John Strano, 37, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and...
Nearly 1,000 hospital workers get layoff notices
With 967 job cuts just announced in Bayonne, Hudson Regional Health says the site is still undergoing transfer from the previous operator.
Pipe-Wielding Duo Hunted After Bronx Slashing Near Westchester Ave 6 Line
Police are searching for two men wanted in a violent March 29 attack that left a 24-year-old man injured near the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Morrison Avenue in the Bronx. Investigators say the suspects struck the victim with a metal pipe and slashed his abdomen with an unknown sharp object before taking...
Man dies after being shot in head outside deli in the Bronx
Officers responded to 3724 Bronxwood Ave. in the Williamsbridge section around 9:20 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
Bronx man, 76, shoots neighbor 55 years his junior to death over long-time beef:...
A 76-year-old Bronx man shot his 21-year-old neighbor to death after a feud that lasted for years, police and sources said. Gilbert Smalls was arrested after he copped Friday to killing his barely drinking-age neighbor Justin Chatfield in their Morris Heights apartment building, cops and sources said. Police at the...
Rooster Crowing Laws in New York: What Owners and Neighbors Need to Know
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! A rooster’s crow can reach up to 130 decibels at close range — roughly the same intensity as standing near a jet engine at takeoff. That level of sound does not go unnoticed by neighbors, and in New York, it does not go unaddressed by the...
