Government Seizes and Sells Man’s $900,000 Home Over Unpaid Water Bill He Didn’t Even...
A Brooklyn homeowner has lost his $900,000 property after New York City sold it over an unpaid $5,000 water bill. The home was foreclosed, auctioned off and sold to investors without 65 year-old Filmore Brown’s knowledge, reports ABC 7 New York. The 2019 bill, worth less than 1% of...
Feds Dismantle Washington Square Park Drug Ring Linked to 65 Overdoses and Two Deaths
New York, NY – Federal authorities have charged 19 individuals in connection with a sprawling drug trafficking operation that turned Washington Square Park into an open-air narcotics market over the past five years. The coordinated crackdown, announced Thursday, is tied to at least 65 overdoses and two deaths since...
NYPD Seeks Assistance Locating Six Men Suspected in Violent Manhattan Assault and Robbery
In a recent social media post by NYPD Crimestoppers, authorities are on the lookout for six men involved in a brutal assault and robbery incident that occurred in Manhattan. The victim, a 21-year-old man, found himself encircled and subsequently attacked by this group within a courtyard at 546 West 146 Street. The...
Rapper Meek Mill handcuffed while cops searched for gun outside NYC club: ‘They tryna...
Rapper Meek Mill was slapped in handcuffs by NYPD early Saturday morning as cops searched his car for a gun after he left a Manhattan nightclub, police sources said. The Philly rapper was at Harbor NYC on West 46th Street in Hells Kitchen around 4:15 a.m. when a bouncer felt what he believed was a gun on him and told...
Long Island restaurant offers free meals to SNAP recipients
Millions of Americans will lose access to their SNAP benefits tomorrow, but one small Long Island business is doing its part to ensure no one goes hungry. Found in Mount Sinai, family-run restaurant Struggletown BBQ is offering free meals to anyone dependent on the federal SNAP program. Leonard posted the...
Former tenant accused of robbing NYC landlord, 99, who later died
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — A former tenant is accused of robbing a 99-year-old Manhattan landlord, who died after suffering a stroke in the aftermath of the incident, authorities said. Domingo Vasquez Rodriguez, 39, was arrested Friday and charged with robbery, burglary, assault, and grand larceny in...
Brooklyn robbery crew armed with machete and guns terrorizing victims in late-night heists
BROOKLYN, NY – A violent robbery crew is on the loose in Brooklyn after a string of late-night stickups involving guns, a machete, and a dark-colored Infiniti with South Carolina…
Manhunt Ends as Manhattan Man Accused of Gunpoint Burglary and Assault on 99-Year-Old Former...
In a striking and troubling case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. recently revealed the indictment of 39-year-old Domingo Vasquez Rodriguez. Rodriguez is accused of the gunpoint burglary and assault of his elderly former landlord, Jose Antonio Tur, who was 99 years old. The distressing event, which...
The street sweepers are hungry. New Yorkers mustn’t get in their way.
It's fall, and the city's street sweepers are hungry for foliage. For most of the year, the city's mechanical brooms eat regular street trash. But during the fall, leaves occupy much of the street sweepers’ diet. [ more › ]
Man charged with identity theft, bank fraud in Carlstadt
CARLSTADT, NJ — A Bronx man has been charged in connection with a multi-state identity theft and bank fraud investigation. Kevin C. Iurilli, 48, of the Bronx, was charged by Carlstadt Police Detective Torres and law enforcement partners in Bergen County and Pennsylvania. Investigators say Iurilli used fake...
