Mayor fires entire police department after dispute involving his wife
Cohutta Mayor Ron Shinnick shut down the towns law enforcement on Wednesday after what he described as 'inappropriate' comments from officers.
Another iconic NJ diner closing, will become a car wash
Hackensack’s Coach House Diner, a New Jersey staple since 1983, has shut its doors, transforming into a car wash. See how this closure signifies an ongoing shift in restaurant culture.
Fast-food giant coming to Staten Island is more than a franchise—it’s a family ritual
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Not to be confused with McDonald’s, Jollibee is something else entirely. It’s a family ritual. That distinction matters as the Filipino fast-food giant prepares to enter Staten Island for the first time with a three-unit franchise development agreement. Staten Island has already done the work through a handful of established businesses over the years. According to a company announcement...
Riverdale community says local pathway is unsafe
Berger lives in the area and says the community around Independence Avenue and W. 261st Street has tried to get officials to address this walkway for years.
Baychester: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 17-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 17-year-old girl reported missing from the Baychester section of The Bronx. Police said Maioki Watson of 2953 Bruner Avenue, Bronx was last seen leaving her home on Tuesday, May 5, at around 4.25 p.m. They said she’s described as female, Black, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds...
28-year-old woman allegedly posed as 16-year-old student at Bronx high school
A 28-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say she posed as a teenager and attended classes for two weeks at a Bronx high school, Gothamist reported. Kacy Claassen allegedly used the name Shamara Rashad to enroll at Westchester Square Academy in April, according to officials. Prosecutors said Claassen told school administrators she was 16 years old and had recently moved...
Twins earn top academic honors at Long Island high school
At Chaminade High School on Long Island, twin brothers are finishing at the top of their class. The class valedictorian and salutatorian, born just a minute apart, are headed to the same Ivy League university in the fall. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
Bronx man needed stitches after he was wrongfully detained by ICE, family says
Video shows a Bronx man being handcuffed in a brutal takedown as he tells ICE agents they got the wrong guy.
FDNY urges NYC residents to keep apartment doors closed if there’s a fire
Fire officials say the deadly Inwood fire earlier this week followed an all-too-similar pattern -- flames spreading through open doors.
3 indicted in $1.2M Apple delivery truck hijacking at Americana Manhasset
Three men face federal charges in connection with the armed hijacking of a delivery truck loaded with more than $1.2 million worth of Apple products outside the Americana Manhasset mall earlier this year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Alan Christhofer Cedeno-Ferrer,...
