Bronx NY

Hackensack police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 12:48 p.m. reporting a bomb threat at the restaurant inside Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. The Cheesecake Factory and surrounding businesses were evacuated as a precaution. The Bergen County K9 Unit and Bomb Squad responded to...

A beef in a Yonkers parking lot erupted into a wild caught-on-video road-rage brawl that landed a woman and a girl in handcuffs — and had one witness begging a priest for “a blessing,” according to a report. The scuffle involving multiple woman unfolded Tuesday on busy Nepperhan Avenue in the southern Westchester...

At 1777 Grand Concourse in Mount Hope, 71-year-old Cora Robinson says rats have effectively taken over her kitchen, leaving droppings on the stove and making her too sick to sleep or eat. She says the infestation has gotten worse in recent weeks, with rodents so bold they sprint across her countertops and leap over...

A bunch of bone-headed bandits tried to swipe an ultra-lux blue McLaren and other posh cars from a Midtown parking garage Sunday — only to be foiled by a pesky security gate, police said. The four or five robbers entered the garage on West 43rd Street near 11th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan just before 6...

While officials are already pushing for making free OMNY cards more accessible for students, the City Council has set its sights on a much larger group. A major new budget proposal could soon provide free subway and bus rides to nearly one million New Yorkers , turning public transit into a truly accessible utility...

Nearly 1,000 jobs are on the chopping block at Bayonne University Hospital, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing with the state. The cuts are set to take effect June 29, according to the filing. The news comes three weeks after the hospital’s owner and operator Hudson Regional...

They’re itching for the truth. New York State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would force the MTA to tell riders about bed bug infestation on trains and buses within 24 hours. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember William Colton (D-Brooklyn), would set rules to require the MTA to either post a message on its...

A Saturday evening ride in Brownsville ended in a life-or-death struggle after an e-moped and an SUV violently collided, leaving the rider with devastating head injuries and sparking a massive emergency response at a busy Brooklyn intersection. The crash unfolded at Hinsdale Street and Pitkin Avenue, where stunned...

UPDATE: The situation resolved sometime after midnight. A large police presence, including SWAT, was reported in North Bergen on Friday, April 3, authorities said. The situation at 76th Street and 3rd Avenue prompted concern from residents as officers responded to the scene at approximately 7:45 p.m.…

Yonkers, perched on the Hudson River just north of New York City, is often seen as a suburb of its larger neighbor. Its dining scene, however, is a vibrant and self-sufficient world of its own. Fueled by generations of diverse immigrant communities, the city is a treasure trove of authentic,...