NYC Public Schools To Ban Cellphones This Fall–Here’s How It Will Affect Students &...
We’re halfway through July and the NYC DOE Calendar for 2025-2026 has been released, which can only mean two things: 1. summer is (sadly) coming to a close, and 2. before we know it school will be in session once again. But as New York Public Schools gear up for a new school year, they’re doing so minus one thing:...
Young inmate at Rikers Island prison graduates as high school valedictorian
Rikers Island inmates at the East River jail recently celebrated walking across the stage, beating the odds of an uncertain future behind bars. These 63 Rikers high school graduates exchanged their jumpsuits for robes of excellence while they wait for the courts to decide their fate. Tylik Thomas, the class’s...
Former NYC correction captain convicted of $212K Social Security fraud, AG James announced
New York (WRGB) — Marc Silverman Jr., a 57-year-old former captain with the New York City Department of Correction, has been arrested and convicted for fraudulently collecting over $200,000 in Social Security benefits. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction, revealing that Silverman falsely...
Nypd Officer Yeison Rodriguez Acosta Charged With Theft
Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, age 27, of Manhattan, was arraigned Thursday, July 17, in Rye City Court on a 30-count felony complaint stemming from a months-long investigation by the City of Rye Police Department and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, both agencies announced. According to prosecutors,...
Serial rapist gets effective life sentence after monstrous torment of elderly NYC woman who...
A serial rapist was slapped with an effective life sentence after he tormented and strangled an 81-year-old Manhattan woman who bravely said in court Wednesday her “survival is a miracle.” Career criminal Avon Long, 79, received a 32-years-to-life prison sentence for barging into the octogenarian’s apartment where he...
Something Powerful Emerged After Black NYC Woman Was Jumped, Beaten Over a Parking Space
They messed with the wrong one this time. Black folks from across the city pulled up to show their support for 21-year-old Jada McPherson, who was violently attacked over a parking spot in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. Suggested Reading. And judging by the community’s response, this violent attack quickly turned...
Endangered Missing Person Faith Howard from the 39th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating endangered missing person Faith Howard. Faith was last seen July 16, 2025, at 12:00pm, on the 50xx block of Copley Road. Faith was last tracked at 57th St and 7th Ave New York City. She is 28...
Prosecutors target warring ‘Fast Life,’ ‘Wuski’ gangs responsible for more than half of all...
Manhattan prosecutors said they are breaking up warring gangs by using lump prosecutions — slapping charges on the violent crews terrorizing the northern part of the borough. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office recently indicted the Harlem-based “Fast Life”, “LA World” and “Wuski” gangs, officials said....
Dead person found floating in Hudson River: FDNY
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A person was found floating in the Hudson River Wednesday evening, according to the FDNY. A 911 call was received at 7:52 p.m. for a person floating in water. A body was found floating at 347 West Street, near Pier 40, according to authorities. The body was recovered, and the person […]
Elderly gunman accused of shooting NYC cabbie in rage over fare seethed ‘I am...
The elderly gunman accused of shooting a cabbie in a rage over a fare seethed “I am gonna kill you” before he pulled the trigger, new court documents revealed Wednesday. Joseph Meeks, 76, allegedly shot 27-year-old cabbie Alusine Barrie around 4:30 p.m. Monday on Nelson Avenue near West 169th Street in Highbridge,...
