Two Weeks After Explosion, HUD Lays off Entire Building Inspection Staff
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) laid off its entire staff of building inspectors on October 10, reports Kriston Capps in Bloomberg CityLab, putting residents of subsidized housing at higher risk of dangerous conditions just weeks after a partial building collapse in the Bronx. “Federal law...
‘No Kings’ protests: NYC weekend street closures, map of demonstrations
NEW YORK CITY - Several "No Kings Day" protests are planned for Saturday in New York City, and with dozens of streets already scheduled to be closed this weekend, the demonstrations could cause even more traffic disruptions. The protests, which are also happening all across the United States, are in...
Suave Drilly, Drill Rap Artist from Norwood Area, Shot Dead in the South Bronx
RAPPER SUAVE DRILLY, otherwise known as John Martinez, is seen in this 2024 YouTube music video for the Drill Rap track, “Straight Keef.” Video courtesy of Kapo Escobar via YouTube. A Norwood/Bedford Park-based drill rapper whose real name is John Martinez was shot and killed in the Mott...
NYC machete maniac who sliced worker’s fingers off was on supervised release when he...
He’s a menace to society. Timothy Bohler has been in and out of jail since he was a teenager, with a lengthy rap sheet that includes the death of a cancer survivor in Queens while on release from state prison and a rape rap in the Bronx just six months after he got out, records reviewed by The Post show. At 31,...
Pipe-wielding brute attacks two women, one teen in string of random NYC assaults
A maniac toting a metal pipe was busted after attacking two women and a 15-year-old girl in a five-hour rampage in the Bronx Wednesday morning — a week after he was freed in connection to a separate assault case. Jeremiah White, 23, allegedly started his string of random attacks at 5:20 a.m., when he approached a...
Gunman puts weapon to woman’s head in terrifying NYC subway stickup
BROOKLYN, NY – A woman was held at gunpoint inside the 86 Street subway station Wednesday morning in a brazen daylight robbery that sent commuters scrambling. The 57-year-old victim was…
NYC explores single-room occupancies to tackle housing shortage
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City plans to introduce legislation allowing for single-room occupancies (SROs) or shared housing, according to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. If this bill is ultimately passed, it could help alleviate New York City’s strained housing shortage by adding new tools...
Man arrested for assault of 15-year-old girl in Crotona Park East
The teenager was found by police with injuries to her head and taken to a local hospital by private means in stable condition, according to officials.
27-year-old man fatally shot while leaving parole office in the Bronx, police say
Police discovered a 27-year-old man shot multiple times throughout the body at 79 Alexander Ave. in the Mott Haven section.
Cuomo Details How He’d Ditch $16 Billion Borough Jail Project and Rebuild Rikers Instead
Standing near the Chinatown site of a proposed 16-story new detention center, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed his proposal to scrap a planned shutdown of the Rikers Island jail complex if he is elected mayor. “My plan is to rebuild Rikers,” said Cuomo at the New York Chinese Community Center on Mott...
