Brooklyn woman arrested, accused of fatally stabbing Bronx man in Brownsville
Police say a woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing a Bronx man to death in Brownsville. Aiesha Walker, 48, is accused of attacking Kenneth Brewer, 47, on Wednesday evening inside 181 Rockaway Pkwy., where authorities say Walker lives. Police initially said they were also looking for a man responsible for...
The Wonderfully Wacky Restaurant In New Jersey You’ll Want To Visit Over And Over...
In the heart of Hackensack sits a tiny time capsule of Americana that’s been slinging some of the most addictive sliders in the Garden State. White Manna isn’t just a burger joint – it’s a neon-lit, chrome-trimmed temple of deliciousness that proves the best things come in small packages.
“Not a Country Club” — Archbishop Hicks Ushers in New Era in New York
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Stephen A. Smith had plenty to say in St. Albans
Ashley and Janet Smith left Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 1950s and moved to the Bronx. Their firstborn child, Basil, was born on Nov. 11, 1958. Four girls followed. On Oct. 14, 1967 Stephen Anthony was born to complete their family. Janet was a registered nurse...
NYC removed plaque honoring Nazi ally on Broadway — and Jewish groups are outraged...
The city removed a plaque honoring a convicted Nazi collaborator on Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes after deeming it a “tripping hazard” — and Jewish groups are outraged over a plan to return it, sources said Friday. “It’s like putting asbestos back in a building,” Menachem Rosensaft, General Counsel Emeritus of the...
The New York Taco Truck That Sells Out Every Night By 10 PM
Even in a city that never slows down like New York, some lines feel different. On a stretch of Jackson Heights pavement, people gather with quiet purpose, cups warming their hands as steam rises into the night air. The pull comes from a taco truck that keeps its focus narrow and its standards high, built around a...
Former NYPD supervisor admits selling crash victims’ data for bribes
NEW YORK, NY – A former New York City Police Department supervisor has pleaded guilty to a federal bribery conspiracy after admitting that she sold the personal information of car accident victims to a call center operator in exchange for cash and other benefits. Pamela Dillard, 48, of Brooklyn, entered…
Armed migrant robbery crew busted after NYC hold-up— immediately released without bail
A migrant robbery crew – three of them wanted on ICE detainers – were busted after a stick-up in NYC Wednesday night but then released by a judge, cops and police sources said Saturday. The crew held-up a couple around 11:30 p.m. on West 47th Street between Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue, police said. A 57-year-old...
NYC rent freeze jolts small landlords
New York City’s new rent freeze on roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments has pushed a long-running tension between tenant relief and small-landlord survival squarely onto lenders’ desks. For multifamily lenders exposed to older, regulated stock, the question is no longer whether margins are thinning but how...
Man beat his own little boy to death in LIC, DA says
A Long Island City homeless shelter resident beat his 2-year-old son to death in a drunken blackout after the boy’s mother repeatedly warned city government officials that he should never be left in the man’s care, according to a combination of court documents and media reports. The alleged...
