Vanished From Elmont: 14-Year-Old Johari Escobar Chavez Missing Since Christmas Day
The Missing Persons Squad reports the details of a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM in Elmont and was reported to police on Friday, December 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM. According to detectives, Johari Escobar Chavez, 14, was last seen leaving her Elmont residence...
MTA bus slams into Yonkers building, 1 injured
It happened at the corner of Warburton and Ashburton Avenues at around 1:15 p.m.
Xmas Eve Assault: Woman Attacks Pregnant DSS Worker Inside Yonkers Office, DA Says
Melissa Cochrane, 30, of Yonkers, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. Dec. 24, in connection with the alleged attack at the county’s DSS Yonkers district office, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Dec. 26. According to prosecutors, the incident happened on Wednesday while...
NYPD lieutenant fired after refusing to answer questions about fire at his home
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. An NYPD lieutenant has been fired after refusing to answer questions from internal investigators about a suspected arson at his Long Island home, department records show. Lt. Javier Rodriguez, a 20-year veteran assigned to the Criminal...
Knife, Gun, High-Capacity Magazine, Hollow-Point Ammo Seized In Guttenberg Robbery: Cops
On Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7:38 p.m., a police officer was on patrol when a man flagged him down and reported that two individuals had entered his business on the 6900 block of Kennedy Boulevard and attempted to rob him while armed Guttenberg Police Chief Frank Pelaez said. The victim...
Dangerous Reptiles Not Native To New York Found In Hudson Valley
State officials rushed in after a shocking discovery during an arrest.
NYC commuters face OMNY problems just days before tap-and-ride system becomes only option for...
OMNY issues are plaguing increasingly frustrated straphangers — just days before MTA makes it the go-to option for subway fares. Commuters reported getting charged multiple times for a single ride when using the new tap-and-ride system, or being unable to check their card balances, as well as broken re-loading...
$15,800 Per Person in No-Strings-Attached Cash To Be Dished Out As Major US City...
A US city is preparing to hand out a pile of cash in a new guaranteed income program for disadvantaged residents. The New York City Council says it is allocating $1.5 million in the 2026 budget for a guaranteed income initiative known as the “Cash with Care” program, targeting residents facing housing insecurity.
NY man whose conviction was tossed after decades in prison seeks $100M in new...
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. A man who spent more than two decades in prison before his conviction for the murder of a retired NYPD detective was dismissed due to DNA evidence has sued New York City for $100 million. Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez...
Elon Musk Claims Zohran Mamdani’s Latest Appointment Means ‘People Will Die’
Credit: (Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA, Sipa via AP Images) and (Evan Vucci/AP photo) After New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s Tuesday announcement that he will appoint an FDNY commissioner who never served as a firefighter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed on Friday via X that “people will die because of this.”
