3 Illegal Dumpers Caught Leaving Trash In Woods, Public Roads, Dumpsters In Yonkers: Police
The arrests, part of a several-week-long investigation, were announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Oct. 9. Police said the probe revealed repeated dumping at city parks and other public spaces. One of the suspects, identified as Xhevahir Kalaja, was linked to more than ten separate dumping incidents...
Another man attacked at Jay Street station days after deadly subway assault
Police say a 59-year-old man was punched in the face on the southbound A and C platform just after midnight Thursday.
Mother of teen who died subway surfing says social media videos glamorize dangerous behaviors
When police came to New York City mother Norma Nazario's home in 2023 to tell her that her 15-year-old son Zackery had died in a horrific subway surfing accident, she was stunned. But when she later opened his phone, she was shocked by the social media videos and posts she...
Bronx man finally claims $1 million Mega Millions prize
A Bronx man has finally claimed his $1million second prize award in a Mega Millions drawing from the spring of 2024. Jason Williams correctly matched the first five numbers — 01, 05, 07, 22 and 24 — in the June 11, 2024, multi-state drawing. The Mega Ball that evening was 08.
City needs to do more to clean up South Bronx’s The Hub, residents say
At The Hub in the South Bronx, a major transportation and shopping area at 149th Street and Third Avenue, people appear to be high on drugs, nodding off in broad daylight. There has been outrage over the open sale and use of drugs. People in the area spoke to NY1 anonymously about the situation.
NYC sues Facebook, Google, TikTok claiming social media is addicting kids, harming mental health
New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media. Wednesday’s 327-page complaint in Manhattan federal court seeks damages from Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Google...
Wild video shows man punch fellow shopper in NYC Costco brawl over shopping cart
Wild video shows the moment a spat between two couples over a shopping cart turned to blows inside a Brooklyn Costco – with one injured man falling to the ground in the middle of an aisle. The mayhem erupted around 3:50 p.m. Sunday inside the superstore on Third Avenue near 37th Street in Sunset Park, police said....
Citizen video shows child rescued from Fordham blaze that left 12 people injured
The flames broke out at 2165 Ryer Ave. on the third floor around 4:08 p.m.
NYC landlord, 99, dies weeks after being robbed at gunpoint in broad-daylight heist: family
A 99-year-old Manhattan landlord died just weeks after being violently robbed of $20,000 at gunpoint during a broad-daylight heist , his heartbroken grandson revealed Wednesday while slamming crime in the city. Longtime landlord Jose Antonio Tur died on Wednesday in hospice care after suffering a stroke, his...
Boy, 14, arrested after shooting injures two in the Bronx: NYPD
FORDHAM HEIGHTS, Bronx (PIX11) — Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy following a shooting that injured two in Fordham Heights on Sept. 30. The shooting happened around 5:58 p.m. in front of 2382 Webster Avenue. Surveillance video obtained by PIX11 News showed an individual dressed head to toe in black with a gun...
