Zohran Mamdani Calls for Starbucks Boycott
Mamdani Aligns Himself With Labor New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is calling on the public to avoid Starbucks as thousands of the company’s baristas launch an open-ended strike. His stance offers an early look at how he may use the visibility of the mayor’s office to champion organized labor. Baristas Walk...
Video of NYC garbage truck nicking pedestrian was worth whopping $50M verdict to Bronx...
A Bronx man who was clipped by a city garbage truck while crossing Bruckner Boulevard has won a whopping $50.7 million verdict from a jury. Video of the September 2021 incident shows construction foreman Darcy Bottex, in a white hat and bright orange shirt, walking back to his work site after a quick stop at a deli...
Proposal Suggests Sending New York Judges to Prison for a Day
A recent proposal has been put forth that would require New York judges to spend a day in prison. The idea behind the proposal is to give judges a firsthand experience of the conditions within the prison system. This proposal has sparked a lively discussion on social media platforms, with many people voicing their...
Hated NYC street prankster goes viral after getting ‘well-deserved’ stomp-kick from victim
A New York City street prankster who likes to jump out of a traffic drum and scare unsuspecting Big Apple pedestrians got his just desserts in a video that went viral this week. The clip, which garnered over 1 million likes on Instagram, showed the man know only as “ Coneman ” getting served some karma when the...
FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady’s funeral held in Queens
The veteran NYC firefighter died in the line of duty after officials said he went into cardiac arrest on the roof of a burning building in Brooklyn.
NYPD officer accused of raping 15-year-old girl in the Bronx
Police say 27-year-old Ndegnior Kpan was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Man seriously hurt in fall from roof of moving bus on I-95 in Maine,...
A man was seriously injured in a fall from the roof of a moving bus traveling toward New Hampshire on Interstate 95 in Maine on Friday, police said. The man, a 35-year-old from New York, was expected to survive the fall in Kittery, Maine State Police said. He was rushed to Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Mamdani’s plan for social workers to respond to 911 calls does not look promising
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to deploy social workers for 911 calls instead of police officers, despite a similar initiative that is already failing. The Big Apple launched the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division (B-HEARD) program in 2021 — it currently only operates in some...
Sprinkler System Stops Overnight Bakery Fire At Hillsdale ShopRite
A fire in the bakery area of the Hillsdale ShopRite was knocked down early Saturday morning, Nov. 15, after the store’s sprinkler system kept the flames from spreading, fire officials said. The Hillsdale Fire Department said the 911 call came in at 1:37 a.m. from an employee reporting a fire in the …
Woman wanted for pouring hot cooking oil on man in Brooklyn, victim critical
The NYPD released video footage Friday after a 38-year-old man was severely burned when a woman allegedly poured hot cooking oil on him in Brooklyn last month.
