Taxstone Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison Over Contraband Scheme
Taxstone will be spending just over three more years in prison, on top of his existing 35-year sentence. That was the decision made on Friday (May 29) in a Brooklyn federal court, as the once-successful podcaster was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his role masterminding a plan to sneak contraband, includi
Cannibal killer to stay behind bars after being refused parole again
David Harker has been denied parole for the ninth time PA David Harker, who killed mother-of-four Julie Paterson in Darlington in 1998, has been denied parole for the ninth time. Harker is serving a life sentence for manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, after admitting to the killing and later bo
Group of 7 people mysteriously emerges from manhole in Gravesend
Surveillance video from the Flatbush Scoop shows the group exiting the manhole one by one before gathering near two parked cars, where they appear to remove their soiled clothing and clean themselves off.
Outdoor Cat Laws in New York: What Every Owner Should Know
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! New York is home to millions of pet cats, and a large number of them spend time outdoors. But if you own an outdoor cat in New York, you may be surprised to learn how little statewide law actually governs where your cat can go — and how much dep
Gunpoint Subway Beatdown On Fulton Street Platform, Cops Say
A northbound platform at Brooklyn’s Clinton–Washington Avenues subway station turned into a crime scene on May 19, when two people allegedly pulled a gun on a rider, pistol-whipped him and ran off with his phone, according to police. Investigators say the pair approached a 35-year-old man on the...
Times Square Red Lobster to close in June
Red Lobster is closing its Times Square location on Sunday, June 14.
Body found floating in water off Jamaica Bay: NYPD
Body found floating in water off Jamaica Bay: NYPD
FDNY firefighter punched NYPD officer guarding hospital prisoner, police say
An FDNY spokesperson said Sencion would be suspended at the end of his medical leave. Officials say Abel Sencion, 34, attacked the officer late Wednesday for no apparent reason. [ more › ]
Six pulled from NYC manhole spent hours underground days after grandma plunged to death
Six people who voluntarily entered the New York City drainage system in search of lost gold were rescued from a manhole in Flatbush, Brooklyn, after spending hours inside overnight
Eleven Defendants Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Scheme To Evade Tolls And Parking And Traffic Tickets
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced the arrests of eleven defendants in connection with a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade tolls and pa
