Woman with dementia, 95, beats fellow NYC nursing home resident to death with piece...
A 95-year-old woman with dementia beat a fellow Brooklyn nursing home resident to death with a metal wheelchair piece during a late Sunday clash, cops and sources said. The nonagenarian allegedly struck the 89-year-old victim multiple times in the head when a feud erupted just after 10 p.m. inside the Seagate...
Letitia James fined for fence height on NYC property being investigated in mortgage case
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is under a Department of Justice mortgage fraud investigation, could be on the hook for $500 in fines for a fence outside of her Brooklyn brownstone that is too high. James’s residence in the historic Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn is at the center of the federal...
Nitazenes, more potent than fentanyl, are emerging in New York
The Drug Enforcement Administration said a new class of synthetic opioids, which can be even stronger than fentanyl, have been popping up in New York.
Caught on camera: Pedestrian struck by 15-year-old driver in East New York crash
Police say it happened around 9:42 a.m. at Pennsylvania Avenue and Hegeman Avenue.
Two People Die in Fast-Moving Blaze at NYC Home
Two Dead After Blaze Destroys NYC Residence When I first read about the fire that tore through a home in […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Canarsie residents want new community center, but so far NYC is only funding a...
Jonathan Nerval, AKA Coach Jayo, at a rally for the community center in January. Local activists are calling for more programming and resources for the Brooklyn neighborhood’s young people. [ more › ]
Son accused of stabbing father to death inside Queens home
Police identified the victim as 76-year-old John Muraco, who lived at the home on 102nd Street in Howard Beach, Queens.
Gun-waving brute pummels elderly woman during NYC robbery — then scurries away: cops
A maniac pummeled a 73-year-old woman and pointed a gun at her during a terrifying robbery inside a Brooklyn tire shop Saturday, cops said — the latest in a recent string of attacks targeting elderly New Yorkers. The robber snatched the unsuspecting woman’s phone while shoving her to the ground inside the JC Tires...
Four suspects beat and rob man in Harlem street attack before fleeing on foot
NEW YORK, NY – A 49-year-old man was brutally assaulted and robbed by four people during an early-morning attack in Harlem on Tuesday, police said. The victim was standing outside 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard around 3:15 a.m. when he was approached by the unidentified group. After a verbal dispute, the...
Leaving monsters like Jamel McGriff free to kill is what ‘parole reform’ now means
Now the courts aren’t letting Jamel McGriff walk free — far too late for Maureen and Frank Thomas Olton, the elderly Queens couple he allegedly tortured to death. That the parolee, a violent career criminal and sex offender, was at loose and able to kill counts as yet another sick triumph of New York’s...
