Woman paralyzed when man shoved her over subway tracks confronts ‘evil’ attacker during sentencing
A heartbreaking New York City subway attack has reached a major legal conclusion after the man who violently pushed a woman into a moving train was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The victim, a talented artist and graphic designer who was left permanently paralyzed, faced her attacker in court...
Abdul Saleh begged for protection. New York City ignored him, and now he’s dead
You probably walked into a deli this week. You ordered a coffee. A sandwich. Maybe you didn’t think twice about the person behind the counter. I do now. Because one of them is gone. Abdul Saleh was 28 years old. He worked at his family’s deli on the corner of East 13th Avenue and Avenue […]
Mayor fires entire police department after dispute involving his wife
Cohutta Mayor Ron Shinnick shut down the towns law enforcement on Wednesday after what he described as 'inappropriate' comments from officers.
New York Teen Faces 21 Years After Florida Baby Formula Bust
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier A 19-year-old New York man is behind bars in Broward...
Residents say they’ve been waiting decades for sanitation garage to move out
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
Boiceville Bridge, Trailhead Project May Take Months Longer to Complete
A $33 million infrastructure project in Boiceville that began in 2021 and includes road, bridge, and trailhead upgrades near the Ashokan Reservoir may not be completed until this fall, about a year after New York City officials first estimated, a local official said. The revised timeline came from New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, […] The post Boiceville Bridge, Trailhead Project May Take Months...
Brooklyn tenants still displaced four years after fire as repairs remain unfinished
The last time Mandy Zhang was in the apartment she shared with her parents at 702 54th St. was May 2, 2022. A fire broke out that morning on the ground floor of the building after e-bikes caught fire inside a business, according to an FDNY release at the time. The city later issued a vacate order for all 38 apartment units, deeming...
Fast-food giant coming to Staten Island is more than a franchise—it’s a family ritual
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Not to be confused with McDonald’s, Jollibee is something else entirely. It’s a family ritual. That distinction matters as the Filipino fast-food giant prepares to enter Staten Island for the first time with a three-unit franchise development agreement. Staten Island has already done the work through a handful of established businesses over the years. According to a company announcement...
Street closures for Japan Parade in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX) — Several streets in Manhattan will be closed Saturday for the Japan Parade and street fair, organizers said. The parade will run along Central Park West from West 81st Street south to West 67th Street, kicking off at 12:30 p.m. A street fair on West 72nd Street, between Central Park West […]
Broken elevators in 10-story Coney Island building cause concern for tenants
“It’s beyond an inconvenience,” said Anthony Jackson, a tenant and Vietnam veteran. “I have to climb and have somebody with me to carry my walker down.”
