3-alarm fire rips through Borough Park businesses
According to the FDNY, 46 Units and 141 Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene at 5311 Fort Hamilton Parkway.
Bernie And Mamdani Bring Union Heat To Midtown Labor Rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are set to headline “Union Now: Building the Labor Movement” on Sunday at Terminal 5 in Midtown Manhattan, turning the West Side music venue into a full‑blown pro‑labor pep rally. Organizers say the event aims to boost union power and bring together union leaders, rank‑and‑file members and progressive elected officials...
Mamdani spotlights NYC workers getting up to about $13,000 for chaotic schedules
Ever had your day flipped upside down by a last-minute shift change? Zohran Mamdani is leaning into that frustration, saying a work schedule is not just a calendar detail. It affects pay, sleep, family plans, and basic peace of mind. City officials said settlements will return more than $1.8 million...
NYPD: 83-year-old woman reported missing on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an 83-year-old woman who was reported missing from West Brighton. Barbara Martz was last seen on Saturday, April 11, at approximately 10 p.m. leaving her residence in the vicinity of North St. Austins Place, according to police.
1 dead, 6 injured after mass shooting at New Jersey Chick‑fil‑A
No arrests have been made, but authorities say there is no threat to the public.
NYPD: Armed robbery at Staten Island gas station Sunday, suspect flees on foot
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD responded to a report of an armed robbery at a gas station in Stapleton early Sunday morning. Police received a report of a robbery at 425 Vanderbilt Ave., near Targee Street and Metcalf Street, at around 1:20 a.m., according to a spokesperson for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
FDNY battles 3-alarm fire in vacant Chelsea apartment building, two firefighters injured
The fire was placed under control about two hours after the initial call.
Brooklyn shooting leaves one man dead, police investigating
FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man was fatally shot just blocks from Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn Sunday morning, according to police. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call just before 11 a.m. for a reported shooting inside 75 Cumberland St., just off Park Avenue in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, officials said. […]
Times Square July 4 ball drop’s no ‘public’ policy could spark chaos for NYPD:...
If you drop it they will come — and that’s a problem for the NYPD. A planned Times Square ball drop to celebrate America’s 250th birthday will come without “a public event” — but critics fear it’ll become a crowd-control nightmare for New York’s Finest because revelers will show up anyway. “No effing way will the NYPD be a part of this,” one high-ranking...
NJ pit bulls kill good Samaritan who tried to break up their fight
A good Samaritan trying to break up three pit bulls fighting in New Jersey was mauled to death when the dogs suddenly teamed up and turned on him, authorities said. The unidentified man was walking near the Georgia King Village housing complex in Newark when he spotted the trio of angry animals locked in battle and jumped in between them to try to help...
