Maniac stabs stranger in NYC subway station — and attacker is still on the...
A stranger stabbed a 25-year-old woman in an unprovoked Tuesday evening rush hour attack on the staircase of a Manhattan subway station , cops and sources said. The victim was walking down the stairs inside the 23rd Street C and E train station in Chelsea around 6:30 p.m. when the maniac plunged what appeared to be a...
Another NJ police officer arrested in major cocaine trafficking bust, officials say
NORTH BERGEN — A New Jersey police detective has been arrested on a drug charge in connection with a major cocaine trafficking ring in North Jersey, according to authorities. On Monday, Det. Christopher Orellana was arrested at North Bergen police headquarters and charged with third-degree conspiracy to possess...
Driver kills Bronx pedestrian, flees the scene, NYPD says
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Police said they're looking for the driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a woman as she crossed a Bronx street late Wednesday night and then fled the scene. NYPD officials said the 44-year-old victim was crossing...
3 additional victims of 9/11 terror attacks identified almost 24 years later
The medical examiner's office has never stopped testing remains recovered from the wreckage.
Woman accused of speeding over 100 mph in fatal crash near Manhattan Bridge: DA
Editor’s note: The above video aired in a previous newscast. CHINATOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — A woman in a stolen rental car was driving over 100 mph when she allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist and a woman sitting on a bench near the Manhattan Bridge last month, prosecutors said Wednesday. Autumn Romero, 23, and...
No Elevator, No Escape: Resident Sounds Alarm at Property Managed by NYC’s Largest Affordable...
A resident of a 10-story Upper West Side building contacted ILTUWS about an impending elevator shutdown that will impact several elderly and disabled tenants—without any rent concessions. The Grace Church and Apartments is located at 123 West 104th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues) and is owned by The...
Brooklyn Woman Admits to Leading $68 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme in Coney Island
In a case that underscores the ongoing battle against health care fraud, Brooklyn resident Zakia Khan has admitted to her role in a major scheme that siphoned off $68 million from Medicaid funds. According to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, Khan, the owner of two social...
Robber shoots man while trying to steal his chain in Hell’s Kitchen
Police released photos of a man accused of shooting a victim while trying to steal his chain in Hell’s Kitchen last month.
Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification
NEW YORK (RNS) — Choirs that once packed Brooklyn sanctuaries now sing to smaller crowds as pandemic-era streaming lingers and gentrification reshapes Black neighborhoods. The post Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification appeared first on RNS .
Upper East Side man, 94, sucker-punched in broad daylight
New York, NY – As he stood near a building on Madison Avenue Tuesday evening, a 94-year-old man was suddenly punched in the face by a stranger in a shocking… The post Upper East Side man, 94, sucker-punched in broad daylight first appeared on Shore News Network .
