Man, 68, confesses to fatally choking younger sister in NYC apartment: cops, sources
A 68-year-old man fatally choked his younger sister in their Brooklyn apartment, cops and law-enforcement sources said Monday. Mary Fagan, 64, was found unresponsive in the living room of the home she shared with her brother, Thomas Fagan, on St. Johns Place near Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights around 6 p.m. July 26,...
City Workers And Veterans Get Boost in NYC Housing Lottery
City employees and veterans will now have a larger edge in obtaining an affordable housing unit through the city's lottery system. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he is doubling the percentage of homes that will give preference for city employees and veterans through the NYC Housing Connect lottery...
New York drivers are about to lose 300,000 parking spots throughout the city
Brace yourselves: Parking in New York City might be about to get even harder. A new bill, Intro. 1138, pushed by the City Council’s Progressive Caucus aims to ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks at all intersections, a practice known as “daylighting.” Supporters say the move will save lives by...
Girl, 1, found dead in apparent drowning at NYC day care pool while caretaker...
A 1-year-old girl apparently drowned in the pool of a Bronx day care while her caretaker was preoccupied with cooking, cops and law enforcement sources said. Police found the tot unconscious and unresponsive in the pool outside the home-run day care on Story Avenue near Olmstead Avenue in Castle Hill when they...
Savian Maxwell Caught With Contraband At NY Prison: Police
Troopers responded to Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County on Friday, Aug. 1, after the state prison system’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI) requested assistance, according to New York State Police. Savian Maxwell, 30, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody after a DOCCS K9 detected contraband on both...
Ceiling collapse in an NYC woman’s home brings a horrifying torrent of cockroaches: ‘I...
An Upper East Side tenant says she was forced out of her apartment and into temporary housing after a ceiling collapse in her bathroom unleashed water and live cockroaches into the unit. The incident has since gone viral on TikTok and raised concerns about building safety and pest control in aging New York City...
3 men shot outside of lounge in East Flatbush
It happened around 4:40 a.m. at the Island Seas Lounge on Utica Avenue at Farragut Road in East Flatbush.
Man Admits Stabbing 68-Year-Old Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Deshawn Nunez, 24, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 31, to second-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced. Spencer was found dead on August 11, 2022, after building management requested a welfare check on behalf of her family....
Millions of Americans Told To Monitor Palpitations, Unusual Fatigue
Air quality alerts were issued across Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Delaware, Texas and Colorado on Monday.
Report Finds Language Access Gap Leaves Immigrants Behind
A new report from the New York City Public Advocate paints a stark picture of how limited-English proficient (LEP) New Yorkers are systematically denied access to critical public services from healthcare and housing to education and emergency response. The 64-page report, titled “Let’s Talk: A Review of Language...
