Bronx Man Left Unconscious After Fight Is Struck Twice, Once by NYPD Car
A man lay unconscious in the middle of East 165th Street in Concourse Village early Saturday morning after a physical fight outside 1059 College Ave — and before help could reach him, he was struck first by a fleeing white BMW X5 and then by an NYPD patrol car. He was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital, and police are
Why Fat Joe grew up in the Bronx thinking he was Black
Hip hop is rightly recognised as having originated as a Black art form, but that does somewhat obscure other communities’ role in its development. Latinos, as just one notable example, were there from the very beginning. Hip hop first emerged in the Bronx, a highly diverse New York borough...
NYC weather: 90s return with another storm threat after Friday damage
Another round of storms could hit New York City tonight as temperatures climb back into the 90s. The threat comes one day after heavy rain and strong winds caused damage across the city, including a utility pole knocked down in the Bronx and water pouring into a Brooklyn movie theater.
Inaugural Jamaica Day Parade kicks off in Brooklyn on Saturday
Thousands are expected to converge on Brooklyn on Saturday, Aug. 8, for the inaugural Jamaica Day Parade, the first parade in the United States dedicated exclusively to celebrating Jamaica, its people, culture, achievements and global impact. Organized by the Jamaica Rising Day Parade organization, the landmark event i
Brooklynites’ diamond ring rescued from dump with NYC sanitation department’s help
The city sanitation department said a Brooklyn resident recently realized some irreplaceable heirlooms were accidentally thrown out — but recovered at a city trash facility. The resident reached out to the city’s sanitation department after realizing they had accidentally thrown out their grandmother’s platinum and di
Police search for USPS driver after man killed in Hell’s Kitchen hit-and-run
The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Ninth Avenue between West 54th and West 55th streets. Police say the 66-year-old man was crossing Ninth Avenue mid-block when he was struck by a USPS truck.
Drivers shamed with giant fluorescent stickers and $65 fines under parking rule
DRIVERS breaking a key parking rule are getting more than just parking tickets in the return of a policy that has been banned for over a decade. In addition to a $65 fine, drivers must either wear a bright green badge of shame or spend time cleaning sticker glue off their car windows.
New pain for some 9/11 families as New York’s mayor finds himself in commemoration...
Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America’s grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance.
Police bigwig accused of driving son’s getaway car in gang shooting is sorority sisters...
Jennifer Lackard is accused of driving the getaway car for her son's alleged drive-by shooting near Bronx Criminal Court before her termination.
Worcester Man Gets 14 Years for I-95 Cocaine Run Into New York City
A 45-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 14 years in New York state prison after a Manhattan jury convicted him of running nearly 45 pounds of cocaine down Interstate 95 toward New York City. Carlos Almonte Palmers was found guilty on June 26 following a two-week trial, and Manhattan Supreme Cou

















