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...
Can New York Police Search My Phone During a Traffic Stop? Here’s What the...
Traffic stops are a routine part of life for drivers in New York City, from Manhattan’s bustling avenues to the quieter stretches of Staten Island. But with nearly everyone carrying smartphones packed with personal information, many New Yorkers wonder: Can the police search my phone if I’m pulled over? This article...
Hillside Man Who Fired Gunshots At Police ID’d: AG
Members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force were in Newark assisting the Newark Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Team with executing an arrest warrant on Shaquan Landrum for attempted murder and other criminal charges stemming from a past incident in Hillside, the State...
Two Dead in Separate New York City Electric-Vehicle Crashes
Two e-vehicle riders were killed in a pair of crashes in Brooklyn and Queens, cops announced over the weekend. On Thursday around 2:15 p.m., e-bike rider Zhao Feng Zhen, 55, died after the 62-year-old driver of a 2015 Nissan Rogue struck her while heading south in Hollis Court Blvd. approaching 50th Ave. in...
NYU Langone fired a nurse battling cancer. Her story isn’t the only one.
For 13 years, Lisa White was a steady presence in the emergency department at NYU Langone Health’s hospital in Brooklyn. A charge nurse with a doctorate of nursing practice, she spent the past three decades caring for the people of the New York tri-state area. But last fall, just weeks after undergoing hip...
Senior NYC residents at Elliott-Chelsea Houses receive orders to vacate
The Chelsea Addition senior building is one of the first two slated for demolition under a plan to redevelop the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses. Tenants in the public housing complex voiced concerns about moving from the senior-only building. The city and developers are trying to assuage their worries. [ more › ]
6 New Yorkers Charged In $66 Million Food Stamp Scam
Six New Yorkers have been charged in a massive $66 million SNAP scheme. As SNAP benefits get cut by the current administration, 6 New York State residents violated the system, and worse yet, the ringleader was a federal employee. Working Families In New York To Lose Medicaid & SNAP Benefits.
NYC Mayor Adams nixes bipartisan bill for free trash cans to homeowners, report says
Mayor Eric Adams won’t support legislation that would provide free trash cans for homeowners, according to a new report from the New York Post. In March, the New York City Council passed legislation that would require the city to provide official cans free of charge to owners of one- or two-family homes who also...
