She came to America in 1970 with plans to go back to Sicily, but...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In 1970, Maria Mattarella and her husband, Francesco, moved to New York City from Sicily in pursuit of the American Dream. But they were not planning to stay forever. Their intention was always to return to Italy after a few years. That plan was derailed when their three-year old son,...
16-year-old killed in shooting at Brooklyn NYCHA development, police say
The building at the Sheepshead Bay Houses where police say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot, on March 24, 2026 The shooting at the Sheepshead Bay complex happened Monday evening. [ more › ]
Two Boots’ longtime Avenue A home listed for first time in 30 years as...
The longtime home of East Village mainstay Two Boots Pizza — at 42 Avenue A on the SE corner of Third Street — is now on the rental market. Last week, we spotted an apparent off-market listing for the space. When asked at the time, owner Phil Hartman said they were hoping to negotiate a new lease with the landlord.
NYC settles for $17.5M with Sanit worker who lost leg in 2022 Staten Island...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Lawyers for Anthony Esposito say he deserves every penny of a $17.5 million settlement the city has agreed to shell out this week, in regard to a 2022 incident in Dongan Hills that cost the former Sanitation worker his leg. Esposito, then 39, sued the...
Flight attendant survives horror LaGuardia crash after being ejected from plane
New York, New York - Solange Tremblay was a flight attendant on the Air Canada plane that crashed into a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the accident, and Tremblay experienced a terrifying ordeal when she was thrown out of the plane. Tremblay made a...
Good Samaritans save woman from being raped in Central Park: NYPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A parolee is accused of trying to rape a woman in Central Park on Monday before a group of good Samaritans came to her rescue, police said. Lateef Caldwell, 30, allegedly tried to attack the 45-year-old woman near 109th Street and East Drive in the park at around 5:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Mamdani breaks bread with city workers
Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an iftar dinner for city workers the evening of March 12 at the The Museum of the City of New York on the 23rd night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The city's first Muslim Mayor, Mamdani has been hosting iftar - the dinner and ceremony that marks the daily breaking of a fast during...
It Took A Couple Of Days To Emerge But This Image Of A Photographer...
Listen, it's been a good run for St. John's, which means it's been a bad run for me as a guy who put a line in the sand the Johnnies would never be back to national promise even with Rick Pitino at the helm. I watched recruit after recruit bail...
This Is Hands-Down the Best Pizza In NYC— And I Will Not Be Arguing...
Di Fara Pizza has been a Brooklyn staple since 1965, known for its meticulous process and legendary slices.
JFK-bound flight has to turn around after plane hits coyote on tarmac
New Yorkers have grown accustomed to bird strikes forcing passenger jets to turn around -- or land in a river. But a coyote on the tarmac?. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that JetBlue flight 1129, an Airbus A320 heading to JFK International Airport in Queens, had to turn around because it hit a...
















