Man Has Occupied a Dead Owner’s Queens House Since 2024 and a Sitting Congressman...
A man neighbors identify as Vernon Glass has occupied a vacant home in Bayside, Queens since March 2024, and more than two years later a warrant to evict him still […]
31 Years After Bed-Stuy Rooftop Rape, DNA Family Tree Leads NYPD to Suspect
A 55-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with rape in connection with a 1995 attack on a Bedford-Stuyvesant rooftop, more than three decades after the crime went cold. Williams Stephens was taken into custody at his Brooklyn home after NYPD detectives used genetic genealogy to link him to DNA collected
Mother seeking answers after son was found dead in chimney of NYC school
Questions are mounting about the death of a man whose body was found in the chimney of a New York City public school.
1 teen girl dead, 2nd injured after being struck by truck, NYPD says
One teenage girl was killed and a second was injured after they were struck by a large truck in the East Village on Friday night, police say.
Gunman Opens Fire on Brooklyn Block, NYPD Hunts Shooter Who Fled North
A gunman opened fire on another man in front of 8010 17th Avenue on Tuesday evening, then took off running before officers could catch him. The shooting happened at approximately 5:04 p.m. in front of 8010 17th Avenue, and the suspect remains unidentified and at large. NYPD Crime Stoppers said...
Truck plows into 2 teens riding bike in NYC, killing one of them: cops
Two teens riding on the same bike were struck by a truck in Manhattan Friday night — killing one and leaving the other hospitalized, cops said. The teens, aged 15 and 13, were heading west on East 14th Street when they were hit by the vehicle – an excavation truck – as it turned north onto First Avenue at about 9 p.m.,
Drenching Rain Approaches: These Areas Face Localized Flood Threat
A new storm will deliver an uneven soaking across the Northeast, with some communities facing heavier downpours and a greater chance of localized flooding. The National Weather Service expects widespread rain Sunday, Sept. 20, into Sunday night. Its Saturday, Sept. 19, update lowered the flood threa…
Man sentenced to prison for raping a NYC woman 25 years ago
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape of a college student in her Bronx apartment nearly 25 years ago. Jancys Santiago’s arrest and conviction are the result of DNA technology, including investigative genetic genealogy.
Advocates urge city to preserve Queens burial ground for formerly enslaved: ‘Condos shouldn’t rest...
Advocates urge city to preserve Queens burial ground for formerly enslaved: 'Condos shouldn't rest on my ancestors'
Bay Shore LIRR Station Murder Suspect Tracked Down Across State Lines: Prosecutors
A suspect wanted for murder at a Long Island train station was captured in Pennsylvania and now faces charges in New York, authorities said. Adrien Arocho, 24, of Bay Shore, NY, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 17 in the killing of Yolandus Pratt , the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Aroc…
