25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Brooklyn
Brooklyn has produced, raised, and shaped an extraordinary number of famous people. Actors, comedians, musicians, athletes, writers, filmmakers, and public figures have all carried pieces of the borough with them into careers that reached far beyond New York. For this list, “from Brooklyn” means more than the hospital
World’s Biggest Fish Seen In New York For The 1st Time Since 1935
Two 20-ton whale sharks put on a show that hasn't been seen around here since 1935.
8 Things New Yorkers Refuse to Call by Their Official Names
New York City has passed local laws co-naming nearly 2,500 streets, intersections, and parks since 2001. The city keeps adding to that list every year. Many New Yorkers still default to whatever name they learned growing up, no matter how many new signs go up. These are the New York...
New Labor Day Weekend Forecast Takes A Turn After Stormy Stretch
The atmosphere is preparing a holiday-weekend reset after days of heat, humidity, and powerful thunderstorms. Cooler, drier, and more comfortable air will expand across much of the Northeast beginning Friday, Sept. 4, according to the National Weather Service. The change will set up a mainly dry Lab…
Judge Sharply Questions New York City Landlords on Rent-Freeze Challenge
A state judge pressed lawyers for New York City landlords on Wednesday about whether they could support their claim that the city’s rent board engaged in a “sham process” to push through Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise to freeze rents. Landlords are seeking to overturn a...
Off-duty NYPD officer accidentally shoots himself in Bronx home
The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. at a home on Bailey Avenue in the Kingsbridge neighborhood.
NYPD searching for suspects after man is punched, robbed in the Bronx
New York City police are asking for the public’s help identifying four people wanted in connection with a robbery in the Bronx. A 49-year-old man was attacked around 5 a.m. on Aug. 28 near Kossuth Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North, according to the New York City Police Department.
New York City man accused of burglaries in Evans, Hamburg
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 33-year-old New York City man has been accused of burglarizing homes in Evans and Hamburg, the Evans Police Department said Thursday. Jhon Edison Labrador of East Elmhurst, N.Y. is facing charges of second-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal trespass and fourth-d
Wife Raised Alarm Before Husband Was Found Dead Beneath Shelter Island Dock: Police
A New York City man visiting Shelter Island with his family has died after going for a morning swim, police said. Spencer M. Korwin, 38, of Manhattan, was found dead Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2 under a dock in Shelter Island Sound near Crescent Beach, the Shelter Island Police Department said. Korwi…
American Airlines flight aborts takeoff from LaGuardia: FAA
QUEENS (PIX11) — An American Airlines flight aborted its takeoff from LaGuardia Airport Thursday morning due to a reported bird strike, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the Boeing 737-800 was about to take off at around 8:20 a.m. for Chicago O’Hare when the crew reported the strike. An Ame
