Woman found dead in LES apartment shakes local community
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Neighbors in a Lower East Side housing complex are shaken after a woman was found dead inside her apartment just days before Christmas. The Medical Examiner’s Office is calling the death of 76‑year‑old Zhu Hou a homicide. Investigators spent hours late Friday night combing through...
Woman Dismisses Small Crack in Ceiling of New Apartment. Weeks Later, She Hears a...
Virginia Worthington was excited for a summer in New York City. What she didn’t expect was a classic N.Y.C. headache: a serious apartment problem. After finishing finals at Auburn University, Worthington, 22, moved to the city for a summer internship. She and three college friends subleased a fully furnished, lofted...
Suspect Caught Wearing $800 Gucci Sneakers She Swiped From Paramus Mall, Chief Says
On Saturday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m., Nordstrom security broadcast a report of a theft involving a pair of Gucci sneakers taken by a woman who fled the store and entered the parking lot, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Sgt. Anthony Mordaga, who was on patrol in the area,...
Kevin Almonte Killed In Route 80 Crash
Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash at 1 p.m. on Interstate 80 east at milepost 62 in Saddle Brook, Bergen County on Friday, Dec. 19, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Based on a preliminary investigation, a Jeep being operated by Kelvin Almonte, of Elmwood Park, was...
NYPD seeks public’s help identifying person of interest in R train subway stabbing
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is sought for questioning in connection with an assault that occurred in Astoria, Queens. It was reported to police that on Saturday, Dec. 20, at around 2:07 a.m., a 40-year-old male victim...
Jamaican-born Brooklyn pastor faces prison after guilty plea in tax evasion case
A Jamaican-born pastor who led a church and an educational daycare in Brooklyn has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to tax evasion after prosecutors said he diverted millions of dollars in organizational funds for personal use. Paul Mitchell entered the guilty plea earlier Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn,...
DrugBust: Heroin, Crack, Pills, Gun Seized From Wood-Ridge Home, Prosecutor Says
Tyrone S. Frost, 31; Jachai Rice, 28; Meghan Schenkenberger, 38; and Anthony N. Smith, 25, all of Wood-Ridge, were arrested after detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant Friday, Dec. 19, at a house on 7th Street, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Detectives seized heroin, crack...
Council passes bill requiring landlords provide AC
NEW YORK — THE CITY COUNCIL on Thursday passed Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s Cool Homes For All legislation, which requires landlords to provide cooling systems for tenants at their request, mirroring existing legislation around supplying heat in the winter. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development...
Authorities investigating death, fire on same N.J. street
Hudson County authorities are investigating a death in Kearny and a fire reported early Sunday on the same street. Kearny police issued a shelter-in-place advisory on Saturday night for residents on Kearny Avenue between Johnston and Woodland avenues. Residents were told to remain out of the area as “a serious...
Midtown streets reopen, area deemed safe after crane seen spinning around due to winds
Streets near Broadway and West 54th Street in Midtown have reopened after an inspection of a spinning crane.
