Woman beaten by baton-wielding man in NYC subway station: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — An investigation is ongoing after a 33-year-old woman was attacked by a man with a baton inside a subway station on Oct. 3. The incident happened around 7:12 a.m. at the Lexington Avenue station. Police say the victim was followed by an unidentified individual onto the northbound E train following a […]
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Sue New York After Being Denied the Right...
NEW YORK CITY — Outside the Southern District of New York courthouse in Foley Square, Independent Veterans of America Founder Paul Rieckhoff and Army veteran Kristen Rouse, along with their attorneys, announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging New York's continued use of closed partisan primaries. The suit was officially filed Thursday. Independent Veterans of America and the Independent Voter Project joined the suit as organizational plaintiffs. The case is Rieckhoff v. Berger , No. 26-cv-08655.
NYC Council member caught running red lights, riding wrong way on Citi Bike
Defund traffic signals! Liberal City Councilman Chi Ossé was caught-on-video recklessly riding a Citi Bike in the wrong direction down a busy Manhattan street while carelessly breaking traffic laws and blowing through red lights. A witness recorded the lawlessness, which unfolded on Worth Street and Broadway near City Hall on Sept. 2, as the Brooklyn lawmaker pedaled northbound against southbound traffic, weaving dangerously close to pedestrians in crosswalks with the right of way. “I saw him pu
New York Man Jailed In Florida After Drunken Hit-And-Run Crash
Dariuz Knapik A New York man faces multiple charges after deputies say he crashed into...
Moped Bandit Stabs Bronx Man, 30, in Leg During NYC Jewelry-Snatching Spree
Mount Eden Parkway & Sheridan Ave. — Reported Moped Robbery and Stabbing. A man riding a moped has been robbing people of their jewelry across New York City since late September, snatching necklaces and chains from victims as young as their 20s and as old as 69 — and in the most recent incident, stabbing a 30-year-old man in the leg during a struggle over his necklace. Police are now asking the public for help identifying him.
Man Serving Life Sentence Gets More Prison Time For Slashing At Goshen Facility
A 21-year-old man already serving a life sentence for murder has received more time behind bars after admitting to attacking another inmate with a blade hidden inside a pen cap at an Orange County correctional facility. Manhattan resident Jiniye Hooks, 21, was sentenced in Orange County …
22 New York City food pantries to start offering pet food
Renzo Ochoa from New Hampshire feeds a hot dog to his three dogs, a Labrador named Parker, and German Shepards named Rex, and Parker in Times Square on November 08, 2021 in New York City. Pantries cite growing demand for pet food as owners struggle to feed themselves and their pets. [ more › ]
Off-duty NYPD detective who was attacked and robbed speaks for the first time
The two men accused of stabbing and robbing Det. Jose Mercedes were arrested in Massachusetts, and are now back in the Bronx.
‘No Kings’ protests: NYC weekend street closures, map of NY and NJ demonstrations
NEW YORK - Hundreds of "No Kings Day" protests are planned across the United States – including in the New York City area – this weekend on Saturday, October 17 to protest the Trump administration's policies. ‘No Kings’ protest October 17. Local perspective:. With dozens of streets...
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but...
The post Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t. appeared first on ProPublica .
