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,...
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.
DA: Jersey City Middleman Took Manhattan Food Carts For $50K Ride
A Jersey City man is facing indictment in Manhattan after prosecutors say he squeezed at least three food-truck and cart operators out of more than $50,000 by promising city permits that never materialized. Mohamed Orabi, 33, is accused of charging aspiring vendors for leases or arrangements tied to city-issued...
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...
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...
Five Smoke Shops ‘Shut Down’ by Jersey City Police Remain Open
A press release from the Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) Monday reporting that it had “shut down” five smoke shops for allegedly selling vaping, cannabis, and food products illegally, appears to have been misleading. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey...
Here’s when a mammoth machine will start drilling a new commuter tunnel connecting New...
The project to build a new $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel has made up for lost time after a two-week shutdown, as Gov. Mikie Sherrill detailed significant progress made on a number of fronts,. “Hundreds of pieces of the first tunnel boring machines are set to be assembled, the...
Here’s where you can get the best buffets in New Jersey
Do you remember the first time you went to a buffet?. As a kid, I remember feeling like it had to be the most amazing thing to ever exist. So many different kinds of foods and you could go back for more?. Heaven. Now, while we’re already well aware that...
Jersey City man indicted for allegedly scamming NYC food vendors out of more than...
A Jersey City man has been indicted on charges he stole more than $50,000 from mobile food vendors by falsely claiming he could lease them New York City-issued permits, prosecutors said Monday. Mohamed Orabi, 33, is charged with three counts of grand larceny in an indictment filed in New York...
