Bronx Grandma Trapped in Wheelchair Dies in Apartment Blaze, Family Devastated
An 80-year-old Bronx grandmother who relied on a wheelchair died after a fire tore through her apartment near East 169th Street and Morris Avenue last Thursday, her family says. Ana Serrano was pulled from the blaze and taken to BronxCare Health System in critical condition before relatives say she was pronounced dead close to midnight the next day. Family members say her...
After an Abrupt Shutdown, Monkey Thief Finds a New Home on 9th Ave
Monkey Thief is back. After an abrupt shutdown, the cocktail bar reopened last week on 9th Avenue — with a new setup and a familiar feel. But don’t get too comfortable – because the new Monkey Thief at Rita’s, previously home to ’ritas at the corner of W51st Street and 9th Avenue, is a short pop-up while the team finishes building out the permanent new...
Brownsville Blaze Rips Top Floor, Sends Residents And Pets Running
A two-alarm blaze tore through a top-floor apartment in Brownsville on Sunday morning, April 26, 2026, forcing residents and several pets to evacuate in a hurry. Flames pushed into the building’s cockloft and roof space while neighbors crowded the sidewalk to watch firefighters go to work. The FDNY searched the structure and reported no victims, though several households were left temporarily displaced...
3 A.M. Villa Avenue Robbery Turns Brutal In Bedford Park As Cops Hunt Duo
A quiet overnight shift in Bedford Park exploded into violence last Wednesday when two armed men stormed a business on Villa Avenue, pistol-whipped one worker, smashed a chair over another, then bolted with cash and phones, according to police. The robbery unfolded around 3 a.m. on April 22, when the...
Bronx Bus Stop Beatdown: Cops Hunt Woman Who Kicked 83-Year-Old Man
An 83-year-old man was beaten at a Bronx bus stop in broad daylight on Monday, and police say they are now searching for a woman caught on camera in the attack. The assault left the senior with bruises and small lacerations to the head, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities listed his condition as stable, but the daytime...
Air Taxis Are Flying from JFK Airport to Manhattan in Under 10 Minutes and...
The company Joby Aviation is doing a week of flight demonstrations as it continues to seek FAA approval
Bill Maher Spars With Comic David Cross Over Zohran Mamdani: ‘A Straight Up Communist!’
Bill Maher and comic David Cross debated whether New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a communist or a democratic socialist on the latest episode of Club Random. Bill Maher got into it with comic David Cross on the latest episode of Club Random released on Monday while slamming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) for being “a straight up communist.”
Jury convicts NJ man in gruesome murder that left pro athlete dumped in SUV...
A Bergen County man was convicted for the 2015 murder of former Knicks draft pick Michael Wright, who was found dead after being drugged and struck with a cinderblock.
Brooklyn man files legal claim after NYPD beating in Gowanus liquor store
BK Wine Depot, the liquor store where police arrested a man on April 14, 2026 in an incident that resulted in two NYPD officers being placed on modified duty Timothy Brown asserts in legal papers that the officers violated his rights when they beat him and arrested him in the BK Wine Depot in Gowanus earlier this month. [ more › ]
State police find over 16,000 envelopes of fentanyl and heroin during traffic stop
Albany, NY (WRGB) — Prosecutors say a traffic stop by New York State Police stops a major drug shipment from New York City from reaching the streets of the Capital Region. An indictment reveals on March 1, during a traffic stop by New York State Police at 7:42 p.m. on Washington Avenue Extension, 16,5000 glassine envelopes filled with fentanyl and heroin were found in...
