Baby death under investigation in Queens, mom taken to hospital with slash wounds: NYPD
A 15-month-old baby was found dead in Queens on Monday, according to the New York City Police Department. Police responded to a residence on 157th Street in the South Jamaica neighborhood, where they found the child unresponsive and the mother with slash injuries to her wrists. The child was pronounced...
Loaded Ghost Gun Seized From Pair Following Mercedes-Benz Burglary In North Arlington: Cops
North Arlington police responded to reports of a motor vehicle burglary around 1:55 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, in the River Road area of the borough, according to authorities. Two men later identified as Simon Torres, of Elizabeth, and Juan Florez, of Linden, illegally entered a parked Mercedes-Benz, removed several...
Brooklyn Mother of Missing Autistic Son No Longer Has to Answer Questions in Court
The mother of an autistic 11-year-old boy missing for several months no longer has to show up in Brooklyn Family Court to answer questions about his whereabouts, a judge ruled Tuesday, the New York Daily News reported. The ruling means that Brownsville resident Jacqueline Pritchett, described by police sources as...
Gov. Hochul says she stepped in to block demolition of historic Brooklyn shul
(New York Jewish Week) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she has intervened to prevent the destruction of a nearly century-old synagogue in Brooklyn. Officially known as Congregation Chaim Albert but known colloquially as the Kingsbrook Synagogue, the synagogue was part of a Jewish hospital founded in 1928 in...
America’s longest tunnel is 85 miles long, and the story is wild
The tunnel under New York is longer than most road trips. America’s longest tunnel is not a highway, a subway, or a secret bunker. It is a water aqueduct carved through bedrock, running approximately 85 miles as a single continuous tunnel, with branches that extend the system even farther.
Zohran Mamdani will become first NYC mayor sworn in on Quran when he takes...
Zohran Mamdani will be the first New York City mayor to be sworn in on a Quran when he takes office at midnight on Jan. 1, officials said. Mamdani, who will be the first Muslim to lead City Hall, will use at least three different sets of Islam’s holy book to take the oath of office during his private and public...
Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as new NYC schools chancellor, source says
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as his pick for schools chancellor on Wednesday.
Airport officials track down missing cat after Newark scare
A Florida woman had a scare at Newark Liberty Airport when her cat escaped its carrier at the baggage drop. Airport officials say the cat, named Coco, was tracked down after alarms went off when the owner tried to chase it. "She opened the top of the little carrier and...
Stolen mandolins returned to NJ guitar shop with apology note: ‘Sorry, I been drunk.’
Owner Buzzy Levine said security cameras captured a man taking two mandolins from the wall and tucking them into his jacket.
Tourist stabbed outside NYC’s Bryant Park in disturbing random attack
A tourist was stabbed in the leg in a random attack as he tied his shoe just outside of New York City’s bustling Bryant Park Monday evening, according to police and sources. The 44-year-old man visiting from Canada was knifed in the left leg by a stranger near 40th Street and 6th Avenue at the southeast corner of the...
