Another illegal NYC encampment flourishes in the Bronx, with toilets emptied into the streets
It’s a stretch of the Big Apple where laws don’t seem to exist. Squatters living in more than a dozen trailers and RVs — and even a decommissioned ambulance — have turned a Bronx street into a filthy nightmare, with illegal generators and propane tanks lining the sidewalk and waste from chemical toilets dumped right...
These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold.
City officials say Kenneth Luna, 29, died after being exposed to the cold at a Bronx park in late January 2026. The cases show even those with stable living situations can be vulnerable to extreme weather. [ more › ]
Former NYPD detective on Nancy Guthrie case
FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis speaks to Michael Alzacar, former NYPD detective and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
Jersey City High Schoolers Plan Anti-ICE Walkout
Students at William L. Dickinson High School and James J. Ferris High School plan to walk out Friday and march to City Hall to protest the escalating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence in Jersey City and nationwide. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to...
Subway rider slashed across head, face, back and leg in Brooklyn mugging
A man demanded a subway rider’s wallet on a Brooklyn train, then slashed him across the head, face, back and leg, police said Wednesday.
Peekskill family wants answers after state police say man killed in wrong-way crash on...
State police say off-duty NYPD Sgt. Tiffany Howell was driving south in the northbound lanes and crashed into him head on.
Lockdown at Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School remains on lockdown as police investigate a potential threat reported to the school’s main office. The Hoboken Police Department has closed streets and urged the public to avoid the area. In an email to families sent at approximately 3:15 p.m., Principal Robin Piccapietra said the lockdown...
Family grieving after mother’s remains found among dozens at unlicensed funeral home
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (WABC) - A New York woman is speaking out after her mother’s body was allegedly among the 13 decomposing bodies and 17 boxes of cremated remains found in a disturbing discovery inside an unlicensed funeral home. More than two months after her mother’s death, the grieving...
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
Hidden inside a historic 19th century house on East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a secret sanctuary. Ever since the Merchant’s House Museum opened its doors to the public in 1936, visitors have lined up to get a taste of “old New York.”. The Treadwell family lived there...
41-year-old New York man facing charges in Somerset crash that killed 3 to appear...
A 41-year-old New York City resident arrested on charges related to a late Christmas night motor vehicle triple-fatality on the Somerset side of the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge in 2023 is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, Adam Gauthier is facing...

















