New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani says city’s police commissioner will continue in post
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city’s current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming mayor as he moves to assuage concerns over his past criticisms of the New York Police Department. In a statement,...
Neo-Nazi leader pleads guilty in NYC to plotting to give poisoned candy to Jewish...
Prosecutors said he was the leader of an international extremist group called the Maniac Murder Cult that used Telegram to communicate.
Substance Abuse Counselor Convicted of Killing Four People, Injuring More While Driving Intoxicated
Drunk driver Daniel Hyden — a substance abuse counselor, who wrote a book titled The Sober Addict — was convicted of killing four people and injuring several others in New York City, officials say. Prosecutors charged Hyden, 46, was boozed up behind the wheel when his speeding pickup truck crashed through a chain...
New York cost of living worsens as 40% of families can’t afford weekly food
Families in New York City are struggling to put food on the table, according to a new report released by the charity Robin Hood.
NYC workers fired over COVID vaccine mandate say they would consider coming back
A staff worker talks with a woman outside a mobile vaccine clinic in New York, the United States, Dec. 7, 2021. Nearly 2,000 city workers who were either fired or left their jobs over the 2021 mandate could get their jobs back after the Adams administration announced a tentative plan to reinstate them. [ more › ]
Seniors shoved to ground, punched in face in NYC attacks
Police are searching for two female suspects in separate attacks in Manhattan and Brooklyn this month, including one in which a woman was shoved to the ground and another in which a man was punched in the face on a city bus.
Burglar steals copper pipes and fittings worth nearly $90K from Hunters Point tech school:...
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a burglar who targeted the Apex Technical School twice, hauling away nearly $90,000 in copper pipes and fittings. The suspect first targeted the state-of-the-art facility at 11-05 44th Dr. on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 14, when he...
Man accused of shoving good Samaritan into moving train in NYC subway station
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A straphanger is accused of shoving a good Samaritan into a moving train while she was breaking up a fight in a Manhattan subway station over the weekend, police and prosecutors said. Aaron Nett, 33, allegedly attacked the 56-year-old woman on the platform of the...
Police fume after international fugitive was issued N.Y. driver’s license
Nassau County police say they've arrested an international fugitive, but they're furious over the fact that he was issued a New York driver's license.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani asks supporters to raise $4M to fund his transition to City...
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said his transition is not relying on "wealthy donors," like previous administrations.
